# well thought through ...
<code> defines computer code text
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[the] lang [attribute] ... sets the language code
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the latest rfc describing language tag syntax is rfc 4646 …
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language tags are used to help identify languages … for the purpose of communication. this includes constructed and artificial languages, but excludes languages not intended primarily for human communication, such as programming languages
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That’s useful then. Is there actually a way of indicating the programming language used in a code element?