why using forward slash end of the content in line break of html?

Question

when we use <br /> tag we have to type additional "/" .we can use only <br>.

Answer 1

There is no difference at all.

You can skip / as per latest addition.

Hope this helps ☺️☺️.

Answer 2

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18383666/using-br-instead-of-br?noredirect=1&lq=1

Answer 3

The <br /> has the same function with <br> but they have differences and you can check it here.

https://www.sololearn.com/discuss/1227714/?ref=app