is it a must to write input tag like <input /> instead of <input> </input>

Question

what is the difference between <input /> and <input></input> tags

Answer 1

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3558119/are-non-void-self-closing-tags-valid-in-html5

Answer 2

It must be written in <input /> only.

Because it is language syntax and we must follow it in order to make it work.

Hope this helps ☺️☺️.

Answer 3

It is one of those tag which has no ending tag.

Also modern editors supports <input>.

No need of /.

Answer 4

thank you

Answer 5

<input type="radio" mane="gender" value="male">male</input>

<input type="radio" mane="gender" value="male" />male

The results are the same, please run this code and see.

Answer 6

Thanks guys your so helpfull

The W3C validator doesn't like self-closing tags (those that end with "/>") on non-voidelements. (Void elements are those that may not ever contain any content.) Are they still valid in HTML5?

Some examples of accepted void elements:

<br /> <img src="" /> <input type="text" name="username" />

Some examples of rejected non-void elements:

<div id="myDiv" /> <span id="mySpan" /> <textarea id="someTextMessage" />

Note: the W3C validator actually accepts void self-closing tags: the author originally had a problem because of a simple typo (\> instead of />). However, self-closing tags are not 100% valid in HTML5 in general, and the answers elaborate on the issue of self-closing tags across various HTML flavors.