Which Character is used to Indicate an end tag?

Which character is used to indicate an end tag?

Forwards slash (/) character is used to indicate an end tag.

Below are the code examples of the closing tag for various elements in HTML.

HTML :-

	<div>This is div tag</div>
	<a>This is anchor tag</a> 

In the above HTML Syntax, div & anchor elements are having an end tag.

As we can see, both the tags have a start tag & end tag whereas the content is placed in between the starting & closing tag.

Below is the structure of end tag :-

• End tag starts with less than symbol (<).
• Then we add Forward slash (/). This indicates the closing of the tag.
• Then we add the Element name.
• Lastly we add greater than symbol (>).

What is an end tag?

In HTML documents, we have elements that build the structure of the HTML document.

We have a start tag & end tag for all the elements except a few.

The content is written in between the start & end tag.

When we begin a HTML tag, it is necessary to close it otherwise the page will be mis-aligned or display inaccurately.

Do all HTML have an end tag?

There are some HTML elements that do not possess any content so they only have a single tag & no closing tag.

These are also called Empty elements.

Below are some of the examples of Empty elements.

HTML :-

	<br>
	<img>
	<textarea>
	<input> 

Summary

In this article, we provided an explanation & explored details about the end tag in HTML.

We also demonstrated the syntax for the end tag for clear understanding.

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