Troubleshooting Guide: Fix Broken HTML Comment Tags The code snippet in your title is a common web development headache. The issue happens because the closing comment tag is malformed, which breaks the HTML structure and accidentally hides your content. Here is exactly why it fails and how to fix it. The Problem
Your original code looks like this:”,false,false]–> Not working .
Dangling Closes: You have a closing tag –> at the start without an opening tag before it. The browser gets confused, treats the text as part of a broken tag, and hides your content.
To display the text “Not working” safely, you must format the comment tags correctly. Choose one of the options below depending on your goal. Option 1: Hide the text completely
If you want to comment out the text so users cannot see it on the page, wrap it cleanly: Use code with caution. Option 2: Show the text on the page
If you want the text “Not working” to be visible to users, remove the broken comment tags entirely: Not working Use code with caution. Option 3: Display the literal code characters
If you are writing a tutorial and want users to actually see the Use code with caution.
To help pinpoint the exact fix for your project, could you tell me where this code is running (e.g., WordPress, a custom React app, or raw HTML)? If you can share the surrounding lines of code, I can rewrite the exact snippet you need. Saved time Comprehensive Inappropriate Not working
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