html - Self Closing vs Non Self Closing - Stack Overflow
Dec 31, 2021 · Self closing tags (<tag />) don't exist in HTML. The slash is just ignored by the parser. This means that those tags simply don't require closing. In fact, closing them with …
Are (non-void) self-closing tags valid in HTML5? - Stack Overflow
Aug 24, 2010 · Note: The W3C validator actually accepts void self-closing tags: the author originally had a problem because of a simple typo (\> instead of />); however, self-closing tags …
What tags in HTML5 are acknowledged of being self-closing?
Jan 17, 2016 · They are not self-closing elements. They are void elements. Void elements must not have end-tags. In HTML5, <br> and <br /> mean the same thing: they are both start tags! It …
Is there a rule to remember if a tag is self-closing or not?
Jan 6, 2016 · Why not allow for self-closing tags each and every time that there is no content? I added a link to the w3 website. It's meant to be like that by definition. Related question: is there …
html - Is it OK to use a self closing DIV tag? - Stack Overflow
When I added the XHTML 1.0 transitional doctype, changed the meta tag to a self closing tag, and added in the html xmlns line, the validation passed. So to answer the first half of your question, …
Properly closing or self-closing tags in HTML5 [duplicate]
6) Then, if the element is one of the void elements, or if the element is a foreign element, then there may be a single U+002F SOLIDUS character (/), which on foreign elements marks the start …
html - How to close <img> tag properly? - Stack Overflow
Feb 13, 2013 · There is a big difference between "works fine" and "specified" and you will never find any HTML specification calling out the use of the closing slash on that tag. As others …
Why don't self-closing script elements work? - Stack Overflow
The self closing script tag won't work, because the script tag can contain inline code, and HTML is not smart enough to turn on or off that feature based on the presence of an attribute.
html - Do we still need forward slashes when closing void …
I have also encountered term "self-closing" tag, which makes it even more confusing - are self-closing elements void elements? or they are similar to void, but with ending slash? anyways - …
Closing SVG tags, explicit or self closing? - Stack Overflow
A Self-closing tag is a special form of start tag with a slash immediately before the closing right angle bracket. These indicate that the element is to be closed immediately, and has no content.
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