HTML is Hypertext Markup Language, and it is the most common language used to create web pages. We’ve got some simple and easy Beginners guide to web designing, take a look if you’re trying to get a hang of HTML. The basic HTML structure is composed of tags, but you can also embed images, videos, and load scripts from other languages (e.g., Javascript) inside pages. HTML 5 is something more advanced than the normal HTML. Its got short codes and is very simple to implement in your pages. It basically helps coding and loading of pages faster!
Some major things that we’ll see with HTML 5:
- The elements will be more aligned with modern web design practices. Some of the new tags include <header>,<nav>,<aside> and <footer>.
- The DOCTYPE was simplified to <!DOCTYPE html>.
- You will be able to embed audio and video directly in the HTML code and without the need for external plugins. The two new elements for that are <audio> and <video>.
- New APIs (application programming interfaces) will be included. This will enable developers to add drag-n-drop features, document editing, drawing and so on.
Html5 gallery is a showcase of sites using html5 markup, with twin primary aims to help web designers and developers of how to implement html5 into their sites now.. Many browsers are adding HTML 5 specs, but it might be a while before they are fully compatible and before developers start using the language. If you want to test it, both Firefox 3.1 and Safari 3.1 should have support for some features. You can go to youtube.com/html5 to see a demo page built with HTML 5.
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HTML 5 improves interoperability and reduces development costs by making precise rules on how to handle all HTML elements, teaches how to recover from errors easily and helps load pages real fast! Some of the new features in HTML 5 are functions for embedding audio, video, graphics, client-side data storage, and interactive documents. HTML 5 also contains new elements like <nav>, <header>, <footer>,<!DOCTYPE html> and <figure>.
Well, this sounds real nice but we need to wait and see how this can help developers. What’s on your mind? I’d bet you’ve got something to say! – Post your comments below or send us some tips.
