HTML 5: Is it
,
, or
?
When adding a line break in HTML5, which format should you use for the
tag? Let's explore the differences between these syntaxes and understand which one is standard-compliant and widely accepted in modern HTML.
In HTML5, the correct and most widely accepted way to insert a line break is using the
tag without a slash. While you may still see
or
in older documents or XHTML-based code, they are not required in HTML5.
Here’s how the different versions compare:
-
– This is the correct syntax in HTML5. Since HTML5 is not based on XML, there’s no need to self-close the tag.
-
or
– These are remnants of XHTML, which is stricter about closing tags. They still work in most browsers, but are not necessary and can look outdated in modern HTML5 code.
- Why use
?
- It's simpler and cleaner.
- HTML5 allows void elements (like
,, <>) ><>><><>><>>.
<>><><>><><>>, > ><>