$('<span class="x">') does not parse in IE

[kellyselden]

test case: ​http://jsfiddle.net/YRnFa/

$('<span>') //works
$('<span class="x" />') //works
$('<span class="x">') //doesn't work

works fine in FF.

[dmethvin]

Yes. The docs are clear on this.

​http://api.jquery.com/jQuery/#jQuery2

To ensure cross-platform compatibility, the snippet must be well-formed. Tags that can contain other elements should be paired with a closing tag ... Alternatively, jQuery allows XML-like tag syntax (with or without a space before the slash)