Learn how to properly close the <img> tag in HTML with examples and explanations on Stack Overflow.

2014年7月11日 · That entirely depends on your DOCTYPE: Self-closing tags are needed for compliance with the XHTML Standard. HTML4 and HTML5 don't require self-closing tags.

2009年12月22日 · HTML Example: A void element in the HTML syntax. This is not permitted in the XHTML syntax. <hr> Example: A void element using the HTML- and XHTML-compatible self-closing tag syntax. <hr/> XHTML Example: A void element using the XHTML-only syntax with an explicit end tag. This is not permitted for void elements in the HTML syntax. <hr></hr> In ...

HTML is not a subset of XML. HTML has a different structure. Some elements are singular (like image) and don't need a closing tag or ending / at all. The ones who do, need to be closed by a proper closing tag. Some people use XHTML, though, which is basically HTML using XML syntax. It depends on the doctype you use. Google's example is wrong in this case. It uses a Html 5 …

From the W3C specification for HTML: The following is a complete list of the void elements in HTML: area, base, br, col, command, embed, hr, img, input, keygen, link, meta, param, source, track, wbr Void elements only have a start tag; end tags must not be specified for void elements.

The webpage discusses the issue of closing HTML <input> tags and provides solutions and explanations.

2020年4月7日 · To overcome this issue, while complying with the rule stating that all tags must have a corresponding closing tag, the standards committee sided with a trailing forward slash (e.g., <br />).

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 - this is quite inconsistent in HTML.

2010年6月10日 · If you were writing an HTML parser, would it be easier to parse HTML that included optional closing tags, or HTML that doesn't? I think the optional closing tags being present would make it easier, as I wouldn't have to infer where the closing tag should be.

2014年2月11日 · Insert span tag at the first point. For every tag that you come accross within the highlighted text: If it's an opening tag, check if it's corresponding closing tag is in the highlighted text. If both opening and closing tags are within the text ignore them and move to the next point after the corresponding closing tag.