Difference between HTML 5 and HTML 4 - Freelance Forum

roshell · 10-23-2009, 10:14 PM

HTML has been in continuous evolution since it was introduced to the Internet in the early 1990's. Some features were introduced in specifications; others were introduced in software releases. In some respects, implementations and author practices have converged with each other and with specifications and standards, but in other ways, they continue to diverge.

HTML4 became a W3C Recommendation in 1997. While it continues to serve as a rough guide to many of the core features of HTML, it does not provide enough information to build implementations that interoperate with each other and, more importantly, with a critical mass of deployed content. The same goes for XHTML1, which defines an XML serialization for HTML4, and DOM Level 2 HTML, which defines JavaScript APIs for both HTML and XHTML.

nitishkunal · 11-17-2009, 06:14 AM

when you question this to a professional designer he would say i haven't found any difference.........

CharlesAllan · 01-01-2010, 02:42 AM

HTML has been in continuous evolution since it was introduced to the Internet in the early 1990's. Some features were introduced in specifications; others were introduced in software releases. In some respects, implementations and author practices have converged with each other and with specifications and standards, but in other ways, they continue to diverge.

HTML 4 became a W3C Recommendation in 1997. While it continues to serve as a rough guide to many of the core features of HTML, it does not provide enough information to build implementations that interoperate with each other and, more importantly, with a critical mass of deployed content. The same goes for XHTML 1, which defines an XML serialization for HTML 4, and DOM Level 2 HTML, which defines JavaScript APIs for both HTML and XHTML. HTML 5 will replace these documents. [DOM2HTML] [HTML4] [XHTML1]

The HTML 5 draft reflects an effort, started in 2004, to study contemporary HTML implementations and deployed content. The draft:

1. Defines a single language called HTML 5 which can be written in HTML syntax and in XML syntax.
2. Defines detailed processing models to foster interoperable implementations.
3. Improves markup for documents.
4. Introduces markup and APIs for emerging idioms, such as Web applications.

vikas1234 · 01-23-2010, 08:57 AM

its all depend whether you use new tag or not .. some people keep using the standard one so for them its of no difference

03-02-2010, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by roshell

HTML has been in continuous evolution since it was introduced to the Internet in the early 1990's. Some features were introduced in specifications; others were introduced in software releases. In some respects, implementations and author practices have converged with each other and with specifications and standards, but in other ways, they continue to diverge.

HTML4 became a W3C Recommendation in 1997. While it continues to serve as a rough guide to many of the core features of HTML, it does not provide enough information to build implementations that interoperate with each other and, more importantly, with a critical mass of deployed content. The same goes for XHTML1, which defines an XML serialization for HTML4, and DOM Level 2 HTML, which defines JavaScript APIs for both HTML and XHTML.

HTML5 will solve all the problems associated with Flash which we were facing in the HTML4. There is support for the HTML4, but There is no support for the HTML5

simbo · 03-08-2010, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by gerdonhanry

HTML5 will solve all the problems associated with Flash which we were facing in the HTML4. There is support for the HTML4, but There is no support for the HTML5

HTML 5 will include the NEW video tag, which will change the whole user experience as it won't need a video plugin

03-10-2010, 05:35 AM

Also, please note that it's "HTML 4", not "HTML4". Indeed, for HTML 5, both variants are used, but there is an important difference in meaning. HTML 5 refers to the name of the W3C specification, whereas "HTML5" is the document type of those HTML files with a text/html MIME type that follow this spec. The same goes for XHTML 5 vs. XHTML5.