Shortening the code I use for a DIV

Question

I use a lot of DIVs for padding and filling on my page. For example:

<div id="pd1"></div>
<div id="pd2"></div>  
<div id="pd3"></div>
<div id="pd4"></div>
<div id="pd5"></div>
<div id="pd6" />

Can you tell me is the syntax I use for pd6 valid?

Answer 1

No, it is not valid HTML. According to the HTML specification a <div> tag cannot be self closing:

Start tag: required, End tag: required