Re: Slash or no slash?

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On 3 Mar 2015, at 14:20, Bill Byrd wrote:

> Immediately below your snippet for the =E2=80=9Cpassed the validation=E2=
=80=9D badge, you have this...
>
> (close the img tag with > instead of /> if using HTML <=3D 4.01)
>
> To me, that suggests that HTML5 user WOULD use the forward slash.
> That=E2=80=99s not correct is it?

It is correct. The `/` character is optional in HTML 5.

See [Stackoverflow: Are self-closing tags valid in HTML5?][1]


[1]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3558119/are-self-closing-tags-val=
id-in-html5

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David Dorward
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<div class=3D"markdown">
<p dir=3D"auto">On 3 Mar 2015, at 14:20, Bill Byrd wrote:</p>

<blockquote>
<p dir=3D"auto">Immediately below your snippet for the =E2=80=9Cpassed th=
e validation=E2=80=9D badge, you have this...</p>

<p dir=3D"auto">(close the img tag with &gt; instead of /&gt; if using HT=
ML &lt;=3D 4.01)</p>

<p dir=3D"auto">To me, that suggests that HTML5 user WOULD use the forwar=
d slash.<br>
That=E2=80=99s not correct is it?</p>
</blockquote>

<p dir=3D"auto">It is correct. The <code>/</code> character is optional i=
n HTML 5.</p>

<p dir=3D"auto">See <a href=3D"http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3558119=
/are-self-closing-tags-valid-in-html5">Stackoverflow: Are self-closing ta=
gs valid in HTML5?</a></p>

<p dir=3D"auto">-- <br>
David Dorward<br>
<a href=3D"http://dorward.co.uk/">http://dorward.co.uk/</a></p>

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