diff --git a/crates/zensical/src/compat/mkdocs/plugin/minify/html.rs b/crates/zensical/src/compat/mkdocs/plugin/minify/html.rs
index 8aec48b..6417914 100644
--- a/crates/zensical/src/compat/mkdocs/plugin/minify/html.rs
+++ b/crates/zensical/src/compat/mkdocs/plugin/minify/html.rs
@@ -245,6 +245,23 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn separates_self_closing_tags_from_unquoted_attribute_values() {
+        let input = concat!(
+            r#"<svg><path d="M0 0"/>"#,
+            r#"<circle cx="12" cy="8" r="2"/>"#,
+            r#"<path d="M1 1"/></svg>"#,
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            minify(input, &options(), false, false),
+            concat!(
+                r#"<svg><path d="M0 0"/>"#,
+                r#"<circle cx=12 cy=8 r=2 />"#,
+                r#"<path d="M1 1"/></svg>"#,
+            )
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn minifies_supported_inline_languages() {
         let input = r#"<script> const value = 1 + 2; </script>
diff --git a/crates/zensical/src/compat/mkdocs/plugin/minify/html/serializer.rs b/crates/zensical/src/compat/mkdocs/plugin/minify/html/serializer.rs
index 33ed55f..36d3463 100644
--- a/crates/zensical/src/compat/mkdocs/plugin/minify/html/serializer.rs
+++ b/crates/zensical/src/compat/mkdocs/plugin/minify/html/serializer.rs
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ impl<'a> Serializer<'a> {
         self.output.push_str(&tag.output_name);
 
         let mut preserve = false;
+        let mut unquoted = false;
         for attribute in &tag.attributes {
             // A configured prefix protects an attribute from normalization;
             // the prefix itself is omitted from rendered output.
@@ -265,6 +266,7 @@ impl<'a> Serializer<'a> {
             self.output.push(' ');
             self.output.push_str(output_name);
             let Some(value) = &attribute.value else {
+                unquoted = false;
                 continue;
             };
 
@@ -274,6 +276,7 @@ impl<'a> Serializer<'a> {
                 || (self.options.reduce_boolean_attributes
                     && is_boolean_attribute(&tag.name, name))
             {
+                unquoted = false;
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -285,7 +288,7 @@ impl<'a> Serializer<'a> {
             } else {
                 value.decoded.as_str()
             };
-            serialize_attribute_value(
+            unquoted = serialize_attribute_value(
                 &mut self.output,
                 value,
                 self.options.remove_optional_attribute_quotes,
@@ -294,6 +297,11 @@ impl<'a> Serializer<'a> {
         }
 
         if self_closing && !is_void(&tag.name) {
+            // Without whitespace, the solidus is part of an unquoted value,
+            // so the HTML parser does not acknowledge the self-closing flag.
+            if unquoted {
+                self.output.push(' ');
+            }
             self.output.push_str("/>");
         } else {
             self.output.push('>');
diff --git a/crates/zensical/src/compat/mkdocs/plugin/minify/html/syntax.rs b/crates/zensical/src/compat/mkdocs/plugin/minify/html/syntax.rs
index ec63c8c..7a04eed 100644
--- a/crates/zensical/src/compat/mkdocs/plugin/minify/html/syntax.rs
+++ b/crates/zensical/src/compat/mkdocs/plugin/minify/html/syntax.rs
@@ -148,17 +148,19 @@ pub fn escape_text(output: &mut String, value: &str) {
 }
 
 /// Serializes an attribute value with minimal safe quoting.
+///
+/// Returns whether the serialized value is unquoted.
 pub fn serialize_attribute_value(
     output: &mut String, value: &str, remove_quotes: bool,
     preserve_references: bool,
-) {
+) -> bool {
     if remove_quotes && !value.is_empty() && value.chars().all(is_unquoted) {
         if preserve_references {
             output.push_str(value);
         } else {
             escape_ampersands(output, value);
         }
-        return;
+        return true;
     }
 
     let single = value.matches('\'').count();
@@ -174,6 +176,7 @@ pub fn serialize_attribute_value(
         }
     }
     output.push(quote);
+    false
 }
 
 /// Escapes ampersands in an attribute value.