What are the Features of HTML5?

HTML5 introduces a number of new elements and attributes that helps in building a modern websites. Following are great features introduced in HTML5.


1. New Semantic Elements: These are like <header>, <footer>, and <section>.

2.Forms 2.0: Improvements to HTML web forms where new attributes have been 
introduced for <input> tag.

3.Persistent Local Storage: To achieve without resorting to third-party plugins.

4.WebSocket : A a next-generation bidirectional communication technology for web applications.

5.Server-Sent Events: HTML5 introduces events which flow from web server to the web browsers and they are called Server-Sent Events (SSE).

6.Canvas: This supports a two-dimensional drawing surface that you can program with JavaScript.

7.Audio & Video: You can embed audio or video on your web pages without resorting to third-party plugins.

8.Geolocation: Now visitors can choose to share their physical location with your web application.

9.Microdata: This lets you create your own vocabularies beyond HTML5 and extend your web pages with custom semantics.

10.Drag and drop: Drag and drop the items from one location to another location on a the same webpage.