2. HTML5 Primer

In This Chapter

What Is HTML? 16

Types of HTML Elements 19

The Evolution of HTML5 22

What’s New in HTML5? 25

How Does HTML5 Structure Work? 26

Using HTML5 Structure Now 27

Putting It All Together 32

HTML5 is the next big thing for frontend Web development. Although it’s still under development and yet to be implemented in some browsers (most notably Internet Explorer) you can use some simple workarounds and HTML5 has gone to great lengths to maintain backward compatibility. With only a few tricks, you can implement HTML5 today while making sure it works with older browsers.

Let’s take a look at what markup languages are and how HTML5 fits into the new world order.

What Is HTML?

The HyperText Markup Language is simply a system ...

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