What is HTML5 ?, HTML5?
HTML5 is the next generation of HTML.
What is HTML5?
HTML5 will become a new standard for HTML, XHTML, and html dom.
The previous version of HTML was born in 1999. Since then, the Web world has undergone great changes.
HTML5 is still in progress. However, most modern browsers already have some HTML5 support.
How does HTML5 get started?
HTML5 is the result of W3C cooperation with WHATWG.
Editor's note: W3C refers to World Wide Web Consortium.
Editor's note: WHATWG refers to the Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group.
WHATWG focuses on web forms and applications, while W3C focuses on XHTML 2.0. On April 9, 2006, the two sides decided to cooperate to create a new version of HTML.
Rules for HTML5:
- The new features should be based on HTML, CSS, DOM, and JavaScript.
- Reduce the need for external plug-ins (such as Flash)
- Better error handling
- More replace script Markup
- HTML5 should be independent of devices
- Development process should be transparent to the public
New Features
Some interesting new features in HTML5:
- Canvas elements used for painting
- Video and audio elements used for media playback
- Better support for local offline storage
- New special content elements, such as article, footer, header, nav, section
- New Form controls, such as calendar, date, time, email, url, and search
Browser support
The latest versions of Safari, Chrome, Firefox, and Opera support some HTML5 features. Internet Explorer 9 will support some HTML5 features.