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 @90ee7ca1 it's also quite good for teaching.

If you don't *know* the intricacies of HTML, then it makes logical sense to write:

`<br></br>` just as you'd write `<p></p>`

or

`<img></img>` just as you'd write `<video></video>`

So showing `<br/>` and `<img/>` helps the learner understand that this element is self closing.