The translate
global attribute is an enumerated attribute that is used to specify whether an element's translateable attribute values and its Text
node children should be translated when the page is localized, or whether to leave them unchanged. It can have the following values:
yes
", which indicates that the element should be translated when the page is localized.no
", which indicates that the element must not be translated.Although not all browsers recognize this attribute, it is respected by automatic translation systems such as Google Translate, and may also be respected by tools used by human translators. As such it's important that web authors use this attribute to mark content that should not be translated.
In this example, the translate
attribute is used to ask translation tools not to translate the company's brand name in the footer.
<footer> <small>© 2020 <span translate="no">BrandName</span></small> </footer>
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
HTML Living Standard The definition of 'translate' in that specification. | Living Standard | No change from latest snapshot, HTML 5.1 |
HTML 5.1 The definition of 'translate' in that specification. | Recommendation | Snapshot of HTML Living Standard, initial definition |
Desktop | ||||||
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translate
|
Yes | 79 | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Mobile | ||||||
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translate
|
Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
HTMLElement.translate
property that reflects this attribute.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Global_attributes/translate