Question: Does HTML 5 Use a Trailing Slash in Singleton Tags?
In XHTML, when you use a singleton tag like <br/> you are required to include a trailing slash in the element for valid XHTML.
Answer:
In HTML 5 a singleton tag or void element is a tag that does not require a closing tag to be valid. These include:
In HTML 5, the trailing slash is optional. But it is usually omitted from HTML 5 documents.
If you are writing XHTML, then the trailing slash in void elements is required.
