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Ok, this "well-formedness" is suited to XML family markups!

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What about non-XML family ones, like TeX markup family? What about Wikitext/MediaWiki markup family? Is it also possible to talk about well-formedness in the latter two families? Kazkaskazkasako (talk) 14:08, 27 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Line breaks. br variants discussion elsewhere

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Please see Help talk:Line-break handling#Let us ignore syntax highlighters that do not accept <br>

It is a detailed discussion with participation from editors, developers, admins, etc.. Concerning wikitext most people in that thread want <br> used, not <br />. See also: KISS principle.

Wikitext is different. Wikitext is simpler. See also MOS:MARKUP: "Other things being equal, keep markup simple. This makes wikitext easier to understand and edit, and the results seen by the reader more predictable. Use HTML and CSS markup sparingly." --Timeshifter (talk) 08:46, 11 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]