HTML5 is the latest generation of markup languages used to create content for the web. It is also used as a programming language for mobile (smartphone and tablet) application development. When people say "HTML5," they typically mean not only the latest version of HTML, but also CSS, JavaScript®, and various markup languages used to represent other kinds of web content, such as SVG (graphics) and MathML (mathematical formulas).

Web browsers, which display content coded in these languages, have evolved rapidly over the last few years. This course focuses on the new and advanced features of HTML5, covering how to create HTML5 and CSS3 markup that will work well on the widest possible variety of web browsers, mobile devices, and machine readers, such as search engine web crawlers. The course also demonstrates how to use advanced HTML5 multimedia features such as video, audio, and animation. This course is designed for those who have experience authoring content in HTML and CSS, and want to learn how to use new HTML5 and CSS3 features. This course can be taught on Windows®, Mac OS® X, or Linux®, and supports developers who work in any of those environments. Although JavaScript® knowledge is helpful, HTML and CSS are the focus, so this course does not require that the learner have extensive JavaScript skills. In this course, you will: optimize HTML content to take advantage of HTML5 and CSS3 features; write advanced CSS3 selectors and media queries; use advanced background and border options introduced in CSS3; use advanced text formatting options introduced in CSS3; use HTML5 graphics and multimedia elements, including transforms, animation, audio, and video; and follow best practices to enable HTML content to be successfully processed by many different web browsers and machine readers. This course requires that you have access to several different web browsers, including Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, and a text editor with line numbering and syntax coloring. The course setup instructions provided in the first module of the course go into more detail about the hardware and software requirements.