HTML5 Reference – Language Codes


What is a language code ?

Language code is used to indicate the language of the content.

Language codes are case-insensitive.

Language codes can be implemented with “lang” attribute.

In XML language can be implemented as “xml:lang” attributes.

We have listed the two-letter ISO 639 language codes below,

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Language Codes

SnoLanguageISO Code
1Abkhazianab
2Afaraa
3Afrikaansaf
4Akanak
5Albaniansq
6Amharicam
7Arabicar
8Aragonesean
9Armenianhy
10Assameseas
11Avaricav
12Avestanae
13Aymaraay
14Azerbaijaniaz
15Bambarabm
16Bashkirba
17Basqueeu
18Belarusianbe
19Bengali (Bangla)bn
20Biharibh
21Bislamabi
22Bosnianbs
23Bretonbr
24Bulgarianbg
25Burmesemy
26Catalanca
27Chamorroch
28Chechence
29Chichewa, Chewa, Nyanjany
30Chinesezh
31Chinese (Simplified)zh-Hans
32Chinese (Traditional)zh-Hant
33Chuvashcv
34Cornishkw
35Corsicanco
36Creecr
37Croatianhr
38Czechcs
39Danishda
40Divehi, Dhivehi, Maldiviandv
41Dutchnl
42Dzongkhadz
43Englishen
44Esperantoeo
45Estonianet
46Eweee
47Faroesefo
48Fijianfj
49Finnishfi
50Frenchfr
51Fula, Fulah, Pulaar, Pularff
52Galiciangl
53Gaelic (Scottish)gd
54Gaelic (Manx)gv
55Georgianka
56Germande
57Greekel
58Greenlandickl
59Guaranign
60Gujaratigu
61Haitian Creoleht
62Hausaha
63Hebrewhe
64Hererohz
65Hindihi
66Hiri Motuho
67Hungarianhu
68Icelandicis
69Idoio
70Igboig
71Indonesianid, in
72Interlinguaia
73Interlingueie
74Inuktitutiu
75Inupiakik
76Irishga
77Italianit
78Japaneseja
79Javanesejv
80Kalaallisut, Greenlandickl
81Kannadakn
82Kanurikr
83Kashmiriks
84Kazakhkk
85Khmerkm
86Kikuyuki
87Kinyarwanda (Rwanda)rw
88Kirundirn
89Kyrgyzky
90Komikv
91Kongokg
92Koreanko
93Kurdishku
94Kwanyamakj
95Laolo
96Latinla
97Latvian (Lettish)lv
98Limburgish ( Limburger)li
99Lingalaln
100Lithuanianlt
101Luga-Katangalu
102Luganda, Gandalg
103Luxembourgishlb
104Manxgv
105Macedonianmk
106Malagasymg
107Malayms
108Malayalamml
109Maltesemt
110Maorimi
111Marathimr
112Marshallesemh
113Moldavianmo
114Mongolianmn
115Nauruna
116Navajonv
117Ndongang
118Northern Ndebelend
119Nepaline
120Norwegianno
121Norwegian bokmålnb
122Norwegian nynorsknn
123Nuosuii
124Occitanoc
125Ojibweoj
126Old Church Slavonic, Old Bulgariancu
127Oriyaor
128Oromo (Afaan Oromo)om
129Ossetianos
130Pālipi
131Pashto, Pushtops
132Persian (Farsi)fa
133Polishpl
134Portuguesept
135Punjabi (Eastern)pa
136Quechuaqu
137Romanshrm
138Romanianro
139Russianru
140Samise
141Samoansm
142Sangosg
143Sanskritsa
144Serbiansr
145Serbo-Croatiansh
146Sesothost
147Setswanatn
148Shonasn
149Sichuan Yiii
150Sindhisd
151Sinhalesesi
152Siswatiss
153Slovaksk
154Sloveniansl
155Somaliso
156Southern Ndebelenr
157Spanishes
158Sundanesesu
159Swahili (Kiswahili)sw
160Swatiss
161Swedishsv
162Tagalogtl
163Tahitianty
164Tajiktg
165Tamilta
166Tatartt
167Telugute
168Thaith
169Tibetanbo
170Tigrinyati
171Tongato
172Tsongats
173Turkishtr
174Turkmentk
175Twitw
176Uyghurug
177Ukrainianuk
178Urduur
179Uzbekuz
180Vendave
181Vietnamesevi
182Volapükvo
183Wallonwa
184Welshcy
185Wolofwo
186Western Frisianfy
187Xhosaxh
188Yiddishyi, ji
189Yorubayo
190Zhuang, Chuangza
191Zuluzu