Optional Closing Tags in HTML

nocko · 04-24-2008, 08:53 AM

For as long as I've been validating web pages, I never realized that the closing </head> tag was optional in HTML. I feel as if I've missed the boat at times.

While I'm all for trimming excess code, I just cannot for the life of me strip out closing tags because they are optional in HTML. I'd be concerned that something, somewhere would not parse the document correctly if I removed the closing </head> element.

Are my concerns unfounded?
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kickass · 06-09-2008, 07:34 AM

The start and end tags are optional for the html, head, and body elements as well as some other elements.

Aditi · 06-16-2008, 08:28 AM

The start and end tags for html, HEAD and BODY are all optional in html. It's perfectly valid to leave them all out.

I'd be concerned that something, somewhere would not parse the document correctly if I removed the closing </head> element.

new_web · 07-17-2008, 01:54 PM

Hi all, you all are telling right thing but according to me, we should use the proper coding weather it’s optional or not.

Thanks!

NathanWong · 07-18-2008, 04:09 PM

Yeah, it's best to just leave them in. It doesn't save you any significant time typing, or save any significant amount of bandwidth, and it's far more semantically accurate to have the closing tags. Leave 'em in; the web's moving forward to XHTML where leaving out tags aren't allowed.

antoniyo · 10-17-2008, 12:46 PM

HTML started with <html><head><body> or also closed with </body></head></html>.

04-24-2008, 08:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
nocko Status: Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 27 Trader Rating: (0) TD$: 240.00 Donate	Optional Closing Tags in HTML For as long as I've been validating web pages, I never realized that the closing </head> tag was optional in HTML. I feel as if I've missed the boat at times. While I'm all for trimming excess code, I just cannot for the life of me strip out closing tags because they are optional in HTML. I'd be concerned that something, somewhere would not parse the document correctly if I removed the closing </head> element. Are my concerns unfounded? _________________ make money favorite casual games

06-09-2008, 07:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
kickass Status: Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 24 Trader Rating: (0) TD$: 165.00 Donate	Re: Optional Closing Tags in HTML The start and end tags are optional for the html, head, and body elements as well as some other elements.

06-16-2008, 08:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
Aditi Status: Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7 Trader Rating: (0) TD$: 70.00 Donate	Re: Optional Closing Tags in HTML The start and end tags for html, HEAD and BODY are all optional in html. It's perfectly valid to leave them all out. I'd be concerned that something, somewhere would not parse the document correctly if I removed the closing </head> element.

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new_web Status: Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: USA Posts: 8 Trader Rating: (0) TD$: 55.00 Donate	Re: Optional Closing Tags in HTML Hi all, you all are telling right thing but according to me, we should use the proper coding weather it’s optional or not. Thanks! __________________ Find your affordable SSL certificate on SSLStar.

07-18-2008, 04:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
NathanWong Status: Administrator Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3 Trader Rating: (0) TD$: 25.00 Donate	Re: Optional Closing Tags in HTML Yeah, it's best to just leave them in. It doesn't save you any significant time typing, or save any significant amount of bandwidth, and it's far more semantically accurate to have the closing tags. Leave 'em in; the web's moving forward to XHTML where leaving out tags aren't allowed.

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antoniyo Status: Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 39 Trader Rating: (0) TD$: 245.00 Donate	Re: Optional Closing Tags in HTML HTML started with <html><head><body> or also closed with </body></head></html>.

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