What are void elements in HTML?

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Void elements (also called self-closing or empty elements) are HTML elements that cannot have any content or child elements. They don't have a closing tag. Common examples include:
- <br> - Line break
- <hr> - Horizontal rule
- <img> - Image
- <input> - Form input
- <meta> - Metadata
- <link> - External resource link

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