New Scripts | HTML5 | Tutorials & Reference

HTML5 introduces DOM Storage, a new way of storing data on the client side that overcomes the disk space limitations of JavaScript cookies. This tutorial looks at how to take advantage of DOM Storage in browsers today.

This tutorial will show how to create a simple paint bucket tool on an HTML5 Canvas using JavaScript. We will be implementing a flood fill algorithm using the HTML5 imageData object for pixel manipulation.

The same icon is drawn in JavaScript on an HTML5 canvas element and in ActionScript 3 in Flash. The differences in code is discussed after each step. The source code for each option is included for download.

Step by step tutorial drawing an icon of a warning symbol on an html5 canvas. Current html5 browser compatibility is discussed as well as downloadable source code.

This tutorial will take you step by step through the development of a simple web drawing application using HTML5 canvas and its partner JavaScript.

This tutorial demonstrates how to use the HTML5 video tag to embed video in a web page. It will also shows how to use JavaScript to control the playback of video.

Compatibility tables for features in HTML5, CSS3, SVG and other upcoming web technologies

We've tested all the A-grade browsers for their CSS3 and HTML5 support using FindMeByIP.com. The results have been very interesting.

The following tables compare support of HTML5 differences from HTML4 for a number of layout engines.

This tutorial will explain how to create your first drag and drop example. HTML 5 comes with a Drag and Drop (DnD) API that brings native DnD support to the browser making it much easier to code up.

We are going to have a look at how to create a HTML 5 page that uses the new drag and drop feature. Note we are displaying this via an iframe so if your having any trouble viewing the demo please let us know, another reason it may not show will be due to your browser, this is working fine in FireFox 3.5 ^ Safari.

HTML5 Drag and Drop has been talked about a lot lately, but it’s hard to find really useful information about implementing it across multiple browsers. Mozilla, Apple and Microsoft all have pages describing how to use it, but their examples seem to work only in their particular browser

The new HTML5 CANVAS tag is a new tag for HTML5 that allows 2-dimensional drawing, or bitmap drawing if you like, using Javascript. It allows both simple and complex shapes to be drawn that you could previously only get by using images.

The canvas element is a drawable region defined in HTML code with height and width attributes. JavaScript code can access the canvas through a full set of drawing functions allowing for dynamically generated graphics. The canvas element was introduced in HTML5. You can read more about the element at the following locations:

Welcome! In this tutorial, we're going to create a breakout clone that you can play in your browser, using javascript and the element.

Among the set of goodies in the HTML 5 specification is Canvas which is a way to programmatically draw using JavaScript. We’ll explore the ins and outs of Canvas in this article, demonstrating what is possible with examples and links.

This article takes you through the basics of implementing a 2D canvas context, and using the basic canvas functions, including lines, shape primitives, images, text, and more. You are assumed to have mastered JavaScript basics already.

is a new HTML element which can be used to draw graphics using scripting (usually JavaScript). It can for instance be used to draw graphs, make photo compositions or do simple (and not so simple) animations. The image on the right shows some examples of implementations which we will see later in this tutorial.

Collection of SVG tutorials aimed at someone creating SVG content and contains critical information for beginners.

The purpose of this tutorial is to get you up and running with SVG in a short time, and to be able to use the tutorial as a quick reference afterwards as well. While I will try to cover as much as possible of SVG, it is not the intention to cover each and every little bit of the SVG specification.