An Inroduction to HTML 5

HTML5 is the latest version of Hyper Text Markup Language. The version of this language is 5 and it is still under development. The main aim of HTML5 is to increase the latest multimedia support and to decrease the dependency on client side scripting language like JavaScript and third party plugging like Adobe Flash Player etc. HTML5 can be effectively run on low-powered devices such as smart phones, tablets etc. Several new elements like <video>, <audio>, <canvas> etc. have been introduced in HTML5.

HTML5 is being developed in joint collaboration of the Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG) and World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). As the development of HTML5 are still going on so it is not yet an official standard. No web browser supports all HTML5 elements yet, but popular web browsers like (Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari, Opera etc.) are adding more HTML5 tags support in their latest versions.

HTML5 and CSS3 have become popular tools that help in building a well-defined website. Each of them have many advanced features of their own but nowadays, they are used in combination with each other by expert web designers, to create refined web pages with semantic accuracy. Let us have a look at some advantages of HTML5 and CSS3.

• The first benefit you get is that the readable codes are semantically accurate. When a web design is not semantically accurate, it cannot attain a good rank. HTML5 and CSS3 help you to overcome this. The readable codes are very simple and easy to understand.
  
  
• The tutorials in the language help designers in developing a better web page. This paves way for the designers to make use of apt tools or elements in the language for a website.
  
  
• Many websites need some extra plug-ins to view the videos in the web page. In case of  HTML5 and CSS3, the audio and video effects are tagged and viewed without the support of third party plug-ins.
  
  
• Using separate codes for the purpose of updations are important for all types of websites. These codes do not give a proper output at times. In HTML5 and CSS3, as the scripting is not necessary
   for validation you can avoid the usage of confusing complex codes.
  
  
• Many browsers do not support all types of web pages but HTML5 and CSS3 help the designer to develop a web page that is compatible even with previous versions of your browsers.
• Some elements in HTML5 and CSS3 allow you to handle graphics and photos efficiently. These elements use some procedural methodologies to draw up the graphics directly into the browser.
  
  
• Flash applications are bound to cause problems. HTML5 combined with CSS3 provides you with many alternative features to support media. As CSS3 has enhanced itself with many  features, there are many added elements that bring in the wow factor, when it is used with HTML5.
  
  
• Creating Box Shadow requires numerous images and this process is made simple by using these new technologies. The text shadow is an element added to make the webpage more attractive. This can be carried out using the simple codes in CSS3. It makes the web layout very simple.
  
  
• One of the popular elements in web design is the use of rounded corners for buttons, layout elements, menus and much more. Using the ‘border-radius’ property, you can easily create rounded corners.
  
  
• Many websites have contact forms, that help the clients get in touch with the company. Some forms may not be supported by browsers. There are many types of forms designed with HTML5 and CSS3 which have a unique design and are compatible with all the common browsers.
  
  
• Using these technologies you can have full control over the colors in the templates, thereby eliminating the need to use separate codes for the color theme.