HTML and XML Difference FAQs
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XML and HTML have some key differences - XML provides user-definable tags while HTML has a defined set of tags for web display. XML is content-driven and end tags are essential, whereas HTML is format-driven and end tags are not always required. XML also requires quotes around attribute values and a slash in empty tags.
HTML and XML Difference FAQs
- 1. 1) What are differences between XML and HTML? S.N XML HTML o 1 XML provides user definable HTML provides defined set of tags tags designed for web display 2 XML is content driven HTML is format driven 3 End tags are essential in a End tags are not always well formed XML document. In required.<HTML> tag needs an a well formed document, equivalent </HTML> tag but elements can be defined as <br> tag does not require single tag or a pair of tags like </br> tag <student/> or the <student>…</student> pair 4 Quotes required around Quotes are not required for the attribute values values of attributes 5 Slash required in empty tags Slash not required 6 XML is used for describing HTML is used for designing data pages