diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/preferences/center_alignment.html b/searx/templates/simple/preferences/center_alignment.html
index 80508a1ae..fa94da3ad 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/preferences/center_alignment.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/preferences/center_alignment.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
            {%- if preferences.get_value('center_alignment') -%}
              checked
            {%- endif -%}{{- ' ' -}}
-           />{{- '' -}}
+           >{{- '' -}}
   </p>{{- '' -}}
   <div class="description">
     {{- _('Displays results in the center of the page (Oscar layout).') -}}
diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/preferences/image_proxy.html b/searx/templates/simple/preferences/image_proxy.html
index afb3465d4..d79a57b16 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/preferences/image_proxy.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/preferences/image_proxy.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
            {%- if preferences.get_value('image_proxy') -%}
              checked
            {%- endif -%}{{- ' ' -}}
-           />{{- '' -}}
+           >{{- '' -}}
   </p>{{- '' -}}
   <div class="description">
     {{- _('Proxying image results through SearXNG') -}}
diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/preferences/infinite_scroll.html b/searx/templates/simple/preferences/infinite_scroll.html
index 1a734ae1a..cda8008c9 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/preferences/infinite_scroll.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/preferences/infinite_scroll.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
            {%- if preferences.get_value('infinite_scroll') -%}
              checked
            {%- endif -%}{{- ' ' -}}
-           />{{- '' -}}
+           >{{- '' -}}
   </p>{{- '' -}}
   <div class="description">
     {{- _('Automatically load next page when scrolling to bottom of current page') -}}
diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/preferences/query_in_title.html b/searx/templates/simple/preferences/query_in_title.html
index 924d6ccd1..468df901a 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/preferences/query_in_title.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/preferences/query_in_title.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
            {%- if preferences.get_value('query_in_title') -%}
              checked
            {%- endif -%}{{- ' ' -}}
-           />{{- '' -}}
+           >{{- '' -}}
   </p>{{- '' -}}
   <div class="description">
     {{- _("When enabled, the result page's title contains your query. Your browser can record this title") -}}
diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/preferences/results_on_new_tab.html b/searx/templates/simple/preferences/results_on_new_tab.html
index 972485dcf..2e05bca01 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/preferences/results_on_new_tab.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/preferences/results_on_new_tab.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
            {%- if preferences.get_value('results_on_new_tab') -%}
              checked
            {%- endif -%}{{- ' ' -}}
-           />{{- ' ' -}}
+           >{{- ' ' -}}
   </p>{{- '' -}}
   <div class="description">
     {{- _('Open result links on new browser tabs') -}}
diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/preferences/search_on_category_select.html b/searx/templates/simple/preferences/search_on_category_select.html
index 2bc680a61..76e970fa2 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/preferences/search_on_category_select.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/preferences/search_on_category_select.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
            {%- if preferences.get_value('search_on_category_select') -%}
              checked
            {%- endif -%}{{- ' ' -}}
-           />{{- '' -}}
+           >{{- '' -}}
   </p>{{- '' -}}
   <div class="description">
     {{- _('Perform search immediately if a category selected. Disable to select multiple categories') -}}
diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/preferences/tokens.html b/searx/templates/simple/preferences/tokens.html
index 11d85c75f..51b16cd27 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/preferences/tokens.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/preferences/tokens.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   <div class="value">{{- '' -}}
     <input name="tokens" aria-labelledby="pref_tokens" type="text"
            autocomplete="off" spellcheck="false" autocorrect="off"
-           value='{{ preferences.tokens.get_value() }}'/>{{- '' -}}
+           value='{{ preferences.tokens.get_value() }}'>{{- '' -}}
   </div>{{- '' -}}
   <div class="description">
     {{- _('Access tokens for private engines') -}}