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Language Declaration vs Detected Language on Webflow

The declared HTML lang attribute does not match the detected language of the page content. This confuses assistive technologies and search engines.

Issue ID: INTL-LANG-MISMATCH-001Severity: moderateEffort: S

Why this matters

The declared HTML lang attribute does not match the detected language of the page content. This confuses assistive technologies and search engines. This affects how clearly search engines understand the page and how persuasive it looks in search results.

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

  • HTML lang attribute matches the dominant language of the page content

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