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Anchor hreflang Property

Anchor Object Reference Anchor Object

Definition and Usage

The hreflang property sets or returns the value of the hreflang attribute of a link.

The hreflang attribute specifies the language of a linked document.

Tip: To view all available language codes, go to our Language code reference.

Syntax

Set the hreflang property:

anchorObject.hreflang="languagecode"

Return the hreflang property:

anchorObject.hreflang

Value Description
languagecode Specifies the language code of the linked document


Browser Support

Internet Explorer Firefox Opera Google Chrome Safari

The hreflang property is supported in all major browsers.


Example

Example

Return the value of the hreflang attribute of a specific link:

<html>
<body>

<p><a id="w3s" hreflang="us-en"
href="http://www.w3schools.com/">W3Schools.com</a></p>

<script type="text/javascript">
document.write(document.getElementById("w3s").hreflang);
</script>

</body>
</html>

The output of the code above will be:

us-en

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Anchor Object Reference Anchor Object
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