The lang pseudo-class will match the elements based on the document language. This could be set via the lang HTML attribute, an HTTP or <meta> information and it's similar to the CSS2 lang pseudo-class selector. The difference is the newly introduced wildcard selector which allows to select more languages at once.
# Syntax
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:lang(*-language) {
/* declarations */
}
# Example
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:lang(en-*) {
color: red;
}
While all elements with a language attribute that indicates English will have a red color, the French text will keep its default color.
Try example in CodePen# Browser support
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Internet Explorer
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Desktop
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Mobile
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