HTML Tag Validator

Validate HTML markup for unclosed tags, mismatched nesting, invalid self-closing tags, duplicate IDs, and structural issues.

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What Is HTML Tag Validation?

HTML tag validation checks your HTML markup for structural errors that can break page rendering, harm SEO, and cause accessibility issues. Common problems include unclosed tags (e.g., <div> without </div>), mismatched nesting (e.g., <b><i>text</b></i>), invalid self-closing tags (e.g., <div />), duplicate IDs, and improperly nested inline/block elements.

This tool parses your HTML and validates tag structure, nesting rules, self-closing tag conventions (HTML5 vs XHTML), ID uniqueness, deprecated tags, and generates a visual tag hierarchy tree. Unlike W3C validation which checks against the full HTML spec, this tool focuses specifically on tag structure — catching the most common issues that cause rendering bugs and layout breaks in production.

How to Use This HTML Tag Validator

  1. Paste HTML — Type or paste your HTML markup into the text area. Supports full HTML documents or fragments.
  2. Click Validate — Press the Validate button to analyze the HTML structure.
  3. Review issues — The results show a summary, a detailed list of each issue with line numbers, and a tag hierarchy tree.
  4. Try examples — Use Valid Example for clean HTML or Invalid Example to see various tag errors.

Frequently Asked Questions

What types of HTML issues does this tool detect?

This tool detects: unclosed tags, mismatched nesting order, invalid self-closing tags on non-void elements, duplicate ID attributes, unknown/deprecated HTML tags, missing form attributes, improperly nested inline elements inside block elements, and empty tags that may indicate missing content.

Is this a replacement for W3C HTML validation?

No. This tool focuses specifically on tag structure validation. For full spec compliance, use the W3C Validator in addition to this tool.

What are void elements in HTML?

Void elements (area, base, br, col, embed, hr, img, input, link, meta, param, source, track, wbr) cannot have children and must not have a closing tag. This tool flags non-void elements used with self-closing syntax as warnings.

Do you check for accessibility issues beyond tag structure?

This tool focuses on structural tag validation. For accessibility issues, use a dedicated accessibility checker.

Is my data sent to a server?

No. All validation is performed entirely in your browser. Your HTML is never uploaded to any server.

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