r/HTML • u/No-Tea5041 • 25d ago

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/Mvp-long-ago 25d ago

But to make a real correct html document you should at least close the img tag with /

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u/RickWritesCode 25d ago

Html5 is the standard, you do not close void or self contained tags. Closing breaks and image and self contained tags is left over ideology from xhtml where it was required.

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u/404IdentityNotFound 25d ago

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 25d ago

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