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RFC 2482: Language Tagging in Unicode Plain Text

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 6082.

Current version: RFC 6082 — Deprecating Unicode Language Tag Characters: RFC 2482 is Historic

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

This document proposed a mechanism for language tagging in plain text. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

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Document ID
RFC2482
Published
January 1999
Authors
K. Whistler; G. Adams
Status
HISTORIC
Stream
Legacy
Area
—
Pages
14
Also known as
—
Obsoleted by:
RFC 6082

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