diff --git a/examples/blog/src/layouts/BlogPost.astro b/examples/blog/src/layouts/BlogPost.astro
index e956e1c59..254959d7a 100644
--- a/examples/blog/src/layouts/BlogPost.astro
+++ b/examples/blog/src/layouts/BlogPost.astro
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const {
 } = Astro.props;
 ---
 
-<html>
+<html lang="en">
 	<head>
 		<BaseHead title={title} description={description} />
 		<style>
diff --git a/examples/blog/src/pages/blog.astro b/examples/blog/src/pages/blog.astro
index 0009d4382..a681736ab 100644
--- a/examples/blog/src/pages/blog.astro
+++ b/examples/blog/src/pages/blog.astro
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const posts = (await Astro.glob('./blog/*.{md,mdx}')).sort(
 ---
 
 <!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en-us">
+<html lang="en">
 	<head>
 		<BaseHead title={SITE_TITLE} description={SITE_DESCRIPTION} />
 		<style>
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ const posts = (await Astro.glob('./blog/*.{md,mdx}')).sort(
 					))}
 				</ul>
 			</section>
-			<Footer />
 		</main>
+		<Footer />
 	</body>
 </html>
diff --git a/examples/blog/src/pages/index.astro b/examples/blog/src/pages/index.astro
index b85a0b6dd..aaa9a1f07 100644
--- a/examples/blog/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/examples/blog/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { SITE_TITLE, SITE_DESCRIPTION } from '../config';
 ---
 
 <!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="en-us">
+<html lang="en">
 	<head>
 		<BaseHead title={SITE_TITLE} description={SITE_DESCRIPTION} />
 	</head>
diff --git a/examples/ssr/src/pages/cart.astro b/examples/ssr/src/pages/cart.astro
index ca0f934a4..68286ac61 100644
--- a/examples/ssr/src/pages/cart.astro
+++ b/examples/ssr/src/pages/cart.astro
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const user = { name: 'test' }; // getUser?
 const cart = await getCart(Astro.request);
 ---
 
-<html>
+<html lang="en">
 	<head>
 		<title>Cart | Online Store</title>
 		<style>
diff --git a/examples/ssr/src/pages/index.astro b/examples/ssr/src/pages/index.astro
index 8f985e5b4..23a4c2721 100644
--- a/examples/ssr/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/examples/ssr/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import '../styles/common.css';
 const products = await getProducts(Astro.request);
 ---
 
-<html>
+<html lang="en">
 	<head>
 		<title>Online Store</title>
 		<style>
diff --git a/examples/ssr/src/pages/login.astro b/examples/ssr/src/pages/login.astro
index 77955012b..1b3cb9ede 100644
--- a/examples/ssr/src/pages/login.astro
+++ b/examples/ssr/src/pages/login.astro
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import Header from '../components/Header.astro';
 import Container from '../components/Container.astro';
 ---
 
-<html>
+<html lang="en">
 	<head>
 		<title>Online Store</title>
 		<style>
