New Tags Introduced in HTML5

HTML 5 reduces development costs by making precise rules on how to handle all HTML elements, and how to recover from errors. HTML5 is being developed as the next major revision of HTML (HyperText Markup Language), the core markup language of the World Wide Web. HTML 5 is a new version of HTML and XHTML. The HTML5 draft specification defines a single language that can be written in HTML and XML. It aims to reduce the need for proprietary plug-in-based rich internet application (RIA) technologies such as Flash, Silverlight, Pivot, and Sun JavaFX. Here is a list of some of the newly introduced tags in HTML 5.

List of New Tags in HTML 5

1. Article Tag - HTML 5

<article></article>

Defines an article block

2. Aside Tag - HTML 5

<aside></aside>

Defines sidebar from the page content

3. Audio Tag - HTML 5

<audio></audio>

Defines sound content

4. Canvas Tag - HTML 5

<canvas></canvas>

Define Graphics

5. Command Tag - HTML 5

<command></command>

Defines a command

6. Datagrid Tag - HTML 5

<datagrid></datagrid>

Defines data in a tree-list

7. Datalist Tag - HTML 5

<datalist></datalist>

Defines an autocomplete dropdown list

8. Details Tag - HTML 5

<details></details>

Defines details of an element

9. Dialog Tag - HTML 5

<dialog></dialog>

Defines a dialog or conversation

10. Eventsource Tag - HTML 5

<eventsource></eventsource>

Defines a target for events sent by a server

11. Figure Tag - HTML 5

<figure></figure>

Defines a group of media content, and their caption

12. Footer Tag - HTML 5

<footer></footer>

Defines a footer for a section or page

13. Header Tag - HTML 5

<header></header>

Defines a header for a section or page

14. Mark Tag - HTML 5

<mark></mark>

Defines marked text

15. Meter Tag - HTML 5

<meter></meter>

Defines measurement within a predefined range

16. Nav Tag - HTML 5

<nav></nav>

Defines navigation links

17. Output Tag - HTML 5

<output></output>

Defines some types of output

18. Progress Tag - HTML 5

<progress></progress>

Defines progress of a task of any kind

19. Section Tag - HTML 5

<section></section>

Defines a section

20. Source Tag - HTML 5

<source></source>

Defines media resources

21. Time Tag - HTML 5

<time></time>

Defines a date/time

22. Video Tag - HTML 5

<video></video>

Defines a video.