01 WPI HTML5 Introduction
01 WPI HTML5 Introduction
F u n d a m e n t a l s
By
Raed
What is New in HTML5?
• The DOCTYPE declaration for HTML5 is very simple:
• <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
• <!DOCTYPE html>
• <meta charset="UTF-8">
What is New in HTML5?
HTML5 Example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Title of the document</title>
</head>
<body>
Content of the document......
</body>
</html>
New HTML5 Elements
• The most interesting new elements are:
Example:
header, section, footer, aside, nav, main, article, figure {
display: block;
}
Define HTML5 Elements as Block Elements
• HTML Block Elements and Inline Elements
• Most HTML elements are defined as block level elements or inline elements.
• Block level elements normally start (and end) with a new line, when displayed in a browser.
Examples:
<h1>, <p>, <ul>, <table>
• Inline elements are normally displayed without line breaks.
Examples:
<b>, <td>, <a>, <img>
Adding New Elements to HTML
• You can add any new element to HTML with a browser trick:
• This example adds a new element called <myHero> to HTML, and defines a display style for it:
Example:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Creating an HTML Element</title>
<style>
myHero {
display: block;
background-color: #ddd;
padding: 50px;
font-size: 30px;
}
Adding New Elements to HTML
• You can add any new element to HTML with a browser trick:
• This example adds a new element called <myHero> to HTML, and defines a display style for it:
Example:
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>My First Heading</h1>
<p>My first paragraph.</p>
<myHero>My First Hero</myHero>
</body>
</html>
Problem With Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer 8 and earlier, does not allow styling of unknown elements.
<!--[if lt IE 9]>
<script rc="http://html5shiv.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"></script>
<![endif]-->
• The code above is a comment, but versions previous to IE9 will read it (and understand it).
New Elements in HTML5
• New Semantic/Structural Elements
• HTML5 offers new elements for better document structure:
Tag Description
<article> Defines an article in the document
<aside> Defines content aside from the page content
<bdi> Defines a part of text that might be formatted in a different direction from other text
<details> Defines additional details that the user can view or hide
<dialog> Defines a dialog box or window
<figcaption> Defines a caption for a <figure> element
<figure> Defines self-contained content, like illustrations, diagrams, photos, code listings, etc.
New Elements in HTML5
• New Semantic/Structural Elements
• HTML5 offers new elements for better document structure:
Tag Description
<footer> Defines a footer for the document or a section
<header> Defines a header for the document or a section
<main> Defines the main content of a document
<mark> Defines marked or highlighted text
<menuitem> Defines a command/menu item that the user can invoke from a popup menu
<meter> Defines a scalar measurement within a known range (a gauge)
<nav> Defines navigation links in the document
<progress> Defines the progress of a task
New Form Elements
Tag Description
<datalist> Defines pre-defined options for input controls
<keygen> Defines a key-pair generator field (for forms)
<output> Defines the result of a calculation
New Input Types
color date Datetime datetime-local
Email month Number range
Search tel Time url
week
New Input Attributes
Autocomplete autofocus form formaction
formenctype formmethod formnovalidate formtarget
height width list min and max
Multiple pattern (regexp) placeholder required
step
HTML5 - New Attribute Syntax
• HTML5 allows 4 different syntaxes for attributes.
• This example demonstrates the different syntaxes used in an <input> tag:
Type Example:
Empty <input type="text" value="John Doe" disabled>
Unquoted <input type="text" value=John>
Double-quoted <input type="text" value="John Doe">
Single-quoted <input type="text" value='John Doe'>
• In HTML5, all 4 syntaxes may be used, depending on what is needed for the attribute.
New Media Elements
Tag Description
<audio> Defines sound or music content
<embed> Defines containers for external applications (like plug-ins)
<source> Defines sources for <video> and <audio>
<track> Defines tracks for <video> and <audio>
<video> Defines video or movie content
HTML5 Graphics
Tag Description
<canvas> Defines graphic drawing using JavaScript
<svg> Defines graphic drawing using SVG
HTML5 Semantic Elements
Semantics means (from Ancient Greek), is the study of meaning.
Semantic elements are elements with a meaning.
What are Semantic Elements?
What are Semantic Elements?
• A semantic element clearly describes its meaning to both the browser and the developer.
• Examples of non-semantic elements:
<div> and <span>
Tells nothing about its content.
• Examples of semantic elements:
<form>, <table>, and <img>
Clearly defines its content.
Browser Support
• HTML5 offers new semantic elements to define different parts of a web page:
New Semantic Elements in HTML5
• <article>
• <aside>
• <details>
• <figcaption>
• <figure>
• <footer>
• <header>
• <main>
• <mark>
• <nav>
• <section>
• <summary>
• <time>
HTML5 <section> Element
• The <section> element defines a section in a document.
• According to W3C's HTML5 documentation: "A section is a thematic grouping of content, typically with a
heading."
• A Web site's home page could be split into sections for introduction, content, and contact information.
Example:
<section>
<h1>WWF</h1>
<p>The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is....</p>
</section>
HTML5 <article> Element
• The <article> element specifies independent, self-contained content.
• An article should make sense on its own, and it should be possible to read it independently from the rest of
the web site.
• Examples of where an <article> element can be used:
• Forum post
• Blog post
• Newspaper article
Example:
<article>
<h1>What Does WWF Do?</h1>
<p>WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of our planet's natural
environment,and build a future in which humans live in harmony with
nature.</p>
</article>
Nesting Semantic Elements
• In the HTML5 standard, the <article> element defines a complete, self-contained block of related elements.
• The <section> element is defined as a block of related elements.
• Can we use the definitions to decide how to nest elements? No, we cannot!
• On the Internet, you will find HTML pages with <section> elements containing <article> elements, and
<article> elements containing <sections> elements.
• You will also find pages with <section> elements containing <section> elements, and <article> elements
containing <article> elements.
HTML5 <header> Element
• The <header> element specifies a header for a document or section.
• The <header> element should be used as a container for introductory content.
• You can have several <header> elements in one document.
• The following example defines a header for an article:
Example:
<article>
<header>
<h1>What Does WWF Do?</h1>
<p>WWF's mission:</p>
</header>
<p>WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of our planet's natural
environment, and build a future in which humans live in harmony with
nature.</p>
</article>
HTML5 <footer> Element
• The <footer> element specifies a footer for a document or section.
• A <footer> element should contain information about its containing element.
• A footer typically contains the author of the document, copyright information, links to terms of use, contact
information, etc.
• You can have several <footer> elements in one document.
Example
<footer>
<p>Posted by: Hege Refsnes</p>
<p>Contact information: <a href="mailto:someone@example.com">
someone@example.com</a>.</p>
</footer>
HTML5 <figure> and <figcaption> Elements
• In books and newspapers, it is common to have captions with images.
• The purpose of a caption is to add a visual explanation to an image.
• With HTML5, images and captions can be grouped together in <figure> elements:
Example:
<figure>
<img src="pic_mountain.jpg" alt="The Pulpit Rock" width="304"
height="228">
<figcaption>Fig1. - The Pulpit Rock, Norway</figcaption>
</figure>
The <img> element defines the image, the <figcaption> element defines the caption.
Why Semantic HTML5 Elements?
• With HTML4, developers used their own favorite attribute names to style page elements:
• header, top, bottom, footer, menu, navigation, main, container, content, article, sidebar, topnav, ...
• This made it impossible for search engines to identify the correct web page content.
• With HTML5 elements like:
<header> <footer> <nav> <section> <article>,
this will become easier.
• According to the W3C, a Semantic Web:
"Allows data to be shared and reused across applications, enterprises, and communities."
Semantic Elements in HTML5
Tag Description
<article> Defines an article
<aside> Defines content aside from the page content
<details> Defines additional details that the user can view or hide
<figcaption> Defines a caption for a <figure> element
<figure> Specifies self-contained content, like illustrations, diagrams, photos, code listings, etc.
<footer> Defines a footer for a document or section
<header> Specifies a header for a document or section
Semantic Elements in HTML5
Tag Description
<main> Specifies the main content of a document
<mark> Defines marked/highlighted text
<nav> Defines navigation links
<section> Defines a section in a document
<summary> Defines a visible heading for a <details> element
<time> Defines a date/time