- The ability to embed video and audio.
- Cleaner code.
- Standardized code and improved semantics.
- Reduced need for Javascript.
- Greater consistency across sites.
- Better accessibility.
- Easy-to-build web applications.
- Offline cache and faster load time.
- Reduced cookie size and temporary data storage.
- Geolocation APIs.
With more features and functionality than its predecessor, plus easy content integration, HTML 5 offers many advantages when it comes to web design. In addition, with multimedia capabilities that rival Flash, Silverlight and Java (without 3rd party plug-ins), the language is cross-device and cross-OS friendly. Here are just a few of the biggest benefits the language has to offer: