- From: Addison Phillips via GitHub <noreply@w3.org>
- Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:57:59 +0000
- To: public-css-archive@w3.org
aphillips has just created a new issue for https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts: == [selectors-4] language tag note nits == 7.2. The Language Pseudo-class: [:lang()](https://www.w3.org/TR/2026/WD-selectors-4-20260122/#lang-pseudo) https://www.w3.org/TR/2026/WD-selectors-4-20260122/#the-lang-pseudo > Note: It is recommended that documents and protocols indicate language using codes from [[BCP47]](https://www.w3.org/TR/2026/WD-selectors-4-20260122/#biblio-bcp47) or its successor, and in the case of XML-based formats, by means of xml:lang attributes. [[XML10]](https://www.w3.org/TR/2026/WD-selectors-4-20260122/#biblio-xml10) See [“FAQ: Two-letter or three-letter language codes.”](https://www.w3.org/International/questions/qa-lang-2or3.html) The BCP number obviates the need for "or its successor" (its the point of using the BCP number) The word "codes" should always be replaced with "language tags". BCP47 grokketh not "codes", only "tags" and "subtags". (The underlying ISO standards have "codes"). The link to the FAQ is really going the wrong place. You should probably link to our article on choosing language tags (https://www.w3.org/International/questions/qa-choosing-language-tags) instead. Please view or discuss this issue at https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/13647 using your GitHub account -- Sent via github-notify-ml as configured in https://github.com/w3c/github-notify-ml-config
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