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hreflang

hreflang is a <link rel="alternate" hreflang="..."> annotation telling Google about language/region variants of the same content, so an English page isn't served to a Chinese user. Pairs must be bidirectional with an x-default fallback.

hreflang is a <link rel="alternate" hreflang="..."> annotation telling Google about language/region variants of the same content, so an English page isn't served to a Chinese user. Pairs must be bidirectional with an x-default fallback.

What is hreflang?

hreflang is a <link rel="alternate" hreflang="..."> annotation telling Google about language/region variants of the same content, so an English page isn't served to a Chinese user. Pairs must be bidirectional with an x-default fallback.

Details and examples

Three carriers: HTML head, HTTP header, sitemap.xml xhtml:link. The sitemap approach is the most maintainable and is what this site uses.

Related terms

Canonical Tag, Sitemap.xml.

hreflang · term at a glance

hreflang · term at a glance
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Termhreflang
CategoryTechnical
RelatedCanonical Tag, Sitemap.xml

Frequently asked questions

What is hreflang?

hreflang is a <link rel="alternate" hreflang="..."> annotation telling Google about language/region variants of the same content, so an English page isn't served to a Chinese user. Pairs must be bidirectional with an x-default fallback.

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