
Google uses the visible content of your page to determine its language.

Methods for labeling language or region variants of a page, including hreflang annotationsĪnd sitemaps. Tell Google about your different language versions HTTP requests without setting Accept-Language in the request header. This isīecause the Googlebot crawler usually originates from the USA. If you prefer to dynamically change content or reroute the user based on language settings,īe aware that Google might not find and crawl all your variations. If you use different URLs for different languages, use hreflangĪnnotations to help Google search results link to the correct language version of a page. Google recommends using different URLs for each language version of a page rather than usingĬookies or browser settings to adjust the content language on the page. Helping users (and Google Search) find the right page: Use different URLs for different language versions If you have identical content in multiple languages on your site, here are some tips for Managing multilingual versions of your site Versions for the USA and for Canada, and both French and English versions of the Canadian content. Some sites are both multi-regional and multilingual: for example, a site might have different Google Search tries to find the right locale page for the searcher. For example, a product manufacturer that ships to both Canada and the United States.


You can optimize Google Search results for your site. If your site offers different content to users in different languages, countries, or regions, Managing multi-regional and multilingual sites
