Summary of the ten core advantages of HTML 5

[51CTO.com Quick Translation] What is the most popular front-end development technology framework at present? The advent of the mobile-first era has prompted more and more developers to use HTML 5 to develop mobile-friendly websites. The main advantages of HTML 5 have been constantly evolving, aiming to provide functions that are enough to match native technologies.

With powerful and fresh features for developers and end users, HTML 5 has been widely adopted by websites around the world. HTML 5 is suitable for all modern desktop and mobile browsers and can also be used for the development of mobile web applications.

The main advantages of HTML 5 and why to use it

1. Using HTML 5 helps to eliminate most of the <div> tags and replace them with semantic elements. Designers can now use cleaner and neater codes.

2. HTML 5 helps to have a clearer understanding of the page structure.

3. With new features and standards, HTML 5 can effectively simplify the creation process of front-end applications - including the use of various drag-and-drop tools, wikis, discussion boards, and other usability elements.

4. Share your current location using Geolocation. You can use IP address, wireless network connection, cell phone signal tower or dedicated GPS hardware to calculate longitude and latitude information from satellites to complete geolocation. With the new HTML 5 Geolocation API, the location information will be delivered directly to any HTML 5 compatible web application.

5. HTML5 provides a smarter solution to specify files that the browser should cache. Pages can be loaded correctly even when offline.

6. In order to reduce the size of cookies, HTML 5 allows you to use session storage and local storage. In addition, this part of structured data is only stored temporarily, not permanently.

7. The standardized code of HTML 5 elements can improve the semantic value of web pages. By specifying tags for headers, nav, footers, etc., designers can easily understand the meaning and purpose of the overall format.

8. The main advantages of HTML 5 include sophisticated forms, enhanced user interfaces, reduced reliance on JavaScript, and HTML native form validation mechanisms.

9. Using HTML 5 for web development can bring an ideal level of consistency. Everyone can easily understand the structure of a web page and help designers plan it faster.

10. HTML5 has many features including <video>, <audio>, charts, high-quality graphics, animations, and SVG content integration. It can easily integrate multimedia and graphic content into web pages without the need for Flash and other third-party plug-ins. The semantic value of the document can be further filled in through new elements such as <section>, <article>, <header>, and <nav>.

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Other new features in HTML5

• The <figure> element was introduced to associate a caption with its image counterpart.
• The small> element represents a small output; it can be expressed as a correct packager for information.
• HTML 5 removes the <type> attribute completely.
• Whether to use quotation marks is entirely up to the user's preference.
• <Content editable> allows the user to edit any text within the element, including its child text.
• HTML5 allows email as input, which means you can ask the browser to only allow confirmed email address strings.
• Placeholders and local storage grouping in HTML 5 Convenience further enhance convenience.
• Ability to easily create sliders that specify input ranges.

Of course, today's article is just a starting point. There are more exciting capabilities in HTML 5 waiting for you to discover. Don't hesitate to use it as your design language now!

Original title: Top 10 Major Benefits of HTML 5

Original author: Parul Sagar

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