In HTML5 Guidelines for Web Developers, two pioneering web developers provide a comprehensive guide to HTML5's powerful new elements and techniques through compact, practical, easy-to-understand examples. You'll discover just how much you can do with HTML5 from programming audio/video playback to integrating geographical data into pages and applications.

This concise, friendly reference is packed with tips, tricks, and samples for making the most of HTML5 with JavaScript and the DOM. The authors present pure HTML5  examples that are supported by browsers right now, and they share realistic insights into the challenges of leading-edge HTML5 development. All examples are available for download, with links to web resources for new information and specification updates. Topics covered include

--Browser support: What you can (and can't) do with HTML5 today
--HTML5 document structure and semantics
--Intelligent forms, including new input types, elements, and client-side validation
--The video and audio elements, and scripting media solutions
--Advanced graphics with Canvas and SVG
--Geolocation in the browser, including location tracking  via Google Maps
--Web storage, offline web applications, WebSockets,and Web Workers
--Embedding sematic markup with Microdata and the Microdata DOM API
--Implementing drag-and-drop with the  draggable  attribute
--New global attributes:  data-*, hidden, contenteditable ,spellcheck,  and more
If you're a web developer or designer with at least basic knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, and CSS, this book is all you need to masterHTML5 and get to the cutting edge of web development.

Essential information about using HTML5: everything you need at your fingertips HTML is the predominant programming language used to create Web pages. HTML5 has enhanced rich media, geolocation, database and mobile capabilities, and is now able to script APIs, making it a must-have for Web developers. This convenient reference, comb-bound to lie flat, makes it easy to find the information you need in a hurry so you can get those terrific Web pages designed and online right now.

• HTML is used extensively in creating Web pages, especially for mobile browsers; HTML5 offers exciting enhancements that Web developers are eager to master
• Features a handy format that provides essential information in a quick and simple manner, with easy-to-follow instructions, smaller size, and convenient, lay-flat binding
• Covers using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript The basic information you need to develop eye-popping Web sites with HTML5 are easy to find in HTML5 For Dummies Quick Reference.