HTML5 New Elements

In HTML5, there are lots of new elements are added which provides some extra functionality to create an attractive and dynamic website. With the help of these elements, you can make your code easy and quick.

HTML5 New Tags

Following is the complete list of the newly added element with their descriptions.

Tag	Description
Structural or Semantic Tags
<article>	It defines the independent or self-contained content of a webpage.
<aside>	It defines the content which provide information about the main content.
<bdi>	It is used to isolate the part of text which might be formatted in another direction.
<details>	It defines additional information which only visible as per user demand.
<dialog>	It represents a dialog box or other interactive components.
<figcaption>	It defines caption for the <figure> element.
<figure>	It defines a self-contained content, and referenced as a single unit.
<footer>	It represents the footer section of the webpage.
<header>	It defines the introductory or navigational content of the webpage.
<main>	It specifies the main content of the HTML document.
<mark>	It represent the text which is highlighted or marked for reference or notation purposes.
<meter>	It represents a scalar value within a known range.
<nav>	It represents the section which contains navigation links.
<progress>	It defines a progress bar which shows completions progress of a task.
<rp>	It defines alternative content for the browser which do not support ruby annotations.
<rt>	It defines explanations and pronunciations of characters in ruby annotations.
<ruby>	It defines ruby annotations (Specifically for Asian language).
<section>	It defines a generic section within an HTML document.
<summary>	It defines summary or caption for a <details> element which can be clicked to change the state of <details> element.
<time>	It defines data/time within an HTML document.
<wbr>	It specifies a line break opportunity. (Where line break possible)
HTML5 Form Tags
<datalist>	It represent predefined list for input <option> element.
<output>	It is used a container element to represent the output of a calculation or outcome of user action.
Graphics Tags
<canvas>	It allows drawing graphics and animations via scripting.
<svg>	It is used to draw scalable vector graphics.
HTML5 Media Tags
<audio>	It defines sound content.
<embed>	It defines a container for external files/application/media.
<source>	It defines multiple media resources for the media elements.
<track>	It defines text tracks for <audio> and <video> files
<video>	It defines video content within HTML document.

HTML5 New <input> types

Type	Description
color	It represents an input field which defines a color selector.
date	It represents an input field to define a date selector.
datetime	It defines full date and time display with time zone information.
datetime-local	It defines date and time without time zone information.
email	It defines an input field with email pattern Validation.
month	It defines the input field to enter month for the particular year
number	It defines field which selects a numeric value only.
range	It defines a numeric value selector with a given range of 1 to 100.
search	It is used to define a search field.
tel	It represents a control to enter a telephone number.
time	It represents a control to enter time value with no time zone.
url	It represents an input field to enter a URL
week	It defines a selector for week value for the particular year.