LibGuides Accessibility

Adding HTML tags for non-English language text

By default the HTML language setting for LibGuides is English. Screen readers will read out all the text with English pronunciation. 

• If you have content that is non-English, adding an HTML tag will tell the screen reader to switch to another language.
• Use the Rich Text Editor > Source tool to edit the HTML. Details on editing HTML and finding the right language tag are in the resource links below.

Databases (as assets)

Currently, guide authors do not have the ability to change language tags for databases within Springshare. For now, if you have any non-English language text within a Rich Text box, use the resources on this page.

Add the following HTML tag to indicate that the website's language is in:

• Arabic: <span lang="ar">
• French: <span lang="fr">
• Italian: <span lang="it">

Please remember to close the tag, too.

An example of what this would look like for text in French in the HTML editor is:

<span lang="fr">Bonjour, ça va bien?</span>

Consult the IANA Language Subtag Registry to locate the tag for the language you need.