Mathias Bynens • 6/27/2011

The end-tag open (ETAGO) delimiter

This technical article delves into the HTML 'end-tag open' (ETAGO) delimiter. It explains the HTML4 specification rule that an ETAGO sequence (</) should prematurely close <style> and <script> elements, provides code examples of this theoretical behavior, and contrasts it with real-world browser implementations. It concludes by noting how the HTML5/Living Standard formalized the actual browser behavior instead.

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#html #parsing #Style