Option tag does not require an ending tag ?

Question

In html challenges, the answer used to be True, but suddenly changes to False!
https://code.sololearn.com/WoHqlWnv9hzz/?ref=app

What is your opinion about?

Answer 1

when using select or datalist option tag is single
With optgroup its double
  <optgroup label="Swedish Cars">
    <option value="volvo">Volvo</option>
    <option value="saab">Saab</option>
</optgroup>
All in all that html question is a very bad one

Answer 2

Yes, you are 100% right, i have experienced it a day before, in fact option tag requires closing tags, thanks for raising this issue,😃

Answer 3

In optgroup option tag must be closed, but in select it doesn't,😃

Answer 4

Brains thanks for making it clear, sololearn community must do something about that,😃

Answer 5

Brains thanks for illuminate me 😁

Answer 6

<option> tag requires closing tag, like this:

<select id = “favouriteCodingLanguage”>
<option>HTML</option>
<option>CSS</option>
<option>JavaScript</option>
<option>PHP</option>
<option>Python</option>
<option>C++</option>
<option>C#</option>
<option>C</option>
<option>SQL</option>
<option>Java</option>
<option>Ruby</option>
<option>Swift</option>
</select>