New Elements in HTML5

HTML5 has  Introduced new elements for , displaying media content, for better page structure and better form handling, and several new APIs, drawing graphics such as drag and drop, get the geographical position of a user, store local data, and more.

The New <canvas> Element

<canvas>                  Defines graphic drawing using JavaScript

New Form Elements

<keygen>                Defines a key-pair generator field (for forms)
<datalist>               Defines pre-defined options for input controls
<output>                 Defines the result of a calculation

New Media Elements

 <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

New Semantic/Structural Elements

<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 outside it
<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.
<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
<rp>	Defines what to show in browsers that do not support ruby annotations
<rt>	Defines an explanation/pronunciation of characters (for East Asian typography)
<ruby>	Defines a ruby annotation (for East Asian typography)
<section>	Defines a section in the document
<summary>	Defines a visible heading for a <details> element
<time>	Defines a date/time
<wbr>	Defines a possible line-break