What Is HTML5?

What is HTML5?
HTML5 will be the new standard for HTML, XHTML, and the HTML DOM.
The previous version of HTML came in 1999. The web has changed a lot since then.
HTML5 is still a work in progress. However, most modern browsers have some HTML5 support.
How Did HTML5 Get Started?

HTML5 is a cooperation between the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and the Web
Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG).
WHATWG was working with web forms and applications, and W3C was working with XHTML
2.0. In 2006, they decided to cooperate and create a new version of HTML.
Some rules for HTML5 were established:
• New features should be based on HTML, CSS, DOM, and JavaScript

• Reduce the need for external plugins (like Flash)
• Better error handling
• More markup to replace scripting
• HTML5 should be device independent
• The development process should be visible to the public
New Features
Some of the most interesting new features in HTML5:
• The canvas element for drawing

• The video and audio elements for media playback
• Better support for local offline storage
• New content specific elements, like article, footer, header, nav, section
• New form controls, like calendar, date, time, email, url, search
Browser Support
HTML5 is not yet an official standard, and no browsers have full HTML5 support.
But all major browsers (Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Internet Explorer) continue to add
new HTML5 features to their latest versions.
New Elements in HTML5

The internet has changed a lot since HTML 4.01 became a standard in 1999.
Today, some elements in HTML 4.01 are obsolete, never used, or not used the way they were
intended to. These elements are deleted or re-written in HTML5.
To better handle today's internet use, HTML5 also includes new elements for better structure,
drawing, media content, and better form handling.
New Markup Elements

New elements for better structure:
Tag Description
<article> For external content, like text from a news-article, blog, forum, or any other
content from an external source
<aside> For content aside from the content it is placed in. The aside content should be
related to the surrounding content
<command> A button, or a radiobutton, or a checkbox
<details> For describing details about a document, or parts of a document
<summary> A caption, or summary, inside the details element
<figure> For grouping a section of stand-alone content, could be a video
<figcaption> The caption of the figure section
<footer> For a footer of a document or section, could include the name of the author,
the date of the document, contact information, or copyright information
<header> For an introduction of a document or section, could include navigation
<hgroup> For a section of headings, using <h1> to <h6>, where the largest is the main
heading of the section, and the others are sub-headings
<mark> For text that should be highlighted
<meter> For a measurement, used only if the maximum and minimum values are
known
<nav> For a section of navigation
<progress> The state of a work in progress
<ruby> For ruby annotation (Chinese notes or characters)
<rt> For explanation of the ruby annotation
<rp> What to show browsers that do not support the ruby element
<section> For a section in a document. Such as chapters, headers, footers, or any other
sections of the document
<time> For defining a time or a date, or both
<wbr> Word break. For defining a line-break opportunity.
New Media Elements

HTML5 provides a new standard for media content:
Tag Description
<audio> For multimedia content, sounds, music or other audio streams
<video> For video content, such as a movie clip or other video streams
<source> For media resources for media elements, defined inside video or audio
elements
<embed> For embedded content, such as a plug-in
The Canvas Element

The canvas element uses JavaScript to make drawings on a web page.
Tag Description
<canvas> For making graphics with a script
New Form Elements

HTML5 offers more form elements, with more functionality:
Tag Description
<datalist> A list of options for input values
<keygen> Generate keys to authenticate users
<output> For different types of output, such as output written by a script
New Input Type Attribute Values

Also, the input element's type attribute has many new values, for better input control before
sending it to the server:
Type Description
tel The input value is of type telephone number
search The input field is a search field
url The input value is a URL
email The input value is one or more email addresses
datetime The input value is a date and/or time
date The input value is a date
month The input value is a month
week The input value is a week
time The input value is of type time
datetime-local The input value is a local date/time
number The input value is a number
range The input value is a number in a given range
color The input value is a hexadecimal color, like #FF8800
Video on the Web
Until now, there has never been a standard for showing video on a web page.
Today, most videos are shown through a plugin (like flash). However, not all browsers have
the same plugins.
HTML5 specifies a standard way to include video, with the video element.
Video Formats
Currently, there are 3 supported video formats for the video element:
Format IE Firefox Opera Chrome Safari

Ogg No 3.5+ 10.5+ 5.0+ No
MPEG 4 9.0+ No No 5.0+ 3.0+
WebM No No 10.6+ 6.0+ No
• Ogg = Ogg files with Theora video codec and Vorbis audio codec
• MPEG4 = MPEG 4 files with H.264 video codec and AAC audio codec
• WebM = WebM files with VP8 video codec and Vorbis audio codec
How It Works
To show a video in HTML5, this is all you need:
<video src="movie.ogg" controls="controls">

</video>
The control attribute is for adding play, pause, and volume controls.
It is also always a good idea to include the width and height attributes.
Insert content between the <video> and </video> tags for browsers that do not support the
video element:
Example
<video src="movie.ogg" width="320" height="240" controls="controls">
Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>
Try it yourself »
The example above uses an Ogg file, and will work in Firefox, Opera and Chrome.
To make the video work in Internet Explorer, Safari and future versions of Chrome, we must
add a MPEG4 and WebM file.
The video element allows multiple source elements. Source elements can link to different
video files. The browser will use the first recognized format:
Example
<video width="320" height="240" controls="controls">
<source src="movie.ogg" type="video/ogg" />
<source src="movie.mp4" type="video/mp4" />
<source src="movie.webm" type="video/webm" />
Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>
Try it yourself »
All <video> Attributes

Attribute Value Description
audio muted Defining the default state of the the audio. Currently,
only "muted" is allowed
autoplay autoplay If present, then the video will start playing as soon
as it is ready
controls controls If present, controls will be displayed, such as a play
button
height pixels Sets the height of the video player
loop loop If present, the video will start over again, every time
it is finished
poster url Specifies the URL of an image representing the video
preload preload If present, the video will be loaded at page load, and
ready to run. Ignored if "autoplay" is present
src url The URL of the video to play
width pixels Sets the width of the video player
Audio on the Web

Until now, there has never been a standard for playing audio on a web page.
Today, most audio are played through a plugin (like flash). However, not all browsers have the
same plugins.
HTML5 specifies a standard way to include audio, with the audio element.
The audio element can play sound files, or an audio stream.

Audio Formats
Currently, there are 3 supported formats for the audio element:
Format IE 9 Firefox 3.5 Opera 10.5 Chrome 3.0 Safari 3.0

Ogg Vorbis No Yes Yes Yes No
MP3 Yes No No Yes Yes
Wav No Yes Yes No Yes
How It Works
To play an audio file in HTML5, this is all you need:
<audio src="song.ogg" controls="controls">

</audio>
The control attribute is for adding play, pause, and volume controls.
Insert content between the <audio> and </audio> tags for browsers that do not support the
audio element:
Example
<audio src="song.ogg" controls="controls">
Your browser does not support the audio element.
</audio>
Try it yourself »
The example above uses an Ogg file, and will work in Firefox, Opera and Chrome.
To make the audio work in Internet Explorer and Safari, add an audio file of the type MP3.
The audio element allows multiple source elements. Source elements can link to different
audio files. The browser will use the first recognized format:
Example
<audio controls="controls">
<source src="song.ogg" type="audio/ogg" />
<source src="song.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" />
</audio>
Try it yourself »
All <audio> Attributes
autoplay autoplay Specifies that the audio will start playing as soon as
it is ready.
controls controls Specifies that controls will be displayed, such as a
play button.
loop loop Specifies that the audio will start playing again
(looping) when it reaches the end
preload preload Specifies that the audio will be loaded at page load,
and ready to run. Ignored if autoplay is present.
src url Specifies the URL of the audio to play
The canvas element is used to draw graphics on a web page.
What is Canvas?
The HTML5 canvas element uses JavaScript to draw graphics on a web page.
A canvas is a rectangular area, and you control every pixel of it.
The canvas element has several methods for drawing paths, boxes, circles, characters, and
adding images.
Create a Canvas Element

Add a canvas element to the HTML5 page.
Specify the id, width, and height of the element:
<canvas id="myCanvas" width="200" height="100"></canvas>
Draw With JavaScript

The canvas element has no drawing abilities of its own. All drawing must be done inside a
JavaScript:
<script type="text/javascript">
var c=document.getElementById("myCanvas");
var cxt=c.getContext("2d");
cxt.fillStyle="#FF0000";
cxt.fillRect(0,0,150,75);
</script>
Try it yourself »
JavaScript uses the id to find the canvas element:
var c=document.getElementById("myCanvas");
Then, create a context object:
var cxt=c.getContext("2d");
The getContext("2d") object is a built-in HTML5 object, with many methods to draw paths,
boxes, circles, characters, images and more.
The next two lines draws a red rectangle:
cxt.fillStyle="#FF0000";
cxt.fillRect(0,0,150,75);
The fillStyle method makes it red, and the fillRect method specifies the shape, position, and
size.
Understanding Coordinates
The fillRect method above had the parameters (0,0,150,75).
This means: Draw a 150x75 rectangle on the canvas, starting at the top left corner (0,0).
The canvas' X and Y coordinates are used to position drawings on the canvas.
Mouse over the rectangle below to see the coordinates:
More Canvas Examples

Below are more examples of drawing on the canvas element:
Example - Line
Draw a line by specifying where to start, and where to stop:
Try it yourself »
Example - Circle
Draw a circle by specifying the size, color, and position:
Try it yourself »
Example - Gradient
Draw a gradient background with the colors you specify:
Try it yourself »
Example - Image
Put an image on the canvas:
Try it yourself »
Storing Data on the Client

HTML5 offers two new objects for storing data on the client:
• localStorage - stores data with no time limit

• sessionStorage - stores data for one session
Earlier, this was done with cookies. Cookies are not suitable for large amounts of data,
because they are passed on by EVERY request to the server, making it very slow and in-
effective.
In HTML5, the data is NOT passed on by every server request, but used ONLY when asked for.
It is possible to store large amounts of data without affecting the website's performance.
The data is stored in different areas for different websites, and a website can only access data
stored by itself.
HTML5 uses JavaScript to store and access the data.
The localStorage Object

The localStorage object stores the data with no time limit. The data will be available the next
day, week, or year.
How to create and access a localStorage:
Example
localStorage.lastname="Smith";
document.write(localStorage.lastname);
</script>
Try it yourself »
The following example counts the number of times a user has visited a page:
Example
if (localStorage.pagecount)
{
localStorage.pagecount=Number(localStorage.pagecount) +1;
}
else
{
localStorage.pagecount=1;
}
document.write("Visits "+ localStorage.pagecount + " time(s).");
</script>
Try it yourself »
The sessionStorage Object

The sessionStorage object stores the data for one session. The data is deleted when the user
closes the browser window.
How to create and access a sessionStorage:
Example
sessionStorage.lastname="Smith";
document.write(sessionStorage.lastname);
</script>
Try it yourself »
The following example counts the number of times a user has visited a page, in the current
session:
Example
if (sessionStorage.pagecount)
{
sessionStorage.pagecount=Number(sessionStorage.pagecount) +1;
}
else
{
sessionStorage.pagecount=1;
}
document.write("Visits "+sessionStorage.pagecount+" time(s) this
session.");
</script>
Try it yourself »
HTML5 New Input Types

HTML5 has several new input types for forms. These new features allow for better input
control and validation.
This chapter covers the new input types:
• email
• url
• number
• range
• Date pickers (date, month, week, time, datetime, datetime-local)
• search
• color
Browser Support
Input type IE Firefox Opera Chrome Safari
email No 4.0 9.0 10.0 No
url No 4.0 9.0 10.0 No
number No No 9.0 7.0 No
range No No 9.0 4.0 4.0
Date pickers No No 9.0 10.0 No
search No 4.0 11.0 10.0 No
color No No 11.0 No No
Note: Opera has the best support for the new input types. However, you can already start
using them in all major browsers. If they are not supported, they will behave as regular text
fields.
Input Type - email

The email type is used for input fields that should contain an e-mail address.
The value of the email field is automatically validated when the form is submitted.
Example
E-mail: <input type="email" name="user_email" />
Try it yourself »
Tip: Safari on the iPhone recognizes the email input type, and changes the on-screen
keyboard to match it (adds @ and .com options).
Input Type - url

The url type is used for input fields that should contain a URL address.
The value of the url field is automatically validated when the form is submitted.
Example
Homepage: <input type="url" name="user_url" />
Try it yourself »
Tip: Safari on the iPhone recognizes the url input type, and changes the on-screen keyboard
to match it (adds .com option).
Input Type - number

The number type is used for input fields that should contain a numeric value.
You can also set restrictions on what numbers are accepted:

Example
Points: <input type="number" name="points" min="1" max="10" />
Try it yourself »
Use the following attributes to specify restrictions for the number type:

max number Specifies the maximum value allowed
min number Specifies the minimum value allowed
step number Specifies legal number intervals (if step="3", legal
numbers could be -3,0,3,6, etc)
value number Specifies the default value
Try an example with all the restriction attributes: Try it yourself
Tip: Safari on the iPhone recognizes the number input type, and changes the on-screen
keyboard to match it (shows numbers).
Input Type - range

The range type is used for input fields that should contain a value from a range of numbers.
The range type is displayed as a slider bar.
You can also set restrictions on what numbers are accepted:
Example
<input type="range" name="points" min="1" max="10" />
Try it yourself »
Use the following attributes to specify restrictions for the range type:

max number Specifies the maximum value allowed
min number Specifies the minimum value allowed
step number Specifies legal number intervals (if step="3", legal
numbers could be -3,0,3,6, etc)
value number Specifies the default value
Input Type - Date Pickers

HTML5 has several new input types for selecting date and time:
• date - Selects date, month and year

• month - Selects month and year
• week - Selects week and year
• time - Selects time (hour and minute)
• datetime - Selects time, date, month and year (UTC time)
• datetime-local - Selects time, date, month and year (local time)
The following example allows you to select a date from a calendar:
Example
Date: <input type="date" name="user_date" />
Try it yourself »
Input type "month": Try it yourself
Input type "week": Try it yourself
Input type "time": Try it yourself
Input type "datetime": Try it yourself
Input type "datetime-local": Try it yourself
Input Type - search

The search type is used for search fields, like a site search, or Google search.
The search field behaves like a regular text field.
Input Type - color

The color type is used for input fields that should contain a color.
This input type will allow you to select a color from a color picker:
Example
Color: <input type="color" name="user_color" />
Try it yourself »
HTML5 New Form Elements
HTML5 has several new elements and attributes for forms.
This chapter covers the new form elements:
• datalist
• keygen
• output
Browser Support
Attribute IE Firefox Opera Chrome Safari
datalist No 4.0 9.5 No No
keygen No 4.0 10.5 3.0 No
output No No 9.5 10.0 No
datalist Element
The datalist element specifies a list of options for an input field.
The list is created with option elements inside the datalist.
To bind a datalist to an input field, let the list attribute of the input field refer to the id of the
datalist:
Example
Webpage: <input type="url" list="url_list" name="link" />
<datalist id="url_list">
<option label="W3Schools" value="http://www.w3schools.com" />
<option label="Google" value="http://www.google.com" />
<option label="Microsoft" value="http://www.microsoft.com" />
</datalist>
Try it yourself »
Tip: The option elements should always have a value attribute.
keygen Element
The purpose of the keygen element is to provide a secure way to authenticate users.
The keygen element is a key-pair generator. When a form is submitted, two keys are
generated, one private and one public.
The private key is stored on the client, and the public key is sent to the server. The public key
could be used to generate a client certificate to authenticate the user in the future.
Currently, the browser support for this element is not good enough to be a useful security
standard.
Example
<form action="demo_form.asp" method="get">
Username: <input type="text" name="usr_name" />
Encryption: <keygen name="security" />
<input type="submit" />
</form>
Try it yourself »
output Element
The output element is used for different types of output, like calculations or script output:
Example
<output id="result" onforminput="resCalc()"></output>
Try it yourself »
HTML5 New Form Attributes

This chapter covers some of the new attributes for <form> and <input>.
New form attributes:
• autocomplete
• novalidate
New input attributes:
• autocomplete
• autofocus
• form
• form overrides (formaction, formenctype, formmethod, formnovalidate, formtarget)
• height and width
• list
• min, max and step
• multiple
• pattern (regexp)
• placeholder
• required
Browser Support
Attribute IE Firefox Opera Chrome Safari
autocomplete 8.0 3.5 9.5 3.0 4.0
autofocus No 4.0 10.0 3.0 4.0
form No 4.0 9.5 10.0 No
form overrides No 4.0 10.5 10.0 No
height and width 8.0 3.5 9.5 3.0 4.0
list No 4.0 9.5 No No
min, max and step No No 9.5 3.0 No
multiple No 3.5 11.0 3.0 4.0
novalidate No 4.0 11.0 10.0 No
pattern No 4.0 9.5 3.0 No
placeholder No 4.0 11.0 3.0 3.0
required No 4.0 9.5 3.0 No
autocomplete Attribute
The autocomplete attribute specifies that the form or input field should have an autocomplete
function.
Note: The autocomplete attribute works with <form>, and the following <input> types: text,
search, url, telephone, email, password, datepickers, range, and color.
When the user starts to type in an autocomplete field, the browser should display options to
fill in the field:
Example
<form action="demo_form.asp" method="get" autocomplete="on">
First name: <input type="text" name="fname" /><br />
Last name: <input type="text" name="lname" /><br />
E-mail: <input type="email" name="email" autocomplete="off" /><br />
</form>
Try it yourself »
Note: In some browsers you may need to activate the autocomplete function for this to work.
autofocus Attribute
The autofocus attribute specifies that a field should automatically get focus when a page is
loaded.
Note: The autofocus attribute works with all <input> types.
Example
User name: <input type="text" name="user_name"
autofocus="autofocus" />
Try it yourself »
form Attribute
The form attribute specifies one or more forms the input field belongs to.
Note: The form attribute works with all <input> types.
The form attribute must refer to the id of the form it belongs to:
Example
<form action="demo_form.asp" method="get" id="user_form">
First name:<input type="text" name="fname" />
</form>
Last name: <input type="text" name="lname" form="user_form" />
Try it yourself »
Note: To refer to more than one form, use a space-separated list.
Form Override Attributes

The form override attributes allow you to override some of the attributes set for the form
element.
The form override attributes are:
• formaction - Overrides the form action attribute

• formenctype - Overrides the form enctype attribute
• formmethod - Overrides the form method attribute
• formnovalidate - Overrides the form novalidate attribute
• formtarget - Overrides the form target attribute
Note: The form override attributes works with the following <input> types: submit and
image.
Example
<form action="demo_form.asp" method="get" id="user_form">
E-mail: <input type="email" name="userid" /><br />
<input type="submit" value="Submit" />
<br />
<input type="submit" formaction="demo_admin.asp" value="Submit as
admin" />
<br />
<input type="submit" formnovalidate="true"
value="Submit without validation" />
<br />
</form>
Try it yourself »
Note: These attributes are helpful for creating different submit buttons.
height and width Attributes

The height and width attributes specifies the height and width of the image used for the input
type image.
Note: The height and width attributes only works with <input> type: image.
Example
<input type="image" src="img_submit.gif" width="24" height="24" />
Try it yourself »
list Attribute
The list attribute specifies a datalist for an input field. A datalist is a list of options for an input
field.
Note: The list attribute works with the following <input> types: text, search, url, telephone,
email, date pickers, number, range, and color.
Example
Webpage: <input type="url" list="url_list" name="link" />
<datalist id="url_list">
<option label="W3Schools" value="http://www.w3schools.com" />
<option label="Google" value="http://www.google.com" />
<option label="Microsoft" value="http://www.microsoft.com" />
</datalist>
Try it yourself »
min, max and step Attributes

The min, max and step attributes are used to specify restrictions for input types containing
numbers or dates.
The max attribute specifies the maximum value allowed for the input field.
The min attribute specifies the minimum value allowed for the input field.
The step attribute specifies the legal number intervals for the input field (if step="3", legal
numbers could be -3,0,3,6, etc).
Note: The min, max, and step attributes works with the following <input> types: date
pickers, number, and range.
The example below shows a numeric field that accepts values between 0 and 10, with a step
of 3 (legal numbers are 0, 3, 6 and 9):
Example
Points: <input type="number" name="points" min="0" max="10" step="3" />
Try it yourself »
multiple Attribute
The multiple attribute specifies that multiple values can be selected for an input field.
Note: The multiple attribute works with the following <input> types: email, and file.
Example
Select images: <input type="file" name="img" multiple="multiple" />
Try it yourself »
novalidate Attribute
The novalidate attribute specifies that the form or input field should not be validated when
submitted.
If this attribute is present the form will not validate form input.
Note: The novalidate attribute works with: <form> and the following <input> types: text,
search, url, telephone, email, password, date pickers, range, and color.
Example
<form action="demo_form.asp" novalidate="novalidate">
E-mail: <input type="email" name="user_email" />
</form>
Try it yourself »
pattern Attribute
The pattern attribute specifies a pattern used to validate an input field.
The pattern is a regular expression. You can read about this in our JavaScript tutorial.
Note: The pattern attribute works with the following <input> types: text, search, url,
telephone, email, and password
The example below shows a text field that can only contain three letters (no numbers or
special characters):
Example
Country code: <input type="text" name="country_code"
pattern="[A-z]{3}" title="Three letter country code" />
Try it yourself »
placeholder Attribute
The placeholder attribute provides a hint that describes the expected value of an input field.
Note: The placeholder attribute works with the following <input> types: text, search, url,
telephone, email, and password
The hint is displayed in the input field when it is empty, and disappears when the field gets
focus:
Example
<input type="search" name="user_search" placeholder="Search
W3Schools" />
Try it yourself »
required Attribute
The required attribute specifies that an input field must be filled out before submitting.
Note: The required attribute works with the following <input> types: text, search, url,
telephone, email, password, date pickers, number, checkbox, radio, and file.
Example
Name: <input type="text" name="usr_name" required="required" />
Try it yourself »
HTML5
HTML5 improves interoperability and reduces development costs by making precise rules on
how to handle all HTML elements, and how to recover from errors.
Some of the new features in HTML5 are functions for embedding audio, video, graphics, client-
side data storage, and interactive documents. HTML5 also contains new elements like <nav>,
<header>, <footer>, and <figure>.
The HTML5 working group includes AOL, Apple, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Mozilla, Nokia, Opera,
and many hundreds of other vendors.
Note: HTML5 is not a W3C recommendation yet!
To read about the HTML5 activities at W3C, please read our W3C tutorial.
Ordered Alphabetically
New : New tags in HTML5.
Tag Description
 Defines a comment
<!DOCTYPE> Defines the document type
<a> Defines a hyperlink
<abbr> Defines an abbreviation
<acronym> Not supported in HTML5.
<address> Defines an address element
<applet> Not supported in HTML5.
<area> Defines an area inside an image map
<article>New Defines an article
<aside>New Defines content aside from the page content
<audio>New Defines sound content
<b> Defines bold text
<base> Defines a base URL for all the links in a page
<basefont> Not supported in HTML5.
<bdo> Defines the direction of text display
<big> Not supported in HTML5.
<blockquote> Defines a long quotation
<body> Defines the body element
<br> Inserts a single line break
<button> Defines a push button
<canvas>New Defines graphics
<caption> Defines a table caption
<center> Not supported in HTML5.
<cite> Defines a citation
<code> Defines computer code text
<col> Defines attributes for table columns
<colgroup> Defines groups of table columns
<command>New Defines a command button
<datalist>New Defines a dropdown list
<dd> Defines a definition description
<del> Defines deleted text
<details>New Defines details of an element
<dfn> Defines a definition term
<dir> Not supported in HTML5.
<div> Defines a section in a document
<dl> Defines a definition list
<dt> Defines a definition term
<em> Defines emphasized text
<embed>New Defines external interactive content or plugin
<fieldset> Defines a fieldset
<figcaption>New Defines the caption of a figure element
<figure>New Defines a group of media content, and their caption
<font> Not supported in HTML5.
<footer>New Defines a footer for a section or page
<form> Defines a form
<frame> Not supported in HTML5.
<frameset> Not supported in HTML5.
<h1> to <h6> Defines header 1 to header 6
<head> Defines information about the document
<header>New Defines a header for a section or page
<hgroup>New Defines information about a section in a document
<hr> Defines a horizontal rule
<html> Defines an html document
<i> Defines italic text
<iframe> Defines an inline sub window (frame)
<img> Defines an image
<input> Defines an input field
<ins> Defines inserted text
<keygen>New Defines a generated key in a form
<kbd> Defines keyboard text
<label> Defines a label for a form control
<legend> Defines a title in a fieldset
<li> Defines a list item
<link> Defines a resource reference
<map> Defines an image map
<mark>New Defines marked text
<menu> Defines a menu list
<meta> Defines meta information
<meter>New Defines measurement within a predefined range
<nav>New Defines navigation links
<noframes> Not supported in HTML5.
<noscript> Defines a noscript section
<object> Defines an embedded object
<ol> Defines an ordered list
<optgroup> Defines an option group
<option> Defines an option in a drop-down list
<output>New Defines some types of output
<p> Defines a paragraph
<param> Defines a parameter for an object
<pre> Defines preformatted text
<progress>New Defines progress of a task of any kind
<q> Defines a short quotation
<rp>New Used in ruby annotations to define what to show browsers that to not
support the ruby element.
<rt>New Defines explanation to ruby annotations.
<ruby>New Defines ruby annotations
<s> Defines text that is no longer correct
<samp> Defines sample computer code
<script> Defines a script
<section>New Defines a section
<select> Defines a selectable list
<small> Defines small text
<source>New Defines media resources
<span> Defines a section in a document
<strike> Not supported in HTML5.
<strong> Defines strong text
<style> Defines a style definition
<sub> Defines subscripted text
<summary>New Defines the header of a "detail" element
<sup> Defines superscripted text
<table> Defines a table
<tbody> Defines a table body
<td> Defines a table cell
<textarea> Defines a text area
<tfoot> Defines a table footer
<th> Defines a table header
<thead> Defines a table header
<time>New Defines a date/time
<title> Defines the document title
<tr> Defines a table row
<tt> Not supported in HTML5.
<u> Not supported in HTML5.
<ul> Defines an unordered list
<var> Defines a variable
<video>New Defines a video
<wbr>New Defines a possible line-break
<xmp> Not supported in HTML5.
HTML5 Global Attributes

New : New global attributes in HTML5.

accesskey character Specifies a keyboard shortcut to access an element
class classname Specifies a classname for an element (used for
stylesheets)
contenteditableNew true Specifies if the user is allowed to edit the content or
false not
contextmenuNew menu_id Specifies the context menu for an element
dir ltr Specifies the text direction for the content in an
rtl element
draggableNew true Specifies whether or not a user is allowed to drag an
false element
auto
dropzoneNew copy Specifies what happens when dragged items/data is
move dropped in the element
link
hiddenNew hidden Specifies that the element is not relevant. Hidden
elements are not displayed
id id Specifies a unique id for an element
lang language_code Specifies a language code for the content in an
element
spellcheckNew true Specifies if the element must have its spelling and
false grammar checked
style style_definition Specifies an inline style for an element
tabindex number Specifies the tab order of an element
title text Specifies extra information about an element
Global Event Attributes

HTML 4 added the ability to let events trigger actions in a browser, like starting a JavaScript
when a user clicks on an element.
To learn more about programming events, please visit our JavaScript tutorial and our DHTML
tutorial.
Below are the global event attributes that can be inserted into HTML5 elements to define
event actions.
New : New event attributes in HTML5.
Window Event Attributes

Events triggered for the window object.
Applies to the <body> tag:

onafterprintNew script Script to be run after the document is printed
onbeforeprintNew script Script to be run before the document is printed
onbeforeonloadNew script Script to be run before the document loads
onblur script Script to be run when the window loses focus
onerrorNew script Script to be run when an error occur
onfocus script Script to be run when the window gets focus
onhaschangeNew script Script to be run when the document has change
onload script Script to be run when the document loads
onmessageNew script Script to be run when the message is triggered
onofflineNew script Script to be run when the document goes offline
ononlineNew script Script to be run when the document comes online
onpagehideNew script Script to be run when the window is hidden
onpageshowNew script Script to be run when the window becomes visible
onpopstateNew script Script to be run when the window's history changes
onredoNew script Script to be run when the document performs a redo
onresizeNew script Script to be run when the window is resized
onstorageNew script Script to be run when a document loads
onundoNew script Script to be run when a document performs an undo
onunloadNew script Script to be run when the user leaves the document
Form Events
Events triggered by actions inside a HTML form.
Applies to all HTML5 elements, but is most common in form elements:

onblur script Script to be run when an element loses focus
onchange script Script to be run when an element changes
oncontextmenuNew script Script to be run when a context menu is triggered
onfocus script Script to be run when an element gets focus
onformchangeNew script Script to be run when a form changes
onforminputNew script Script to be run when a form gets user input
oninputNew script Script to be run when an element gets user input
oninvalidNew script Script to be run when an element is invalid
onreset script Script to be run when a form is reset
Not supported in HTML5
onselect script Script to be run when an element is selected
onsubmit script Script to be run when a form is submitted
Keyboard Events
Events triggered by a keyboard.
Applies to all HTML5 elements.

onkeydown script Script to be run when a key is pressed
onkeypress script Script to be run when a key is pressed and released
onkeyup script Script to be run when a key is released
Mouse Events
Events triggered by a mouse, or similar user actions:
Applies to all HTML5 elements.

onclick script Script to be run on a mouse click
ondblclick script Script to be run on a mouse double-click
ondragNew script Script to be run when an element is dragged
ondragendNew script Script to be run at the end of a drag operation
ondragenterNew script Script to be run when an element has been dragged to a valid
drop target
ondragleaveNew script Script to be run when an element leaves a valid drop target
ondragoverNew script Script to be run when an element is being dragged over a
valid drop target
ondragstartNew script Script to be run at the start of a drag operation
ondropNew script Script to be run when dragged element is being dropped
onmousedown script Script to be run when a mouse button is pressed
onmousemove script Script to be run when the mouse pointer moves
onmouseout script Script to be run when the mouse pointer moves out of an
element
onmouseover script Script to be run when the mouse pointer moves over an
element
onmouseup script Script to be run when a mouse button is released
onmousewheelNew script Script to be run when the mouse wheel is being rotated
onscrollNew script Script to be run when an element's scrollbar is being scrolled
Media Events
Events triggered by medias like videos, images and audio.
Applies to all HTML5 elements, but is most common in media elements, such as audio, embed,
img, object, and video:

onabort script Script to be run on an abort event
oncanplayNew script Script to be run when media can start play, but might has to
stop for buffering
oncanplaythroughNew script Script to be run when media can be played to the end,
without stopping for buffering
ondurationchangeNew script Script to be run when the length of the media is changed
onemptiedNew script Script to be run when a media resource element suddenly
becomes empty (network errors, errors on load etc.)
onendedNew script Script to be run when media has reach the end
onerrorNew script Script to be run when an error occurs during the loading of an
element
onloadeddataNew script Script to be run when media data is loaded
onloadedmetadataNew script Script to be run when the duration and other media data of a
media element is loaded
onloadstartNew script Script to be run when the browser starts to load the media
data
onpauseNew script Script to be run when media data is paused
onplayNew script Script to be run when media data is going to start playing
onplayingNew script Script to be run when media data has start playing
onprogressNew script Script to be run when the browser is fetching the media data
onratechangeNew script Script to be run when the media data's playing rate has
changed
onreadystatechangeNew script Script to be run when the ready-state changes
onseekedNew script Script to be run when a media element's seeking attribute is
no longer true, and the seeking has ended
onseekingNew script Script to be run when a media element's seeking attribute is
true, and the seeking has begun
onstalledNew script Script to be run when there is an error in fetching media data
(stalled)
onsuspendNew script Script to be run when the browser has been fetching media
data, but stopped before the entire media file was fetched
ontimeupdateNew script Script to be run when media changes its playing position
onvolumechangeNew script Script to be run when media changes the volume, also when
volume is set to "mute"
onwaitingNew script Script to be run when media has stopped playing, but is
expected to resume
HTML5
HTML5 improves interoperability and reduces development costs by making precise rules on
how to handle all HTML elements, and how to recover from errors.
Some of the new features in HTML5 are functions for embedding audio, video, graphics, client-
side data storage, and interactive documents. HTML5 also contains new elements like <nav>,
<header>, <footer>, and <figure>.
The HTML5 working group includes AOL, Apple, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Mozilla, Nokia, Opera,
and many hundreds of other vendors.
Note: HTML5 is not a W3C recommendation yet!
To read about the HTML5 activities at W3C, please read our W3C tutorial.
Ordered Alphabetically
New : New tags in HTML5.
Tag Description
 Defines a comment
<!DOCTYPE> Defines the document type
<a> Defines a hyperlink
<abbr> Defines an abbreviation
<acronym> Not supported in HTML5.
<address> Defines an address element
<applet> Not supported in HTML5.
<area> Defines an area inside an image map
<article>New Defines an article
<aside>New Defines content aside from the page content
<audio>New Defines sound content
<b> Defines bold text
<base> Defines a base URL for all the links in a page
<basefont> Not supported in HTML5.
<bdo> Defines the direction of text display
<big> Not supported in HTML5.
<blockquote> Defines a long quotation
<body> Defines the body element
<br> Inserts a single line break
<button> Defines a push button
<canvas>New Defines graphics
<caption> Defines a table caption
<center> Not supported in HTML5.
<cite> Defines a citation
<code> Defines computer code text
<col> Defines attributes for table columns
<colgroup> Defines groups of table columns
<command>New Defines a command button
<datalist>New Defines a dropdown list
<dd> Defines a definition description
<del> Defines deleted text
<details>New Defines details of an element
<dfn> Defines a definition term
<dir> Not supported in HTML5.
<div> Defines a section in a document
<dl> Defines a definition list
<dt> Defines a definition term
<em> Defines emphasized text
<embed>New Defines external interactive content or plugin
<fieldset> Defines a fieldset
<figcaption>New Defines the caption of a figure element
<figure>New Defines a group of media content, and their caption
<font> Not supported in HTML5.
<footer>New Defines a footer for a section or page
<form> Defines a form
<frame> Not supported in HTML5.
<frameset> Not supported in HTML5.
<h1> to <h6> Defines header 1 to header 6
<head> Defines information about the document
<header>New Defines a header for a section or page
<hgroup>New Defines information about a section in a document
<hr> Defines a horizontal rule
<html> Defines an html document
<i> Defines italic text
<iframe> Defines an inline sub window (frame)
<img> Defines an image
<input> Defines an input field
<ins> Defines inserted text
<keygen>New Defines a generated key in a form
<kbd> Defines keyboard text
<label> Defines a label for a form control
<legend> Defines a title in a fieldset
<li> Defines a list item
<link> Defines a resource reference
<map> Defines an image map
<mark>New Defines marked text
<menu> Defines a menu list
<meta> Defines meta information
<meter>New Defines measurement within a predefined range
<nav>New Defines navigation links
<noframes> Not supported in HTML5.
<noscript> Defines a noscript section
<object> Defines an embedded object
<ol> Defines an ordered list
<optgroup> Defines an option group
<option> Defines an option in a drop-down list
<output>New Defines some types of output
<p> Defines a paragraph
<param> Defines a parameter for an object
<pre> Defines preformatted text
<progress>New Defines progress of a task of any kind
<q> Defines a short quotation
<rp>New Used in ruby annotations to define what to show browsers that to not
support the ruby element.
<rt>New Defines explanation to ruby annotations.
<ruby>New Defines ruby annotations
<s> Defines text that is no longer correct
<samp> Defines sample computer code
<script> Defines a script
<section>New Defines a section
<select> Defines a selectable list
<small> Defines small text
<source>New Defines media resources
<span> Defines a section in a document
<strike> Not supported in HTML5.
<strong> Defines strong text
<style> Defines a style definition
<sub> Defines subscripted text
<summary>New Defines the header of a "detail" element
<sup> Defines superscripted text
<table> Defines a table
<tbody> Defines a table body
<td> Defines a table cell
<textarea> Defines a text area
<tfoot> Defines a table footer
<th> Defines a table header
<thead> Defines a table header
<time>New Defines a date/time
<title> Defines the document title
<tr> Defines a table row
<tt> Not supported in HTML5.
<u> Not supported in HTML5.
<ul> Defines an unordered list
<var> Defines a variable
<video>New Defines a video
<wbr>New Defines a possible line-break
<xmp> Not supported in HTML5.
HTML5 Global Attributes

New : New global attributes in HTML5.

accesskey character Specifies a keyboard shortcut to access an element
class classname Specifies a classname for an element (used for
stylesheets)
contenteditableNew true Specifies if the user is allowed to edit the content or
false not
contextmenuNew menu_id Specifies the context menu for an element
dir ltr Specifies the text direction for the content in an
rtl element
draggableNew true Specifies whether or not a user is allowed to drag an
false element
auto
dropzoneNew copy Specifies what happens when dragged items/data is
move dropped in the element
link
hiddenNew hidden Specifies that the element is not relevant. Hidden
elements are not displayed
id id Specifies a unique id for an element
lang language_code Specifies a language code for the content in an
element
spellcheckNew true Specifies if the element must have its spelling and
false grammar checked
style style_definition Specifies an inline style for an element
tabindex number Specifies the tab order of an element
title text Specifies extra information about an element
HTML Tags
HTML5  Tag
Example
An HTML comment:

<p>This is a paragraph.</p>
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Definition and Usage

The comment tag is used to insert a comment in the source code. A comment will be ignored
by the browser. You can use comments to explain your code, which can help you when you
edit the source code at a later date.
You can also store program-specific information inside comments. In this case they will not be
visible for the user, but they are still available to the program. A good practice is to comment
the text inside scripts and style elements to prevent older browsers, that do not support
scripting or styles, from showing it as plain text.
Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

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Global Attributes
The comment tag does not support any global attributes.
More information about Global Attributes.
Event Attributes
The comment tag does not support any event attributes.
More information about Event Attributes.
HTML5 <!DOCTYPE> Declaration

Example
An HTML5 document with the correct doctype:
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
</head>
<body>
The content of the document......
</body>
</html>
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The <!DOCTYPE> declaration must be the very first thing in your HTML5 document, before the
<html> tag.
The doctype declaration is not an HTML tag; it is an instruction to the web browser about what
version of the markup language the page is written in.
It is important that you specify the doctype in all HTML documents, so that the browser knows
what type of document to expect.
The doctype in HTML 4.01 required a reference to a DTD, because HTML 4.01 was based on
SGML. HTML5 is not based on SGML, and does not require a reference to a DTD, but need the
doctype for browsers to behave as they should.

There are 3 different doctypes in HTML 4.01, In HTML5 there is only one:
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
Tips and Notes

Note: The <!DOCTYPE> tag does not have an end tag.
Tip: The <!DOCTYPE> declaration is NOT case sensitive.

HTML5 <a> Tag
Example
A link to W3Schools.com:
<a href="http://www.w3schools.com">Visit W3Schools.com!</a>
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The <a> tag defines a hyperlink, which is used to link from one page to another.
The most important attribute of the a element is the href attribute, which indicates the link’s
destination.
By default, links will appear as follows in all browsers:
• An unvisited link is underlined and blue

• A visited link is underlined and purple
• An active link is underlined and red

In HTML 4.01, the <a> tag could be either a hyperlink or an anchor. In HTML5, the <a> tag is
always a hyperlink, but if it has no href attribute, it is only a placeholder for a hyperlink.
HTML5 has some new attributes, and some HTML 4.01 attributes are not supported in HTML5.
Tips and Notes

Tip: The attributes: hreflang, media, ping, rel, target, and type attributes cannot be present if
the href attribute is not present.
Tip: A linked page is normally displayed in the current browser window, unless you specify
another target.
Tip: Use CSS to style links.
Attributes
New : New in HTML5.

charset char_encoding Not supported in HTML5
coords coordinates Not supported in HTML5
href URL Specifies the destination of the target URL
hreflang language_code Specifies the language of the target URL
mediaNew media query Specifies what media/device the target URL is optimized
for. Default value: all
name section_name Not supported in HTML5
rel alternate Specifies the relationship between the current document
author and the target URL
bookmark
external
help
license
next
nofollow
noreferrer
prefetch
prev
search
sidebar
tag
rev text Not supported in HTML5
shape default Not supported in HTML5
rect
circle
poly
target _blank Specifies where to open the target URL
_parent
_self
_top
framename
typeNew mime_type Specifies the MIME type of the target URL
Global Attributes
The <a> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5.
Event Attributes
The <a> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5.
HTML5 <abbr> Tag

Example
An abbreviation is marked up as follows:

The <abbr title="World Health Organization">WHO</abbr> was founded in
1948.
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The <abbr> tag indicates an abbrevation or an acronym, like "WWW" or "NATO".
By marking up abbreviations you can give useful information to browsers, spell checkers,
translation systems and search-engine indexers.

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Tips and Notes

Tip: The title attribute is used to show the full version of the expression when you mouse over
the abbreviation.
Global Attributes
The <abbr> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5.
Event Attributes
The <abbr> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5.
The <acronym> Tag. Not Supported in

HTML5.
The <acronym> tag is not supported in HTML5. Use the <abbr> tag instead.
The <acronym> tag was used to define acronyms in HTML 4.01. An acronym can be spoken as
if it were a word, example NATO, NASA, ASAP, GUI.
HTML5 <address> Tag
Example
Contact information for W3Schools.com:
<address>
Written by W3Schools.com<br />
<a href="mailto:us@example.org">Email us</a><br />
Address: Box 564, Disneyland<br />
Phone: +12 34 56 78
</address>
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The <address> tag defines the contact information for the author or owner of a document.
If the <address> element is inside an <article> element, it represents the contact information
of the author/owner of that article.
The address element is usually added to the header or footer of a webpage.

HTML 4.01 does not support the <article> tag, so in HTML 4.01 the <address> tag always
defines the contact information of the document's author/owner.
Tips and Notes

Note: The <address> tag should NOT be used to describe a postal address, unless it is a part
of the contact information.
Note: The address usually renders in italic. Most browsers will add a line break before and
after the address element.
Global Attributes
The <address> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5.
Event Attributes
The <address> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5.
The <applet> Tag. Not Supported in
HTML5.
The <applet> tag is not supported in HTML5. Use the <object> tag instead.
The <applet> tag was used to define an embedded applet.
HTML5 <area> Tag

Example
An image-map, with clickable areas:
<img src ="planets.gif" width="145" height="126" alt="Planets" usemap

="#planetmap" />
<map name="planetmap">
<area shape="rect" coords="0,0,82,126" href="sun.htm" alt="Sun" />
<area shape="circle" coords="90,58,3" href="mercur.htm"
alt="Mercury" />
<area shape="circle" coords="124,58,8" href="venus.htm"
alt="Venus" />
</map>
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The <area> tag defines an area inside an image-map (an image-map is an image with
clickable areas).
The area element is always nested inside a <map> tag.
Note: The usemap attribute in the <img> tag is associated with the map element's name
attribute, and creates a relationship between the image and the map.

HTML5 has some new attributes, and some HTML 4.01 attributes are no longer supported.
Attributes
New : New in HTML5.

alt text Specifies an alternate text for the area. Required if
the href attribute is present
coords coordinates Specifies the coordinates of an area
href URL Specifies the target URL of the area
hreflangNew language_code Specifies the language of the target URL
mediaNew media query Specifies what media/device the target URL is
optimized for. Default value: all
nohref nohref Not supported in HTML5
relNew alternate Specifies the relationship between the current
author document and the target URL
bookmark
external
help
license
next
nofollow
noreferrer
prefetch
prev
search
sidebar
tag
shape rect Specifies the shape of the area
rectangle
circ
circle
poly
polygon
target _blank Specifies where to open the target URL
_parent
_self
_top
framename
typeNew mime_type Specifies the MIME type of the target URL
Global Attributes
The <area> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5.
Event Attributes
The <area> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5.
HTML5 <article> Tag
Example
<article>
<a href="http://blog.netscape.com/2007/12/28/
end-of-support-for-netscape-web-browsers">
Netscape is dead</a><br />
AOL has a long history on the internet, being one of
the first companies to really get people online.....
</article>
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The <article> tag specifies independent, self-contained content.
An article should make sense on its own and it should be possible to distribute it
independently from the rest of the site.
Examples of possible articles:
• forum post
• newspaper article
• blog entry
• user comment

The <article> tag is new in HTML5.
Global Attributes
The <article> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5.
Event Attributes
The <article> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5.
HTML5 <aside> Tag
Example
<p>My family and I visited The Epcot center this summer.</p>
<aside>
<h4>Epcot Center</h4>
The Epcot Center is a theme park in Disney World, Florida.
</aside>
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The <aside> tag defines some content aside from the content it is placed in.
The aside content should be related to the surrounding content.

The <aside> tag is new in HTML5.
Tips and Notes

Tip: The <aside> content could be placed as a sidebar in an article.
Global Attributes
The <aside> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5.
Event Attributes
The <aside> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5.
HTML5 <audio> Tag

Example
<audio src="horse.ogg" controls="controls">
</audio>
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The <audio> tag defines sound, such as music or other audio streams.

The <audio> tag is new in HTML5.
Tips and Notes

Tip: Any text inside the between <audio> and </audio> will be displayed in browsers that
does not support the audio element.
Attributes
New : New in HTML5.

autoplayNew autoplay Specifies that the audio should start playing as soon
as it is ready
controlsNew controls Specifies that playback controls should be displayed
loopNew loop Specifies that the audio should start over again,
when it is finished.
preloadNew auto Specifies whether or not the audio should be loaded
metadata when the page loads
none
srcNew url Specifies the URL of the audio to play
Global Attributes
The <audio> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5.
Event Attributes
The <audio> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5.
HTML5 <b> Tag

Example
<p>It was a <b>red</b> house with a <b>blue</b> door.</p>
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The <b> tag makes text bold.
The <b> tag is used to highlight parts of a text.

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Tips and Notes

If you want to mark words in a text as more important than the rest, you should use
the <strong>tag instead.
Global Attributes
The <b> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5.
Event Attributes
The <b> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5.
HTML5 <base> Tag

Example
Specify a default URL and a default target for all links on a page:
<head>
<base href="http://www.w3schools.com/css/" target="_blank" />
</head>
<body>
<a href="default.asp">W3Schools' CSS Tutorial</a>
</body>
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The <base> tag specifies a default URL, and/or a default target, for all elements with a URL
(hyperlinks, images, forms, etc.).
The <base> tag must be inside the head element.

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Tips and Notes

Tip: Put the <base> tag as the first element in the head element, so that other elements in
the head section uses the information from the <base> element.
Note: Maximum one <base> element in a document.
Note: If the <base> tag is present, it must have either an href attribute, a target attribute, or
both.
Attributes
href URL Specifies the URL to use as the base URL for links in the page
target _blank Specifies where to open all the links on the page.
_parent This attribute can be overridden by using the target attribute in
_self each link
_top
framename
Global Attributes and Events

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The <basefont> Tag. Not Supported in

HTML5.
The <basefont> tag is not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead.
The <basefont> tag was used to define a default font-color, font-size, or font-family for all the
text in a document.
HTML5 <bdo> Tag

Example
Specify the text direction:
<bdo dir="rtl">
Here is some text written from right-to-left.
</bdo>
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bdo stands for bidirectional override.
The <bdo> tag allows you to specify the text direction and override the bidirectional
algorithm.

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Attributes
dir ltr Specifies the text direction of the text inside a bdo element.
rtl This attribute is required
Global Attributes
The <bdo> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5.
Event Attributes
The <bdo> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5.
The <big> Tag. Not Supported in HTML5.

The <big> tag is not supported in HTML5. Use CSS instead.
The <big> tag was used to make text bigger.
HTML5 <blockquote> Tag

Example
A block of quotation is marked up as follows:

Here is a quote from WWF's website:
<blockquote cite="http://www.wwf.org">
WWF's ultimate goal is to build a future where people live in harmony
with nature.
</blockquote>
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The <blockquote> tag defines a block of quotation that is taken from another source.
Browsers usually renders the text from <blockquote> elements with paragraph breaks.

None
Tips and Notes

Tip: Use <q> for shorter quotes that does not require paragraph breaks.
Note: The blockquote element should only be used for quotes from another source.
Attributes
cite URL Specifies the source of the quotation
Global Attributes
The <blockquote> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5.
Event Attributes
The <blockquote> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5.
HTML5 <body> Tag

Example
A simple HTML document, with the minimum of required tags:
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the document</title>
</head>
<body>
The content of the document......
</body>
</html>
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The <body> tag defines the document's body.
The body element contains all the contents of an HTML document, such as text, hyperlinks,
images, tables, lists, etc.

In HTML5 all <body> specific attributes are removed, while in HTML 4.01 they were
deprecated.
Global Attributes
The <body> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5.
Event Attributes
The <body> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5.

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How Did HTML5 Get Started?

Some rules for HTML5 were established:

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

• The canvas element for drawing

New Elements in HTML5

New Markup Elements

New Media Elements

The Canvas Element

New Form Elements

New Input Type Attribute Values

Format IE Firefox Opera Chrome Safari

<video src="movie.ogg" controls="controls">

All <video> Attributes

Audio on the Web

The audio element can play sound files, or an audio stream.

Format IE 9 Firefox 3.5 Opera 10.5 Chrome 3.0 Safari 3.0

<audio src="song.ogg" controls="controls">

The canvas element is used to draw graphics on a web page.

A canvas is a rectangular area, and you control every pixel of it.

Create a Canvas Element

Specify the id, width, and height of the element:

<canvas id="myCanvas" width="200" height="100"></canvas>

Draw With JavaScript

JavaScript uses the id to find the canvas element:

Then, create a context object:

The next two lines draws a red rectangle:

Mouse over the rectangle below to see the coordinates:

More Canvas Examples

Draw a circle by specifying the size, color, and position:

Draw a gradient background with the colors you specify:

Put an image on the canvas:

Storing Data on the Client

• localStorage - stores data with no time limit

HTML5 uses JavaScript to store and access the data.

The localStorage Object

How to create and access a localStorage:

The sessionStorage Object

How to create and access a sessionStorage:

HTML5 New Input Types

This chapter covers the new input types:

Input Type - email

Input Type - url

Input Type - number

You can also set restrictions on what numbers are accepted:

Attribute Value Description

Try an example with all the restriction attributes: Try it yourself

Input Type - range

The range type is displayed as a slider bar.

You can also set restrictions on what numbers are accepted:

Attribute Value Description

Input Type - Date Pickers

• date - Selects date, month and year

The following example allows you to select a date from a calendar:

Input type "month": Try it yourself

Input type "week": Try it yourself

Input type "time": Try it yourself

Input type "datetime": Try it yourself

Input type "datetime-local": Try it yourself

Input Type - search

The search field behaves like a regular text field.

Input Type - color