Optional Closing Tags in HTML

tecktalk · #1 06-04-08, 10:59 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?

jabo · #2 06-05-08, 03:54 AM

How did you found out that the closing tag is optional? I don't think that it is optional... It is required once you have placed a tag to have a closing tag for it.

bermuda · #3 06-06-08, 12:47 AM

Heading tags are among the most important parts of every website. You might have many errors in the Html codes on your pages but paying attention to having properly created <head></head> sections are important.