[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #63824: button is not a self-closing HTML element and needs a closing tag

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#63824: button is not a self-closing HTML element and needs a closing tag
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 Reporter:  kkmuffme      |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:
Component:  Media         |     Version:  4.8
 Severity:  trivial       |  Resolution:  invalid
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:
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Changes (by ocean90):

 * keywords:  has-patch changes-requested =>
 * status:  reopened => closed
 * resolution:   => invalid


Comment:

 In jQuery, `$( '<element />' )` is just a shorthand for `$(
 '<element></element>' )`. jQuery will not add `<element />` to the DOM,
 instead it uses `createElement( element )` under the hood.

 See
 https://github.com/jquery/jquery/blob/9c84195b9445645ba22f1c88d464d0b7d5ba22dd/src/core/parseHTML.js#L34
 and
 https://github.com/jquery/jquery/blob/9c84195b9445645ba22f1c88d464d0b7d5ba22dd/src/core/var/rsingleTag.js#L3C25-L3C90.

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