# Error : Tag must be paired for \<input\>\</input\>

**URL:** <https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/error-tag-must-be-paired-for-input-input/4175>\
**Category:** Beginners\
**Created:** [May 25, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/error-tag-must-be-paired-for-input-input/4175 "2020-05-25T17:02:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![xayaraj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/eb8c5e/32.png) [@xayaraj](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/xayaraj)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/error-tag-must-be-paired-for-input-input/4175/1 "2020-05-25T17:02:46Z")

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When I drag “Input” component to the drop down tree, it generates `<input></input>` html line. Is there a way to tell Pinegrow to generates `<input />` instead?

Error: Tag must be paired, no start tag: []

![2020-05-25 12_58_55-C__pineGrowCss_All-the-way-css_index.html - Pinegrow Web Editor](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/pinegrow/original/2X/0/0e693dd4a071b70ef1d958964c06fa3d1791d754.png)

Error: Tag must be paired, no start tag: []

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**Author:** ![AllMediaLab](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/allmedialab/32/2079_2.png) [@AllMediaLab](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/AllMediaLab)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2020, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/error-tag-must-be-paired-for-input-input/4175/2 "2020-05-25T17:20:59Z")

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Maybe a Pinegrow bug?

This is how you use a input tag:  
`<input id="telefoon" name="telefoon" placeholder="Telefoonnummer" type="text">`

[https://www.w3schools.com/html/html\_form\_input\_types.asp](https://www.w3schools.com/html/html_form_input_types.asp)

Not all tags have a closing tag like:` </div>`

This is what I get when inserting a input in Pinegrow Bootstrap 4 exactly how it should be:  
`<input type="text" class="form-control" placeholder="Placeholder text">`

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**Author:** ![xayaraj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/eb8c5e/32.png) [@xayaraj](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/xayaraj)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/error-tag-must-be-paired-for-input-input/4175/3 "2020-05-25T19:18:00Z")

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With Pinegrow blank index.html, when I drag the input component to the tree or insert, it automatically include the `</input>` closing tag. Seem like a bug to me. The only way I know is to edit the index.html file directly to get rid of the error by deleting the closing tag.

I love Pinegrow. It speeds up my learning on html and css.

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**Author:** ![droidgoo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/droidgoo/32/2209_2.png) [@droidgoo](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/droidgoo)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2020, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/error-tag-must-be-paired-for-input-input/4175/4 "2020-05-25T20:28:08Z")

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i’m using PG pro on a pc and when i insert a form input object all i get is `<input>`

do you have the latest version?

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**Author:** ![xayaraj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/eb8c5e/32.png) [@xayaraj](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/xayaraj)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2020, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/error-tag-must-be-paired-for-input-input/4175/5 "2020-05-25T21:01:51Z")

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Yes. Mine is on windows 10 PC with the latest 5.96.

 ![Capture](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/pinegrow/original/2X/1/1e15614337f281b0cbe4e56081fa37ede2e3af7a.png)

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**Author:** ![matjaz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/matjaz/32/5_2.png) [@matjaz](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/matjaz)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2020, 11:30pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/error-tag-must-be-paired-for-input-input/4175/6 "2020-05-25T23:30:36Z")

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Thanks @xayaraj, this will be fixed in the next update.

Matjaz