diff --git a/layout/anarsec_article.typ b/layout/anarsec_article.typ
index 628b94d..9763335 100644
--- a/layout/anarsec_article.typ
+++ b/layout/anarsec_article.typ
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 ) = {
   
   set document(date: none)
+  set text(lang: lang)
+  set text(hyphenate: true)
 
   // format lists
   set list(marker: ([•], [--]))
@@ -101,25 +103,38 @@
   outline(indent: 20pt, depth: 2)
 
   // format links
-  let glossaryFootnote = state("x", [#footnote[anarsec.guide/glossary]<glossary-footnote>])
+  #if lang == "en" [
+    #let before = "" 
+    #let after = ""
+  ] else [
+    #let before = "/" + lang  
+    #let after = lang + "/"
+  ]
+  #if lang == "en" [
+    #let rec = "Appendix: Recommendations" 
+  ]  
+  #if lang == "fr" [
+    #let rec = "Annexe: Recommendations" 
+  ]  
+let glossaryFootnote = state("x", [#footnote[anarsec.guide/glossary]<glossary-footnote>])
   show link: it => {
     it.body
     if type(it.dest) == "string" {
-      if it.dest == "https://anarsec.guide/recommendations" or it.dest == "/recommendations" {
-	    text[ (#emph()[Appendix: Recommendations])]
+      if it.dest == ("https://anarsec.guide/" + after + "recommendations") or it.dest == (before + "/recommendations") {
+	    text[ (#emph()[rec])]
       }
-      else if it.dest.starts-with("/recommendations#") or it.dest.starts-with("/recommendations/#") {
+      else if it.dest.starts-with(before + "/recommendations#") or it.dest.starts-with(before + "/recommendations/#") {
         context {
-          let elements = query(label(it.dest.trim("/recommendations#", at: start).trim("/recommendations/#", at: start)))
-	      text[ (#emph()[Appendix: Recommendations])] 
+          let elements = query(label(it.dest.trim(before + "/recommendations#", at: start).trim(before + "/recommendations/#", at: start)))
+	      text[ (#emph()[rec])] 
         }
       }
       else if it.dest.starts-with("https://") or it.dest.starts-with("http://") {
 	footnote[#it.dest.trim("https://", at: start).trim("http://", at: start).trim("www.", at: start)]
       }
-      else if it.dest.starts-with("/glossary#") or it.dest.starts-with("/glossary/#") {
+      else if it.dest.starts-with(before + "/glossary#") or it.dest.starts-with(before + "/glossary/#") {
         context {
-	      let elements = query(heading.where(label: label(it.dest.trim("/glossary#", at: start).trim("/glossary/#", at: start))))
+	      let elements = query(heading.where(label: label(it.dest.trim(before + "/glossary#", at: start).trim(before + "/glossary/#", at: start))))
           if elements.len() != 0 {
             text[#super[†]]
           }