pages/metatags/Miscellaneous/language.md
## MetaExtension language
This tag is used to declare the language of the website.
It is not necessary and should generally not be used. Use `<html lang="en">` instead, to declare your websites language.
Search enginges like Google automatically detect your default language.
Read more about it on [Googles Developer Blog](https://developers.google.com/search/blog/2010/03/working-with-multilingual-websites).
## Usage
````html
<meta name="language" content="en">
````
Also refer to [`alternate(lang)`](alternate(lang).md).