HTML5

HTML5 is a core technology markup language of the Internet used for structuring and presenting content for the World Wide Web
We all know that a certain degree of structure is needed, and somebody clearly needs to be in charge of
the specification of HTML5. That challenge is the job of three important organizations:
• Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group (WHATWG): Founded in
2004 by individuals working for browser vendors Apple, Mozilla, Google, and
Opera, WHATWG develops HTML and APIs for web application development and
provides open collaboration of browser vendors and other interested parties.
• World Wide Web Consortium (W3C): The W3C contains the HTML working group
that is currently charged with delivering their HTML5 specification.
• Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF): This task force contains the groups
responsible for Internet protocols such as HTTP. HTML5 defines a new
WebSocket API that relies on a new WebSocket protocol, which is under
development in an IETF working group.
A New Vision

HTML5 is based on various design principles, spelled out in the WHATWG specification, that truly
embody a new vision of possibility and practicality.
• Compatibility
• Utility
• Interoperability
• Universal access