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In JSX, `<MyComponent />` alone is valid while `<MyComponent>` isn't. All tags must be closed, either with the self-closing format or with a corresponding closing tag (`</MyComponent>`).

> Note:
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> Every React component can be self-closing: `<div />`. `<div></div>` is also an equivalent.