HTML 5: Is it , , or ?

Question

I\'ve tried checking other answers, but I\'m still confused — especially after seeing W3schools HTML 5 reference.

I thought HTML 4.01 was supposed to \"allow\" singl

Answer 1

In validation, of this question, it really depends on what !DOCTYPE you are trying to get verification through.

My personal favorite is 4.01 Trans where I just use the
and it clears the warnings and errors that may have popped up during validation

Strict is a much more complicated beast, It HATES "SHORTTAGS" and quite literally only wants the



In HTML5 or the "LAX" of the code world, there really isn't a right answer because it detects every example you put up there as correct......

In the end, I think all that matters is what validation YOU PREFER or the person that you are working for prefers... with the lackadaisical movement in code strictness in html5 we are seeing some VERY LAZY CODERS