why my vs code doesn't fill the remaining tag automatically

[ivishal71]

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why my vs code doesn't fill the remaining tag automatically

[AlexseyWebsites]

Good day! Please formulate the question more correctly. Do you mean that you do not have the auto-completion feature (where it is initially written in grey and you need to press Tab to apply it)? If so, then you likely need to connect AI to your VS Code, as it is the AI that completes the code.

[marcelowkr2]

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Hi,

I’ve noticed that Visual Studio Code no longer auto-completes the closing tag when I type an opening HTML/XML tag (like

). It used to insert the corresponding

automatically, but now it doesn’t.

Does anyone know why this might be happening?

Some extra details:

I'm using the latest version of VS Code.

I have HTML-related extensions installed (like the built-in HTML and Emmet).

Auto-closing of brackets/quotes still works, just not tags.

I already checked my settings, and "html.autoClosingTags" is enabled.

Any idea what could be causing this or how to fix it?

Thanks in advance!

[min-omniai]

Most likely cause: Auto closing tags is disabled.

👨🏻‍🔧 Quick fix:
Settings → Search "auto closing tags" → Enable html.autoClosingTags
Or check if file language mode is correct (bottom right corner)

Alternative: Press "Ctrl+Shift+P" → "Developer: Reload Window"
If still not working, try disabling extensions temporarily to check for conflicts.

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