HTML5 New Elements

HTML5 New Elements
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New Elements in HTML5
Below is a list of the new HTML5 elements, and a description of what they are used for.

New Semantic/Structural Elements
HTML5 offers new elements for better document structure:

Tag Description
<article> Defines an article in the document
<aside> Defines content aside from the page content
<bdi> Defines a part of text that might be formatted in a different direction from other text
<details> Defines additional details that the user can view or hide
<dialog> Defines a dialog box or window
<figcaption> Defines a caption for a <figure> element
<figure> Defines self-contained content, like illustrations, diagrams, photos, code listings, etc.
<footer> Defines a footer for the document or a section
<header> Defines a header for the document or a section
<main> Defines the main content of a document
<mark> Defines marked or highlighted text
<menuitem> Defines a command/menu item that the user can invoke from a popup menu
<meter> Defines a scalar measurement within a known range (a gauge)
<nav> Defines navigation links in the document
<progress> Defines the progress of a task
<rp> Defines what to show in browsers that do not support ruby annotations
<rt> Defines an explanation/pronunciation of characters (for East Asian typography)
<ruby> Defines a ruby annotation (for East Asian typography)
<section> Defines a section in the document
<summary> Defines a visible heading for a <details> element
<time> Defines a date/time
<wbr> Defines a possible line-break
Read more about HTML5 Semantics.

New Form Elements
Tag Description
<datalist> Defines pre-defined options for input controls
<keygen> Defines a key-pair generator field (for forms)
<output> Defines the result of a calculation
Read all about old and new form elements in HTML Form Elements.

New Input Types
New Input Types New Input Attributes
color
date
datetime
datetime-local
email
month
number
range
search
tel
time
url
week
autocomplete
autofocus
form
formaction
formenctype
formmethod
formnovalidate
formtarget
height and width
list
min and max
multiple
pattern (regexp)
placeholder
required
step
Learn all about old and new input types in HTML Input Types.

Learn all about input attributes in HTML Input Attributes.

HTML5 - New Attribute Syntax
HTML5 allows four different syntaxes for attributes.

This example demonstrates the different syntaxes used in an <input> tag:

Type Example
Empty <input type="text" value="John" disabled>
Unquoted <input type="text" value=John>
Double-quoted <input type="text" value="John Doe">
Single-quoted <input type="text" value='John Doe'>
In HTML5, all four syntaxes may be used, depending on what is needed for the attribute.

HTML5 Graphics
Tag Description
<canvas> Draw graphics, on the fly, via scripting (usually JavaScript)
<svg> Draw scalable vector graphics
Read more about HTML5 Canvas.

Read more about HTML5 SVG.

New Media Elements
Tag Description
<audio> Defines sound content
<embed> Defines containers for external applications (like plug-ins)
<source> Defines sources for <video> and <audio>
<track> Defines tracks for <video> and <audio>
<video> Defines video or movie content
Read more about HTML5 Video.

Read more about HTML5 Audio.


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