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False. For void elements (like <br> <img>, etc) the "/" has no effect and is simply an accepted style that is fully supported by the spec.
http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec-author-view/syntax.html#syntax-...
The idea that a different writing style in a programming is somehow invalid is nonsensical.
Also, have fun working with things like JSF and writing HTML5 without those self-closing tags.
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False. For void elements (like <br> <img>, etc) the "/" has no effect and is simply an accepted style that is fully supported by the spec.
http://dev.w3.org/html5/spec-author-view/syntax.html#syntax-...
The idea that a different writing style in a programming is somehow invalid is nonsensical.
Also, have fun working with things like JSF and writing HTML5 without those self-closing tags.