In HTML, a closing tag is an instructional piece of code that ends a section of page content. It’s nearly the same as an opening tag (e.g., "<p>") but it has a forward slash (e.g., "</p>") to let browsers know where to start and end different elements. Without tags, the code might alter formatting or cause HTTP links to run into each other.
Here’s a syntax example with an opening and closing tag:
<p>This is a paragraph in HTML.</p>
Some tags serve both as opening and closing tags. These are called self-closing tags, which you can use for shorter elements such as horizontal rule breaks, line breaks, and images.
Here are some examples of self-closing tag syntax:
<img/>
<br/>
<hr/>
HTML tags give you more control over your web designs, including nesting elements. You can include an <img/> within a<p> and </p>, for example. In Webflow, you can input custom HTML code like semantic tags to adjust elements to your liking.
