HTML5 new elements

HTML 5 is a new web standard that aims to replace the existing HTML 4.01, XHTML 1.0 and DOM Level 2 HTML standards. It hopes to reduce the browser's need for plug-in-based rich internet applications (RIA), such as Adobe Flash, Microsoft Silverlight, and Sun JavaFX.

HTML 5 provides a number of new elements and attributes that reflect typical modern usage of websites. Some of them are technically similar to

and tags, but have a certain meaning, such as