RFC 3066: 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 4646, RFC 4647.
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, how to register values for use in this language tag, and a construct for matching such language tags. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC3066
- Published
- January 2001
- Authors
- H. Alvestrand
- Status
- BEST CURRENT PRACTICE
- Stream
- Legacy
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 13
- Also known as
- —
- Obsoletes:
- RFC 1766
Topics
Standards lineage
This document is one revision in a chain of 6 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.
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2 later RFCs formally update or obsolete part of this document.
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