Importance of HTML5 and CSS3 in Website Design

We have been using HTML since the inception of the internet and since then, HTML has gone through a lot of ups and downs. The programming language have been updated a lot of time and we have our hands on the latest version of HTML5. This is the biggest addition to the programming language and have the ability to handle HD videos, audios and a lot of high configured online games. The days of waiting and updating the Flash player and the Java everyday are gone. So if there is a video on your homepage, it will be more tablet and mobile friendly.

HTML5 & CSS3

So the advantage that HTML5 has over its other predecessors are:

1. It is a substitute of flash

2. Your website will be more cross compatible

3. Increased page load time

4. No need to write hundreds of lines of Java codes

It is very easy to implement HTML5 on your website design in a basic level. But many developers will love to go beyond the basic level. They will love to make the video player match with the site and love to do something creative with it. The best thing about the HTML5 language is that you do not require to write so many lines of Java codes to support the videos and media on your site. There are specialized tags that you can use. This will ultimately save you time and make you more efficient and on the other hand, it will save the client an awful amount of time.

There are so many video players in the market that use HTLM5 their platform and latest iDevices from apple also appreciates and selects HTML5 over Flash.

We have already enough about HTML5 to make it the first choice. CSS, or fully known as cascade style sheet is popular amongst the web developers because of its unique ability of separating content from the page. CSS3 is the latest version of CSS and have brought in some new features in store. Here are they:

1. Rounded Corners

2. Background Decoration 

3. Colors

4. Text Effects

5. Attitude matching

6. Box models 

7. Web Fonts

In the earlier versions of CSS, developers were not allowed to add rounded corners in a simple step. They had to add rounded circles in four different sides to make it look rounded. The days of hardship are over, as CSS3 allows you to add rounded corners to your website for a very short code.

Using the CSS3 styles, you can customize the background clips and background origin to have a customized view of the background of the website. In addition, you can have access to a lot of new colors like HSL, HSLA and the RGBA color scheme. You can add text effects using CSS3 and add stokes and drop shadows to the text. This is an incredible addition and have earned a lot of appreciation.

The new additions to the HTML5 and the CSS3 have made it an easier environment for the web developers. In addition, have allowed them to provide their clients with more powerful and compatible web sites.