HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language, and it is the set of markup symbols and codes compiled to display on a browser. HTML is the main language of the World Wide Web.
HTML has had many updates over time, and the most recent version is HTML5. HTML5 added many features to the basic support provided by HTML.
The following illustration shows the difference in structure between HTML5 and the previous HTML version.
HTML | HTML5 |
Does not support video and audio | Supports video and audio integration |
Uses cache memory as temporary storage | Uses storage options like application cache, SQL database, and web storage |
All browsers are compatible as it has been around for a long time | Not all browsers can support yet. There are new tags and elements added/modified. |
runs in single thread | allows multiple threads |
Uses cookies to store data | Uses local storage instead of cookies |
Not possible to create shapes like circles, rectangles, triangles | Developer can draw shapes like circles, rectangles, triangles |
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