What is the difference Between HTML & HTML5?
HTML5 is the latest version of HTML, offering several new features and improvements. Here’s a breakdown of the key differences between HTML and HTML5
| HTML | HTML5 |
|---|---|
| The doctype declaration in HTML is too longer E.g: <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN” “http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd”> | The doctype declaration in HTML is too smaller E.g: <!DOCTYPE html> |
| HTML is used non-semantic elements. such as <div> & <span> | HTML5 is used semantic elements like <header>, <footer>, <section>, <article>, <nav>, and <aside> to improve page structure and make it more accessible and SEO-friendly. |
| Multimedia elements not support | Its support for audio and video with <audio> and <video> tags, making it easier to embed media. |
| Not possible to draw shapes like circle, rectangle, triangle etc. | Its allows to draw shapes like circle, rectangle, triangle etc. SVG and Canvas |
| It works with all old browsers. | It supported by all new browser like Firefox, Mozilla, Chrome, Safari. |
| Its less optimized for mobile use | Its more mobile-friendly support. |
| Its doesn’t support offline storage. | Its support offline storage. Web Storage API (local Storage and session Storage) for client-side storage and the AppCache API for offline capabilities |
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