What are the new features and elements in HTML5?
What are the new features and elements in HTML5?
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-XML namespaces & attributes no longer required.
-Simpler doctype declaration.
-No more self closing syntax.
-New way to declare document charset.
-Easier and shorter stylesheet and script declaration.
Simpler doctype declaration.
No more self closing syntax.
Easier and shorter stylesheet and script declaration.
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Email Inputs
Placeholders
Local Storage
Required Attribute
Video Support
Display Controls
Detect Support for Attributes
HTML5 is the latest version of HTML which is mainly used to presenting content for the WWW. HTML5 specifies scripting application programming interfaces that can be used with JavaScript. An HTML5 browser will be flexible in handling incorrect syntax.
The <canvas> element for 2D drawing
The <video> and <audio> elements for media playback
New content-specific elements like <article>, <footer>, <header>, <nav>, <section>
New form controls, like calendar, date, time, email, url, search
New Elements in HTML5
The internet, and the use of the internet, has changed a lot since HTML 4.01 became a standard in 1999.
Today, several elements in HTML 4.01 are obsolete, never used, or not used the way they were intended. All those elements are removed or re-written in HTML5.
To better handle today's internet use, HTML5 also includes new elements for drawing graphics, adding media content, better page structure, better form handling, and several APIs to drag/drop elements, find Geolocation, include web storage, application cache, web workers, etc.
The New <canvas> Element
Tag Description
<canvas> Used to draw graphics, on the fly, via scripting (usually JavaScript)
New Media Elements
Tag Description
<audio> Defines sound content
<video> Defines a video or movie
<source> Defines multiple media resources for <video> and <audio>
<embed> Defines a container for an external application or interactive content (a plug-in)
<track> Defines text tracks for <video> and <audio>
New Form Elements
Tag Description
<datalist> Specifies a list of pre-defined options for input controls
<keygen> Defines a key-pair generator field (for forms)
<output> Defines the result of a calculation
New Semantic/Structural Elements
HTML5 offers new elements for better structure:
Tag Description
<article> Defines an article
<aside> Defines content aside from the page content
<bdi> Isolates a part of text that might be formatted in a different direction from other text outside it
<command> Defines a command button that a user can invoke
<details> Defines additional details that the user can view or hide
<dialog> Defines a dialog box or window
<summary> Defines a visible heading for a <details> element
<figure> Specifies self-contained content, like illustrations, diagrams, photos, code listings, etc.
<figcaption> Defines a caption for a <figure> element
<footer> Defines a footer for a document or section
<header> Defines a header for a document or section
<hgroup> Groups a set of <h1> to <h6> elements when a heading has multiple levels
<mark> Defines marked/highlighted text
<meter> Defines a scalar measurement within a known range (a gauge)
<nav> Defines navigation links
<progress> Represents the progress of a task
<ruby> Defines a ruby annotation (for East Asian typography)
<rt> Defines an explanation/pronunciation of characters (for East Asian typography)
<rp> Defines what to show in browsers that do not support ruby annotations
<section> Defines a section in a document
<time> Defines a date/time
<wbr> Defines a possible line-break
HTML5 Features-
-Simpler doctype declaration.
-XML namespaces and attributes no longer needed.
-New way to declare document charset.
-Easier and shorter stylesheet and script declaration.
-No more self closing syntax.
I totally agree with blessy_smith. Thanks for sharing informative information, it's really useful for those which are use HTML5.
HTML5 has great features, there are many useful tags present in it and inbuilt features.
There are some important and useful features added in HTML5. Some of them are as follow.
<canvas> tag Used to draw graphics, on the fly, via scripting (usually JavaScript)
<audio> Defines sound content
<video> Defines a video or movie
<source> Defines multiple media resources for <video> and <audio>
<embed> Defines a container for an external application or interactive content (a plug-in)
<track> Defines text tracks for <video> and <audio> and more. With the help of these tags you can make coding easy than previous version.
The <canvas> element for 2D drawing
The <video> and <audio> elements for media playback
Support for local storage
New content-specific elements, like <article>, <footer>, <header>, <nav>, <section>
New form controls, like calendar, date, time, email, url, search
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