Are XHTML self closing elements still valid in HTML5?

Question

I was wondering if I can write self closing elements like in XHTML in HTML5, for example, can be

Answer 1

HTML5 can either be coded as XHTML, or as HTML 4. It's flexible that way.

As to which is the correct way, that's a preference. I suspect that many web designers into standards are used to XHTML and will probably continue to code that way.

You can go straight to: http://html5.validator.nu/ to validate your code, or if you have the right doctype, the official W3C site will use it for you.