Official statement
Hreflang is not required for content that exists in a single language. The absence of hreflang annotations does not mean that Google won't show the page for other languages. Hreflang simply helps present the appropriate linguistic version when multiple exist.
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Official statement from
(5 years ago)
⚠ A more recent statement exists on this topic
Do Hreflang Tags Really Guarantee Indexing of All Your International Pages?
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TL;DR
Hreflang is not necessary for monolingual content. Google will display these pages even without hreflang annotations. Hreflang is helpful for managing multilingual versions.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Hreflang impacte-t-il le classement de ma page ?
Non, hreflang n'influence pas le classement, il optimise la pertinence linguistique.
Pourquoi utiliser hreflang si ma page est déjà monolingue ?
Pas besoin de hreflang si votre page est exclusivement en une langue.
Comment Google traite-t-il une absence de hreflang ?
Google utilise d'autres signaux pour délivrer la version la plus pertinente.
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