---
title: Language
framework: quicktime-file-format
role: symbol
role_heading: Data field
path: quicktime-file-format/media_header_atom/language
---

# Language

A 16-bit integer that specifies the language code for this media.

## Overview

Overview See Language code values for valid language codes. Also see Extended language tag atom ('elng') for the preferred code to use here if an extended language tag is also included in the media atom.

## See Also

### Data fields

- [Size](quicktime-file-format/media_header_atom/size.md)
- [Type](quicktime-file-format/media_header_atom/type.md)
- [Version](quicktime-file-format/media_header_atom/version.md)
- [Flags](quicktime-file-format/media_header_atom/flags.md)
- [Creation time](quicktime-file-format/media_header_atom/creation_time.md)
- [Modification time](quicktime-file-format/media_header_atom/modification_time.md)
- [Time scale](quicktime-file-format/media_header_atom/time_scale.md)
- [Duration](quicktime-file-format/media_header_atom/duration.md)
- [Quality](quicktime-file-format/media_header_atom/quality.md)