The element should provide the lang and/or xml:lang attribute in order to identify the default language of a document.
It enables assistive technologies, such as screen readers, to provide a comfortable reading experience by adapting the pronunciation and accent to the language. It also helps braille translation software, telling it to switch the control codes for accented characters for instance.
Other benefits of marking the language include:
assisting user agents in providing dictionary definitions or helping users benefit from translation tools.
melahn
commented
2 years ago
From the SonarLint rules...
The element should provide the lang and/or xml:lang attribute in order to identify the default language of a document.
It enables assistive technologies, such as screen readers, to provide a comfortable reading experience by adapting the pronunciation and accent to the language. It also helps braille translation software, telling it to switch the control codes for accented characters for instance.
Other benefits of marking the language include: