• From: David Carlisle <davidc@n...>
• To: Jesper Tverskov <jesper.tverskov@g...>
• Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:40:58 +0100

On Sep 11, 2012 9:39 PM, "Jesper Tverskov" <jesper.tverskov@g...> 
wrote:
 >
 > Hi list
 >
 > Must SVG and MathML, when used in HTML5, follow the rules of HTML5 in
 > the sense that only single tag elements that can not have content must
 > use the single element tag format?
 >
 > Elements that just happen to be empty must have an end tag?
 >
 > Similar to: <img/> is ok but not <p/>???
 >
 > Cheers
 > Jesper Tverskov

Within svg or math (so called foreign-content)  the html parser treats 
/> as denoting an empty element, as in xml.


David
[sorry for repost first reply bounced from list]

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• References:
  • SVG, MathML in HTML5
    • From: Jesper Tverskov <jesper.tverskov@g...>