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Missing lang Attribute on HTML on Wix

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.

Wix fix path

How to fix this on Wix

Use global site or page settings first.

  1. 1Open site settings for the feature in question.
  2. 2Update the page or site-wide setting.
  3. 3Republish and validate the live markup.

After you fix it

  • Check that <html> tag has a lang attribute

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