What's HTML5?: Learn it in 4 Hours (What's the Web?)

Learn HTML5 in just 4 hours — no experience required.

HTML5 is the language of every modern website, and you don't need a computer science degree to learn it. Written by a computer science professor who has taught thousands of students, this book uses the 80/20 rule to focus on the tags, attributes, and techniques you'll actually use, so you can go from a blank text editor to real, working webpages in a single afternoon.

Fully updated Second Edition — modernized for today's web and expanded with four new chapters covering the best of HTML5.

You'll learn how to:
Build complete webpages from scratch using nothing but a free text editor
Structure your pages with headings, paragraphs, links, images, lists, and tables
Create smarter forms with built-in validation, date pickers, sliders, and color pickers — no JavaScript required
Use semantic elements like header, nav, article, and footer to make pages search-engine and screen-reader friendly
Embed audio and video that plays on every device, with no plugins
Draw graphics right in the browser with Canvas and SVG
Avoid the outdated tags and attributes that no longer belong on the modern web

Every chapter includes real code examples with screenshots showing exactly what your browser will display, and three quick-reference appendices (HTML5 tags, global attributes, and HTML entities) make this a handy desk reference long after you've finished reading.

Whether you're a student, a professional adding a new skill, or a hobbyist building your first site, this is the fastest way to learn the language of the web.

Start reading now, and be writing HTML5 by tonight.