Say Goodbye to Messy HTML: How Self-Closing Tags Can Satisfy Your OCD

Ever feel uneasy seeing empty HTML tags that just sit there, open and awkward? If your inner neat freak screams when code is not clean, you are not alone. Whether you are a beginner or a pro developer, writing clean, readable HTML can feel oddly satisfying and it starts with something simple: self-closing tags. In this blog, you will learn: ✅ What self-closing tags are ✅ When and how to use them ✅ Why they matter for readability, structure, and yes… even your developer OCD ✅ Bonus: How frameworks like React, Vue, and others treat these tags

May 8, 2025 - 18:55
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Say Goodbye to Messy HTML: How Self-Closing Tags Can Satisfy Your OCD

Ever feel uneasy seeing empty HTML tags that just sit there, open and awkward?
If your inner neat freak screams when code is not clean, you are not alone.
Whether you are a beginner or a pro developer, writing clean, readable HTML can feel oddly satisfying and it starts with something simple: self-closing tags.

In this blog, you will learn:

✅ What self-closing tags are

✅ When and how to use them

✅ Why they matter for readability, structure, and yes… even your developer OCD

✅ Bonus: How frameworks like React, Vue, and others treat these tags