Language Options – every language spoken in Europe

HTML language attributes and screen reader testing

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Here is a simple screen reader ready page with 30 languages spoken throughout Europe, with the locale and country code and included round flag for each country. Use it along with Polylang to create and test content in multiple languages.

Table of contents

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Supported languages

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The 24 official languages of the European Union

According to the Wikipedia article Languages of the European Union there are 24 official languages spoken in EU. The language selector is located in the WordPress editor’s top toolbar:

2. Then type a valid language attribute or code like en or fr

Table of EU languages

Here is a list of the 24 supported languages, an example text, locale, the code you should enter as language attribute and their corresponding round flag.

Language	Example	Locale	Code	Flag
Bulgarian	Българският език се говори често в България.	bg_BG	bg
Croatian	U Hrvatskoj se često govori hrvatski.	hr_HR	hr
Czech	Čeština se v České republice často používá.	cs_CZ	cs
Danish	Dansk tales ofte i Danmark.	da_DK	da
Dutch (Nederlands)	Nederlands wordt vaak gesproken in Nederland.	nl_NL	nl
English	English is frequently spoken in the United Kingdom.	en_GB	en
Estonian	Eesti keelt räägitakse sageli Eestis.	et_EE	et
Finnish	Suomea puhutaan usein Suomessa.	fi_FI	fi
French	Le français est souvent parlé en France.	fr_FR	fr
German	Deutsch wird oft in Deutschland gesprochen.	de_DE	de
Greek	Τα ελληνικά ομιλούνται συχνά στην Ελλάδα.	el_GR	el
Hungarian	A magyar nyelvet gyakran beszélik Magyarországon.	hu_HU	hu
Irish (Gaeilge)	Labhartar Gaeilge go minic in Éire.	ga_IE	ga
Italian	L’italiano è parlato spesso in Italia.	it_IT	it
Latvian	Latvijā bieži runā latviešu valodā.	lv_LV	lv
Lithuanian	Lietuvių kalba dažnai vartojama Lietuvoje.	lt_LT	lt
Maltese	Il-Malti jitkellem spiss f’Malta.	mt_MT	mt
Polish	Język polski jest często używany w Polsce.	pl_PL	pl
Portuguese	O português é frequentemente falado em Portugal.	pt_PT	pt-PT
Romanian	Limba română este vorbită în România și Moldova.	ro_RO	ro
Slovak	Na Slovensku sa často hovorí po slovensky.	sk_SK	sk
Slovene	Slovenski jezik se pogosto govori v Sloveniji.	sl_SI	sl
Spanish	El español se habla a menudo en España.	es_ES	es
Swedish	Svenska talas ofta i Sverige.	sv_SE	sv

Note: When demoing tables in NVDA, you may consider disabling reading out table cell coordinates and links as hearing “Example Column 2” before each language sample can be distracting and not relevant.

Other languages commonly spoken in Europe

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Language	Language link with lang attribute	Locale	Code	Flag
Albanian	Shqipja flitet shpesh në Shqipëri.	sq_AL	sq
Norwegian	Norsk snakkes ofte i Norge.	nb_NO	nb
Russian	В России часто говорят на русском языке.	ru_RU	ru
Serbo-Croatian	Srpskohrvatski se često govori u Srbiji.	sr_RS	sr
Turkic	Türkçe, Türkiye’de sıklıkla konuşulur.	tr_TR	tr
Ukrainian	Українська мова часто використовується в Україні.	uk_UA	uk

Resources and credits

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Languages of the European Union – Wikipedia

Reference on the EU’s 24 official working languages, multilingual policies, and administrative translation standards across European Union institutions.

Round Flags – GitHub

Open-source collection of over 300 minimal circular SVG country flags. Accessible via ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 CDN paths or npm package installation.

Locale Codes Data – SimpleLocalize

Developer resource providing JSON datasets of global locale codes, mapping ISO 639 languages and ISO 3166 countries to currencies and timezones.

Polylang – WordPress Plugin Directory

Lightweight translation plugin enabling multilingual content management across custom post types, taxonomies, and navigation menus.

NVDA Screen Reader – NV Access

Official source for NVDA, an open-source Windows screen reader providing full accessibility, braille output, and multi-language speech support for the blind.

Language Packs for Windows – Microsoft Support

Technical guide detailing display language installation, keyboard layout configurations, and localized input support across Windows operating systems.

Complete Guide to Narrator – Microsoft Support

Official technical documentation for Windows Narrator, detailing built-in screen reader settings, keyboard shortcuts and scan mode.