An accessible use of multiple languages View an inaccessible use of multiple languages Provide an Audio Clip Listen to a sound file of the quote by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Clearly Identify the Language of the Text Begin French text " La pierre n'a point d'espoir d'être autre chose que pierre. Mais, de collaborer, elle s'assemble et devient temple. " - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Citadelle. Fin francais. Debut anglais. A Web page using multiple languages could be coded like this. The primary language as listed in the <HTML lang="en-US"> tag is English as spoken in the United States. French is called for in two instances: <HTML lang="en-US"> <HEAD> <TITLE lang="fr">Un document multilingue</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P>Begin French text</P> <P lang="fr">La pierre n'a point d'espoir d'être autre chose que pierre. Mais, de collaborer, elle s'assemble et devient temple. " - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Citadelle.</P> <P>Fin francais. Debut anglais.</P> </BODY> </HTML> Return to the checklist Adapted with permission from web accessibility pages at Penn State.
Listen to a sound file of the quote by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
" La pierre n'a point d'espoir d'être autre chose que pierre. Mais, de collaborer, elle s'assemble et devient temple. " - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Citadelle.
Fin francais. Debut anglais.
A Web page using multiple languages could be coded like this. The primary language as listed in the <HTML lang="en-US"> tag is English as spoken in the United States. French is called for in two instances:
<HTML lang="en-US"> <HEAD> <TITLE lang="fr">Un document multilingue</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P>Begin French text</P> <P lang="fr">La pierre n'a point d'espoir d'être autre chose que pierre. Mais, de collaborer, elle s'assemble et devient temple. " - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Citadelle.</P> <P>Fin francais. Debut anglais.</P> </BODY> </HTML>
Adapted with permission from web accessibility pages at Penn State.
