Tags

[Sonia]

There are some tags which don't have a closing tag e.g the break tag <br>. Do these tags have a special name compared to those tags having a closing tag?

[Fang]

Not really, the use of the closing tag depends if you are scripting for HTML or XHTML.
Both are valid, but XHTML is a newer standard.
Learn the differences here (http://www.w3schools.com/default.asp) or for a more detailed view of the standards here (http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/)

[spufi]

I believe the correct term is an empty tag.

[96turnerri]

i think the term is closedtag another xample is <hl>

[spufi]

Originally posted by 96turnerri
i think the term is closedtag another xample is <hl>

Incorrect. Opening tag is <h1>. Closing tag is </h1>. You can and should place information between the tags. A tag that doesn't have a closing tag to go with it because there is nothing to define outside of the tag itself is a empty tag. Empty due to no information outside of the tag itself. Using XHTML shows this better. A <br> tag in XHTML is <br />. The tag does what it needs to with no extra information needed outside of the tag.

[96turnerri]

sorry my mistake meant <hr>

[96turnerri]

i meant a horizontal line thats why i got confused saying <hl> not <h1> <HL> i meant <hr>