| Version |
Older versions (up to HTML 4.01) |
Latest version of HTML |
| Multimedia |
Needs plugins (Flash, Silverlight) for audio/video |
Supports audio (<audio>) and video (<video>) directly |
| Graphics |
No support for drawing |
<canvas> and SVG for graphics/animations |
| APIs |
Limited or no API support |
Has APIs like Geolocation, Local Storage, Offline Web Apps |
| Storage |
Relied on cookies for storing data |
Local Storage & Session Storage available |
| Doctype |
Long & complicated (<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC...>) |
Simple (<!DOCTYPE html>) |
| Semantics |
No semantic tags |
New semantic tags like <header>, <footer>, <article>, <section> |
| Mobile Friendly |
Not designed for mobile devices |
Designed with mobile and responsive design in mind |
