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Missing lang Attribute on HTML on Webflow

Screen readers cannot determine the correct pronunciation language. Required by WCAG 3.1.1.

Issue ID: A11Y-LANG-001Severity: majorEffort: S

Why this matters

Screen readers cannot determine the correct pronunciation language. Required by WCAG 3.1.1. This affects usability, compliance risk, and how many visitors can successfully consume the page.

Webflow fix path

How to fix this on Webflow

Use project settings or navigator structure.

  1. 1Edit the page or project setting.
  2. 2Adjust the template or component output.
  3. 3Publish and inspect the final HTML.

After you fix it

  • Check that <html> tag has a lang attribute

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