Ask Sawal

Discussion Forum
Notification Icon1
Write Answer Icon
Add Question Icon

What is a hreflang attribute?

6 Answer(s) Available
Answer # 1 #

Introduced by Google in December 2011, the hreflang attribute allows you to show search engines what the relationship is between web pages in alternate languages. It's useful when you've created content that's specific to a local audience.

[88]
Edit
Query
Report
Sulakshana Wadhawan,
SUBSTATION OPERATOR CHIEF
Answer # 2 #

Definition and Usage. The hreflang attribute specifies the language of the linked document. Note: This attribute is purely advisory.

[4]
Edit
Query
Report
Jagdev Kanth
CARPET INSPECTOR FINISHED
Answer # 3 #

The hreflang attribute is used to indicate what language your content is in and what geographical region your content is meant for."Can I use multiple hreflang attributes for one page?"Is it beneficial to add the hreflang attribute if my content is only available in one language?

[3]
Edit
Query
Report
Archit Dilip-Zafar
SEWAGE DISPOSAL WORKER
Answer # 4 #

The value of the hreflang attribute identifies the language (in ISO -1 Alpha 2 format) of an alternate URL.

[3]
Edit
Query
Report
Agnidev Urvashi
STOCK CLERK
Answer # 5 #

Hreflang is an HTML or tag attribute that tells search engines the relationship between pages in different languages on your website. Google uses the

[2]
Edit
Query
Report
Dandekar D.S.Azad
POTATO CHIP PROCESSING SUPERVISOR
Answer # 6 #

What the hreflang attribute is — Hreflang is an HTML attribute used to specify the language and geographical targeting of a webpage. If you have

[2]
Edit
Query
Report
Rensil Vasant
FOUNDRY METALLURGIST