# is-self-closing
> Returns true if the given name is a HTML void element or common SVG self-closing element.
Latest version **1.0.1** (published 2017-10-30) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads
## Install
```sh
npm install is-self-closing
pnpm add is-self-closing
yarn add is-self-closing
bun add is-self-closing
```
## Health
**Score 15/100 (F)** — status: abandoned.
Positive: no vulnerabilities.
Warnings: low downloads; no types; no esm support.
Negative: abandoned; low maintenance score.
## Facts
| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.1 |
| Published | 2017-10-30 |
| First published | 2017-01-21 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | none |
| Module format | CommonJS |
| Node | >=0.12.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| GitHub stars | 8 |
| Author | Jon Schlinkert |
| Maintainers | jonschlinkert |
| Keywords | closing, element, elements, html, is, self, self-closing, svg, tag, tags, void, xml |
## Links
- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-self-closing
- Repository: https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-self-closing
- Issues: https://github.com/jonschlinkert/is-self-closing/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/is-self-closing
## Dependencies (1)
- [self-closing-tags](https://npm.io/package/self-closing-tags.md) ^1.0.1
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## Recent versions
- 1.0.1 (latest) — 2017-10-30
- 1.0.0 — 2017-01-21
- 0.1.0 — 2017-01-21
## README
# is-self-closing [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-self-closing) [](https://npmjs.org/package/is-self-closing) [](https://npmjs.org/package/is-self-closing) [](https://travis-ci.org/jonschlinkert/is-self-closing)
> Returns true if the given name is a HTML void element or common SVG self-closing element.
Please consider following this project's author, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert), and consider starring the project to show your :heart: and support.
## Install
Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
```sh
$ npm install --save is-self-closing
```
## Usage
```js
var isSelfClosing = require('is-self-closing');
console.log(isSelfClosing('path')); // SVG
console.log(isSelfClosing('img'));
//=> true
console.log(isSelfClosing('foo'));
//=> false
```
## About
Contributing
Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new).
Please read the [contributing guide](.github/contributing.md) for advice on opening issues, pull requests, and coding standards.
Running Tests
Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:
```sh
$ npm install && npm test
```
Building docs
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```sh
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### Author
**Jon Schlinkert**
* [github/jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert)
* [twitter/jonschlinkert](https://twitter.com/jonschlinkert)
### License
Copyright © 2017, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert).
Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
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