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HTML5 Is The Fifth and Latest Version of HyperText Markup Language

HTML5 is the latest version of HyperText Markup Language, enhancing web applications with better semantics, multimedia support, and mobile-friendly features. Key new features include semantic elements, native multimedia support, graphics capabilities with `<canvas>`, enhanced forms, local storage APIs, geolocation, drag and drop functionality, and web workers. These improvements eliminate the need for plugins and streamline web development.

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HTML5 Is The Fifth and Latest Version of HyperText Markup Language

HTML5 is the latest version of HyperText Markup Language, enhancing web applications with better semantics, multimedia support, and mobile-friendly features. Key new features include semantic elements, native multimedia support, graphics capabilities with `<canvas>`, enhanced forms, local storage APIs, geolocation, drag and drop functionality, and web workers. These improvements eliminate the need for plugins and streamline web development.

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HTML5 is the **fifth and latest version** of HyperText Markup Language, designed to support

modern multimedia-rich web applications. It improves upon previous versions with **better
semantics, enhanced APIs, and mobile-friendly features**, eliminating the need for plugins like
Flash.

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New Features in HTML5

1. **Semantic Elements**
- Tags like `<header>`, `<footer>`, `<nav>`, `<article>`, and `<section>` improve document
structure and SEO.
- Example:
```html
<header>Website Logo</header>
<nav>Menu Links</nav>
```

2. **Multimedia Support**
- Native `<audio>` and `<video>` elements eliminate Flash dependency.
- Example:
```html
<video controls>
<source src="movie.mp4" type="video/mp4">
</video>
```

3. **Graphics with `<canvas>` and SVG**


- `<canvas>` allows dynamic 2D/3D graphics via JavaScript.
- Example: Drawing a rectangle:
```javascript
let canvas = document.getElementById("myCanvas");
let ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
ctx.fillRect(10, 10, 100, 50);
```

4. **Form Enhancements**
- New input types: `email`, `date`, `url`, `range`, `color`.
- Attributes like `required`, `placeholder`, and `pattern` for validation.
- Example:
```html
<input type="email" required placeholder="Enter email">
```

5. **Local Storage APIs**


- `localStorage` and `sessionStorage` store data client-side.
- Example:
```javascript
localStorage.setItem("username", "John");
```

6. **Geolocation API**
- Accesses user’s location for maps or location-based services.
- Example:
```javascript
navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(showPosition);
```

7. **Drag and Drop API**


- Native support for dragging elements without external libraries.
- Example:
```html
<div draggable="true">Drag me!</div>
```

8. **Web Workers**
- Runs JavaScript in background threads to prevent UI freezing.
- Example:
```javascript
let worker = new Worker("script.js");
```

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