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ISO Language Codes Table
Two-letter language codes for the HTML lang attribute — e.g. <html lang="en"> — search to find any language quickly.
| Code | Language | HTML Attribute |
|---|---|---|
en | English | lang="en" |
es | Spanish | lang="es" |
fr | French | lang="fr" |
de | German | lang="de" |
it | Italian | lang="it" |
pt | Portuguese | lang="pt" |
nl | Dutch | lang="nl" |
ru | Russian | lang="ru" |
zh | Chinese | lang="zh" |
ja | Japanese | lang="ja" |
ko | Korean | lang="ko" |
ar | Arabic | lang="ar" |
hi | Hindi | lang="hi" |
bn | Bengali | lang="bn" |
ur | Urdu | lang="ur" |
tr | Turkish | lang="tr" |
vi | Vietnamese | lang="vi" |
th | Thai | lang="th" |
id | Indonesian | lang="id" |
ms | Malay | lang="ms" |
pl | Polish | lang="pl" |
uk | Ukrainian | lang="uk" |
ro | Romanian | lang="ro" |
el | Greek | lang="el" |
cs | Czech | lang="cs" |
sv | Swedish | lang="sv" |
da | Danish | lang="da" |
fi | Finnish | lang="fi" |
no | Norwegian | lang="no" |
hu | Hungarian | lang="hu" |
he | Hebrew | lang="he" |
fa | Persian | lang="fa" |
sw | Swahili | lang="sw" |
ta | Tamil | lang="ta" |
te | Telugu | lang="te" |
mr | Marathi | lang="mr" |
gu | Gujarati | lang="gu" |
pa | Punjabi | lang="pa" |
ml | Malayalam | lang="ml" |
kn | Kannada | lang="kn" |
sk | Slovak | lang="sk" |
bg | Bulgarian | lang="bg" |
hr | Croatian | lang="hr" |
sr | Serbian | lang="sr" |
lt | Lithuanian | lang="lt" |
lv | Latvian | lang="lv" |
et | Estonian | lang="et" |
sl | Slovenian | lang="sl" |
is | Icelandic | lang="is" |
ga | Irish | lang="ga" |
1How To Use
Follow these steps — no coding experience needed.
- Find your languageSearch by name or two-letter code.
- Copy the attributeAdd it to your tag: .
- Why it mattersScreen readers and translation tools use this attribute to pick the right pronunciation and translation rules.
2Example Output
What this code looks like once it's on a real page.
<html lang="bn"> tells browsers and assistive tech the page is in Bengali.
3Browser Compatibility
| Browser | Support | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chrome | ✓ Supported | Full support |
| Firefox | ✓ Supported | Full support |
| Safari | ✓ Supported | Full support |
| Edge | ✓ Supported | Full support |
| Opera | ✓ Supported | Full support |
| Mobile browsers | ✓ Supported | Full support, iOS & Android |
Supported in every current browser — Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge and Opera all render this identically, on both desktop and mobile.
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