# Why screen readers need the page language > Without a lang attribute, screen readers guess the language and mispronounce everything. One attribute on the html element fixes it. Accessibility · HTML version: https://getreport.app/learn/page-language ## Page language Passing looks like: The page declares its language. **Why it matters.** Screen readers pick their pronunciation rules from the lang attribute on . Without it, Croatian text may be read with English rules and become impossible to follow. **How to fix it.** 1. Add lang to the html element, for example or . 2. In WordPress the theme prints it from Settings → General → Site Language. Check your own page: https://getreport.app/