translate attribute for untranslatable content
type: TechArticle
description: The translate attribute marks content that automatic translation systems must leave alone — brand names, code, and identifiers. Use translate="no" so Google Translate and the browser's built-in translation don't mangle terms that have no localised form.
language: en
is part of: Web Specification Studio
author: Web Specification Studio
publisher: Web Specification Studio
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
date modified: 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
citation: HTML Standard — The translate attribute
  type: CreativeWork
  publisher: WHATWG
citation: W3C i18n — Using the HTML translate attribute
  type: CreativeWork
  publisher: W3C
citation: MDN — The translate global attribute
  type: CreativeWork
  publisher: MDN

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item list element: Home
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  position: 1
  item: https://webspecification.com/
item list element: Spec
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  position: 2
  item: https://webspecification.com/spec/
item list element: Internationalisation
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  position: 3
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item list element: translate attribute for untranslatable content
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  item: https://webspecification.com/spec/i18n/translate-attribute/