Here is a summary from http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_br.asp for the tag: The tag inserts a single line break. The tag is an empty tag which means that it has no end tag. In HTML, the tag has no end tag. In XHTML, the tag must be properly closed, like this: . So can I safely use in a webpage (or any other HTML snippet) without closing it? And if I'm advised to close it, then is this the correct way: (with nothing in between)?

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barak manos

Reputation: 30136

Using the `br` tag in an HTML webpage

Here is a summary from http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_br.asp for the   tag:

The   tag inserts a single line break.
The   tag is an empty tag which means that it has no end tag.
In HTML, the   tag has no end tag.
In XHTML, the   tag must be properly closed, like this:  .

So can I safely use   in a webpage (or any other HTML snippet) without closing it?

And if I'm advised to close it, then is this the correct way:   (with nothing in between)?

Upvotes: 1

Answers (4)

Omri

Reputation: 94

It doesn't matter if you use   or   in the newer versions of HTML, but it is recommended to close all the HTML tags, using   (and not  ). The same is tru for <hr/>, <img src="..." /> etc.

Upvotes: 1

Stefano Sanfilippo

Reputation: 33046

Since   is a void tag (meaning it cannot wrap any content inside), you can either use it as   or   (the trailing / will be ignored), but   is invalid.

If you want your markup to be valid XML, then use  , but that is irrelevant for a HTML parser.

This, according to the (latest) HTML5 specs, section elements.

Upvotes: 4

Martin Zikmund

Reputation: 39072

It is safe and works but it is not something generally recommended.

HTML5 doesn't care if you close it or not, it should work everywhere well, but I always prefer to use the valid structure that conforms to XML standards.

Upvotes: 0

Lawrence Thurman

Reputation: 677

For older HTML yes, for modern, like 4 or 5 is has become a standard to close all tags. There may come a day when they will just not work anymore. Other words, todays HTML is strict like XHTML.

Upvotes: 0

Using the `br` tag in an HTML webpage

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