self-closing

== English == === Etymology === From self- +‎ closing. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /sɛlfˈkləʊzɪŋ/ === Adjective === self-closing (not comparable) Closing automatically after having been opened. (web development, of an HTML or XML tag) In the form of (for example) <br /> or <br>, without containing any content, as opposed to (for example) <span>text</span>, which is composed of an opening (<span>) and a closing (</span>) tag. ==== Related terms ==== self-opening === References === “self-closing”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.