Serving XHTML and self-closing tags I am trying to follow the xhtml 1.0 strict standard as I am creating my website. Right now, validator.w3.org validates my document as valid, following the XHTML 1.0 Strict standard. Here is a code-example: <div style="color:#f00"><div style="color:#00f" />Text should be red and not blue</div> Unfortunately, Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer parses the document incorrectly: They all seem to ignore the closing statement of my self-closing tags (mostly <div />, <li /> and some other tags), thus rendering the site

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)