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RegEx match open tags except XHTML self-contained tags
I need to match all of these opening tags:
<p>
<a href="foo">
But not self-closing tags:
<br />
<hr class="foo" />
I came up with this and wanted to make ...
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answers
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Why don't self-closing script elements work?
What is the reason browsers do not correctly recognize:
<script src="foobar.js" /> <!-- self-closing script element -->
Only this is recognized:
<script src="foobar.js"></...
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When is a CDATA section necessary within a script tag?
Are CDATA tags ever necessary in script tags and if so when?
In other words, when and where is this:
<script type="text/javascript">
//<![CDATA[
...code...
//]]>
</script>
...
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What's the difference between <b> and <strong>, <i> and <em>?
What's the difference between <b> and <strong>, <i> and <em> in HTML/XHTML? When should you use each?
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Can we have multiple <tbody> in same <table>?
Can we have multiple <tbody> tags in same <table>? If yes then in what scenarios should we use multiple <tbody> tags?
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Make a div into a link
I have a <div> block with some fancy visual content that I don't want to change. I want to make it a clickable link.
I'm looking for something like <a href="…"><div> … </div>&...
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Margin on child element moves parent element
I have a div (parent) that contains another div (child). Parent is the first element in body with no particular CSS style. When I set
.child
{
margin-top: 10px;
}
The end result is that top of ...
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Can an HTML element have multiple ids?
I understand that an id must be unique within an HTML/XHTML page.
For a given element, can I assign multiple ids to it?
<div id="nested_element_123 task_123"></div>
I realize I ...
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votes
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How do I properly escape quotes inside HTML attributes?
I have a drop down on a web page which is breaking when the value string contains a quote.
The value is "asd, but in the DOM it always appears as an empty string.
I have tried every way I know to ...
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Add centered text to the middle of a horizontal rule [duplicate]
I'm wondering what options one has in xhtml 1.0 strict to create a line on both sides of text like-so:
Section one
----------------------- Next section -----------------------
Section two
I've ...
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votes
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How do I link to part of a page? (hash?)
How do you link (with <a>) so that the browser goes to certain subheading on the target page as opposed to the top?
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Tick symbol in HTML/XHTML
We need to display a tick symbol (✓ or ✔) within an internal web app and would ideally like to avoid using an image.
Has to work starting with IE 6.0.2900 on a XP box, ideally we need ...
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votes
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HTML list-style-type dash
Is there a way to create a list-style in HTML with a dash (i.e. - or – – or — —) i.e.
<ul>
<li>abc</li>
</ul>
Outputting:
- abc
It's ...
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answers
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Replacing H1 text with a logo image: best method for SEO and accessibility?
It seems like there are a few different techniques out there, so I was hoping to get a "definitive" answer on this...
On a website, it's common practice to create a logo that links to the homepage. I ...
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votes
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Custom attributes - Yea or nay?
Recently I have been reading more and more about people using custom attributes in their HTML tags, mainly for the purpose of embedding some extra bits of data for use in javascript code.
I was ...
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