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RFC 1766: Tags for the Identification of Languages

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 3066, RFC 3282.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 3282 — Content Language Headers; RFC 4647 — Matching of Language Tags; RFC 5646 — Tags for Identifying Languages

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

This document describes a language tag for use in cases where it is desired to indicate the language used in an information object. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC1766
Published
March 1995
Authors
H. Alvestrand
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
app
Pages
9
Also known as
—
Obsoleted by:
RFC 3066, RFC 3282

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 6 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 1766 (1995)
  2. RFC 3066 (2001)
  3. RFC 3282 (2002)
  4. RFC 4646 (2006)
  5. RFC 4647 (2006)
  6. RFC 5646 (2009) ✓

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