diff --git a/packages/intl/.size-limit.json b/packages/intl/.size-limit.json
index 95e98559..37d5d6de 100644
--- a/packages/intl/.size-limit.json
+++ b/packages/intl/.size-limit.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "name": "All publics",
     "path": "dist/index.js",
     "import": "*",
-    "limit": "1.8 kB"
+    "limit": "1.85 kB"
   },
   {
     "name": "Minimal set",
diff --git a/packages/intl/src/format/rich.spec.ts b/packages/intl/src/format/rich.spec.ts
index ca67268e..01f76881 100644
--- a/packages/intl/src/format/rich.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/intl/src/format/rich.spec.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ const tags = {
   strong: (chunks: (string | Node)[]) => ({
     type: 'strong',
     children: chunks
+  }),
+  br: () => ({
+    type: 'br',
+    children: []
   })
 }
 
@@ -93,6 +97,48 @@ describe('intl', () => {
           'guidelines.'
         ])
       })
+
+      it('should map self-closing tags', () => {
+        expect(mapTags('First line<br/>second line', tags)).toEqual([
+          'First line',
+          {
+            type: 'br',
+            children: []
+          },
+          'second line'
+        ])
+        expect(mapTags('First line<br />second line', tags)).toEqual([
+          'First line',
+          {
+            type: 'br',
+            children: []
+          },
+          'second line'
+        ])
+      })
+
+      it('should map self-closing tags inside other tags', () => {
+        expect(mapTags('<strong>First<br/>second</strong>', tags)).toEqual([
+          {
+            type: 'strong',
+            children: [
+              'First',
+              {
+                type: 'br',
+                children: []
+              },
+              'second'
+            ]
+          }
+        ])
+      })
+
+      it('should ignore unknown self-closing tags', () => {
+        expect(mapTags('First<hr/>second', tags)).toEqual([
+          'First',
+          'second'
+        ])
+      })
     })
   })
 })
diff --git a/packages/intl/src/format/rich.ts b/packages/intl/src/format/rich.ts
index 33736f51..c36dcb78 100644
--- a/packages/intl/src/format/rich.ts
+++ b/packages/intl/src/format/rich.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export function rich<T>(
   }
 }
 
-const tagRegex = /<\/?([A-Za-z][\w.-]*)>/g
+const tagRegex = /<(\/?)([A-Za-z][\w.-]*)\s*(\/?)>/g
 
 interface RichFrame<T> {
   tag: string
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ interface RichFrame<T> {
 
 /**
  * Maps rich-text tags in a string to chunks using provided tag handlers.
+ * Self-closing tags are mapped with empty chunks.
  * Unknown or malformed tags are ignored as markup and only their text content is kept.
  * @param input - Rich-text input string.
  * @param tags - Tag handlers used to map known tags.
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ export function mapTags<T>(
   let match: RegExpExecArray | null
 
   while (match = tagRegex.exec(input)) {
-    const [rawTag, tag] = match
+    const [, closing, tag, selfClosing] = match
     const current = stack[stack.length - 1]
 
     if (match.index > lastIndex) {
@@ -99,13 +100,15 @@ export function mapTags<T>(
     }
 
     if (tag in tags) {
-      if (rawTag[1] === '/') {
+      if (closing) {
         if (current.tag === tag) {
           stack.pop()
           stack[stack.length - 1].chunks.push(
             tags[tag](current.chunks)
           )
         }
+      } else if (selfClosing) {
+        current.chunks.push(tags[tag]([]))
       } else {
         stack.push({
           tag,