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title: default language
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The _default language_ is the value defined by the [`defaultContentLanguage`][] setting, falling back to the first language in the project, and finally to `en`. The first language is identified by the lowest [_weight_](g), using lexicographical order as the final fallback if weights are tied or undefined.

  See also: [_language_](g).

  [`defaultContentLanguage`]: /configuration/all/#defaultcontentlanguage