Self-closing HTML tags and unclosed tags?

Hello,

Sometimes I have problems by closing certain tags, namely the <img> tag.

W3 Schools shows this example:
<img src="smiley.gif" alt="Smiley face" height="42" width="42">

But the V3 Validator and also other programs who me "unclosed tag", so I simply add </img>

Another way is to write:
<img src="image.gif"></img>

What do you think about these, how is it best to code them? These and similar tags?
As I know, there are self-closing tags, but in practice it doesn't always work. And I don't want to collect negative point in Google because of this.

Tips, advice ideas?

 

i use something like this <img src="smiley.gif" alt="Smiley face" height="42" width="42" />

 

If you are validating as HTML, what you posted should be fine. It's valid HTML 4.01. If you're using xHTML then use what bowodesign posted.

 

Yes, that's exactly the way I code it, but some programs find that "unclosed"... wicked!

 

<img ... /> is not unclosed. If the W3C validator passes it, it's valid (since they pretty much decide what's valid). If another validator says it's unclosed, you've found a defective validator.

 

what kind of program? better you change your program then, move to something like notepad++