3 ms·It would be valid, but wouldn't Google penalize it for being poor html?by fsiefken 6y agoIt would be valid, but wouldn't Google penalize it for being poor html?rbanffy 6y agoIf it doesn't, it should. It makes the life of parsers a lot harder.anjbe 6y agoUnder what definition is leaving off optional closing tags “poor html”? It is perfectly valid, part of the spec, very widely used, and completely unambiguous.