Questions about tags.

Question

So what is the difference between <hr> and <hr/>?

I also see <br> and <br/>. I know they are single tags so they dont need an ending tag.

Is there a reason why you should use one over the other? Or does it not matter. Thanks in advanced!

Answer 1

Both are valid, just a difference in writing based on which standard is used.

HTML style
<br>
<hr>

XML style
<br />
<hr />

XML standard requires empty tags (tags without a closing pair tag) to be explicitly closed, thus the <* /> style.

Answer 2

Both truly are both similar