Why would you need a slash at the end of a URL?

Question

Is there a difference between these URLs in regards to having slashes at the end of the URL?

https://drchrono.com/about_us
https://drchrono.com/about_us/
         


        

Answer 1

/ is the separation character.

From the RFC

Some URL schemes (such as the ftp, http, and file schemes) contain names that can be considered hierarchical; the components of the hierarchy are separated by "/".

Having a / at the end states that there might be more stuff in the url.