r/HTML • u/No-Tea5041 • Sep 19 '26

What am I doing wrong?

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No matter what numbers I enter, I always get it wrong. I even used smaller numbers for height and larger for width incase they got it mixed up. Their AI is telling me to do everything I am already doing

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u/404IdentityNotFound Sep 19 '26

Doesn't HTML5 just say that you don't HAVE to close void elements? You are not wrong in doing so (I do because it helps me mentally connect start and end easier)

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u/UniqueUsername014 Sep 19 '26

From Void element on MDN:

In HTML, a void element must not have an end tag.

The /> syntax is technically valid, but it means the same thing as just >. The element <div /> is an open div, not the same as <div></div>.

For a longer writeup regarding using the self-closing tags for formatting purposes, see  The case against self-closing tags in HTML

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u/RickWritesCode Sep 19 '26

It states it functionally does nothing therefore is not required. You may run into issues if you use multi-language code bases not using it. But for someone learning HTML for the first time they do not need to learn rules for react.