One new and exciting thing you can do in HTML 5 is wrap links round “block-level” elements. Find out how this works, why it works with true-life sample code.

I like the xhtml syntax. It’s how I learned. I’m used to lowercase code, quoted attributes and trailing slashes on elements like br and img. They make me feel nice and comfy, like a cup of Ovaltine and The Evil Dead on the telly. But you might not. You might want SHOUTY UPPERCASE tags, no [...]

HTML 5 may be the latest and greatest technology, but some browsers don’t have native support for the new semantic elements. Let’s momentarily forget about the really sexy functionality, like full control over the <video> element, and just focus on getting the elements rendered. The problematic A-grade browsers include IE 8 and below, Firefox 2, [...]