Why don't self-closing script tags work? What is the reason browsers do not correctly recognize: <script src="foobar.js" /> <!-- self-closing script tag --> Only this is recognized: <script src="foobar.js"></script> Does this break the concept of XHTML support? Note: This statement is correct at least for all IE (6-8 beta 2). Solution: XHTML 1 specification says: С.3. Element Minimization and Empty Element Content        Given an empty instance of an element whose content model is not EMPTY (for example, an empty title or paragraph)