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<br /> is a self closing tag. This is used in XML / XHTML for elements that have no contents. It is a valid short form of <br></br>
by throwaway_no 3y ago
<br /> is a self closing tag. This is used in XML / XHTML for elements that have no contents.
It is a valid short form of <br></br>
- thinkingemote 3y agotechnically <br></br> is not allowed to have an end tag in the HTML spec https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/br https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/br so it should be <br> on its own or <br />
- naniwaduni 3y agoA silly corner of the spec, considering that this is a spec that specifies exactly how to handle e.g. misnested elements and admits plenty of other things that read intuitively as standardized sloppiness.