Close the Tags
To avoid validation and compatibility issues don’t forget to close all the tags in your code. Today most text editors come up with features that close the HTML tags automatically still, it’s a good practice(and definitely for final check) to make sure that you don’t miss any parent or nested tag that is not closed. In HTML5 it’s optional to close HTML tags but according to W3C specification, you should close all the HTML tags to avoid any validation error in the future.
Note: Not all the tags have losing tags, Please check Which tags contain both opening & closing tags in HTML.of using
Example:
<div>
<div>
<div>
<p>Hello Programmers</p>
<ul>
<li>Array<li>
<li>Linked List<li>
<1i>Stack<li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div> Missing close div -->
Programming For Beginners: 10 Best HTML Coding Practices You Must Know
HTML is one of the easiest things to learn in programming. Most of the newbies and even kids step into programming picking up HTML. They learn they build some web pages but a lot of developers even experienced ones make some silly mistakes while writing the code for the front end. Making these silly mistakes not only annoys other developers (when they need to make some changes) but also hurts your main site and drives the end-user away. We are going to mention some common and best practices that you should follow to write clean and clear HTML code.
Following some common coding practices makes debugging easier and saves a lot of time. It also helps in search engine optimization as well.
Table of Content
- 1. Use Proper Document Structure With Doctype
- 2. Close the Tags
- 3. Write Tags in Lowercase
- 4. Add Image Attributes
- 5. Avoid Using Inline Styles
- 6. Use a Meaningful Title and Descriptive Meta Tags
- 7. Use Heading Elements Wisely
- 8. Always Use the Right HTML Elements
- 9. Proper Use of Indentation
- 10. Validate Your Code