diff --git a/layouts/partials/lang-dropdown.html b/layouts/partials/lang-dropdown.html
index be3fcfb58d48ebdde072f842a3f41238082a9ad4..a6140c756f457bfe2b713233aeaa0070dde2c54b 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/lang-dropdown.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/lang-dropdown.html
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
                 {{ $.Scratch.Set "url" (delimit (slice "/" .) "") }}
             {{ end }}
             <a href="{{ $.Scratch.Get "url" }}" class="lang">
-                <span class="shorthand">{{ .Lang }}</span>{{ .LanguageName }}
+                <span class="shorthand" aria-hidden="true">{{ .Lang }}</span>{{ .LanguageName }}
             </a>
         </li>
         {{ end }}
     {{ end }}
     </ul>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>