# WCAG 2.2 – 3.1.2 Language of Parts

- Level: AA
- Principle: 3 Understandable
- Guideline: 3.1 Readable
- Introduced in: WCAG 2.0

## What the rule requires

Passages in a different language are also marked in code.

## How to get it right

Mark foreign-language passages: <span lang="de">Barrierefreiheit</span>.

## Who benefits

- Blind people
- People with dyslexia

## Sources

- [This rule on wcag.dehl.net](https://wcag.dehl.net/en/wcag/3-1-2/)
- [Official W3C explanation](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/language-of-parts)
- [Techniques (WCAG Quick Reference)](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/#language-of-parts)

_Plain-language explanation. Only the original W3C text is normative._