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Asked: May 11, 20262026-05-11T09:41:20+00:00 2026-05-11T09:41:20+00:00

Duplicate Why don’t self-closing script tags work? I’m writing an ASP.net page, which have

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Why don’t self-closing script tags work?

I’m writing an ASP.net page, which have some Javascript code in JS file for client-side authentication.

While using this code prevented from my server-side code from working:

<script src="../../JavaScript/BaseJS.js" type="text/javascript" defer="defer" /> 

This code somehow worked:

<script src="../../JavaScript/BaseJS.js" type="text/javascript" defer="defer"></script> 
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  1. 2026-05-11T09:41:21+00:00Added an answer on May 11, 2026 at 9:41 am

    The HTML4.01 manual section defining the SCRIPT element, states:

    18.2.1 The SCRIPT element

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    Start tag: required, End tag: required

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