What are self-closing tags?

Self-Closing Tags in HTML

Self-closing tags (also called void elements) are HTML elements that do not have any content or closing tag. They only consist of a single opening tag and are used for elements where no inner content is needed, such as images or line breaks.

Examples of Self-Closing Tags

Common Self-Closing Tags

1
<img> – for images
2
<br> – for line breaks
3<hr> – for horizontal rules
4
<input> – for form inputs
5
<meta> – for metadata
6<link> – for linking external resources
7
<source> – for media sources
8
<area> – for image maps
9<col> – for table column properties