Difference Between Html and Html5

Html5 is more power full and easier than Html4, It have lot of new tags like <header>, <footer>, <nav>, <audio>, <video>, <main> etc. It also support graphics.

In below table we discribe all basic term related to html and html5; I hope this is simple easy to learn for you.

HTML or Hyper-Text Markup Language can be referred to as the Worldwide Web’s primary language. HTML has seen many updates over time, and currently, the newest HTML version is HTML5. Some of the major differences between the two versions are;

HTML5 supports both audio and video whereas none of these was a part of HTML
HTML does not allow JavaScript to run within the web browser whereas HTML5 provides full support for JavaScript to run in the background.
In HTML5, inline MathML and SVG can be used in text whereas this wasn’t possible in HTML.
HTML5 supports new kinds of form controls, for example: dates and times, email, number, range, tel, url, search etc.
There are many new elements introduced in HTML5. Some of the most important ones are: summary, time, audio, details, embed, figcaption, figure, footer, header, article, canvas, nav, output, section, source, track, video, etc.

Other main differences are

Doctype declaration: In HTML,it is too longer as compared to that in HTML5

HTML

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">

HTML5

<!DOCTYPE html>

Character encoding: in HTML,it is more complex as compared to that in HTML5

HTML

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">

HTML5

<meta charset="UTF-8">

Vector Graphics

HTML: Vector Graphics is possible with the help of technologies such as VML, Silverlight, Flash etc.
HTML5: Vector graphics is integral part of HTML5 e.g. SVG and canvas.

Shapes

HTML: Not possible to draw shapes like circle, rectangle, triangle.
HTML5: You can draw shapes like circle, rectangle, triangle.

Storage

HTML: use cookies
HTML5: use local storage instead of cookies

Html	Html5
Doctype declaration in Html is too longer <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">	DOCTYPE declaration in Html5 is very simple "<!DOCTYPE html>
character encoding in Html is also longer <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">	character encoding (charset) declaration is also very simple <meta charset="UTF-8">
Audio and Video are not part of HTML4	Audio and Videos are integral part of HTML5 e.g. <audio> and <video> tags.
Vector Graphics is possible with the help of technologies such as VML, Silverlight, Flash etc	Vector graphics is integral part of HTML5 e.g. SVG and canvas
It is almost impossible to get true GeoLocation of user browsing any website especially if it comes to mobile devices.	JS GeoLocation API in HTML5 helps identify location of user browsing any website (provided user allows it)
Html5 use cookies.	It provides local storage in place of cookies.
Not possible to draw shapes like circle, rectangle, triangle.	Using Html5 you can draw shapes like circle, rectangle, triangle.
Does not allow JavaScript to run in browser. JS runs in same thread as browser interface.	Allows JavaScript to run in background. This is possible due to JS Web worker API in HTML5
Works with all old browsers	Supported by all new browser.