HTML translate Attribute
Example
Specify that some elements should not be translated:
<p translate="no">Don't translate this!</p>
<p>This can be translated to any language.</p>
Definition and Usage
The translate attribute specifies whether the content of an element should be translated or not.
Test: Click on the Google translate image (next to the search button at the top of the page) to change to another language, and look what happens to the word "ice cream" below:
Here we use translate="no": ice cream.
Browser Support
| Attribute | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| translate | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported |
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5
The translate attribute is new in HTML5.
Syntax
<element translate="yes|no">
Attribute Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| yes | Specifies that the content of the element should be translated |
| no | Specifies that the content of the element must not be translated |
Related Pages
HTML Tutorial: HTML Attributes
