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CSS :lang Selector
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Example
Select and style every <p> element with a lang attribute value that starts with "it":
p:lang(it)
{
background:yellow;
}
{
background:yellow;
}
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Definition and Usage
The :lang() selector is used to select elements with the lang attribute starting with a specified value.
Note: The value has to be a whole word, either alone, like lang="en", or followed by a hyphen( - ), like lang="en-us".
Browser Support
The :lang() selector is supported in all major browsers.
Note: For :lang() to work in IE8, a <!DOCTYPE> must be declared.
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