This article was updated 27 May 2014 to use the <main> element to denote the main content of the page (was previously <div>). Much of HTML 5’s feature set involves JavaScript APIs that make it easier to develop interactive web pages but there are a slew of new elements that allow you extra semantics in […]

For some time now we’ve become accustomed to seeing <div id=”footer”> at the bottom of web pages but with the introduction of HTML 5 it’s time to say goodbye. With the addition of the new <footer> element we now have more scope and flexibility.

HTML 5 offers a new element to mark additional information that can enhance an article but isn’t necessarily key to understanding it. However, in the interpretation of <aside> there lies confusion as to how it can be used, and with that there is demand for the Doctor to step up and clear the air. In […]

Edited May 2014 to change deprecated autobuffer attribute to preload, warn against using autoplay and update browser support. The <video> element is new in HTML 5 and allows you to, get this, play a movie in your website! The data of this element is supposed to be video but it might also have audio or […]

Recently, we have seen a growing interest in HTML5 and its adoption by web professionals. Within the HTML5 specification we can see that there have been a significant number of new elements added, one of these the <header> element is what we’ll be covering in this post. We’ll talk about when to use it, when […]