Introduction to HTML 5_html/css_WEB-ITnose

HTML5 is the next generation of HTML.

What is HTML5?

HTML5 will become the new standard for HTML, XHTML and HTML DOM.

The last version of HTML was created in 1999. The world of the Web has changed dramatically since then.

HTML5 is still a work in progress. However, most modern browsers already have some HTML5 support.

How did HTML5 get started?

HTML5 is the result of a collaboration between the W3C and the WHATWG.

W3C refers to World Wide Web Consortium, World Wide Web Consortium.

WHATWG refers to the Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group.

The WHATWG focuses on web forms and applications, while the W3C focuses on XHTML 2.0. In 2006, the two parties decided to collaborate to create a new version of HTML.

Some rules established for HTML5:

New features should be based on HTML, CSS, DOM and JavaScript.

Reduced need for external plugins (like Flash)

Better error handling

More markup to replace scripts

HTML5 should be device independent

The development process should be transparent to the public

New Features

Some interesting new features in HTML5:

For drawing canvas element

video and audio elements 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, search

Browser support

latest version Safari, Chrome, Firefox, and Opera support certain HTML5 features. Internet Explorer 9 will support certain HTML5 features.