HTML5 New Tags

Some of the most commonly used HTML5 tags are explained below using table.

Tag Description
article tag It is used to group elements into a section, it is mostly used in blogs to enclose articles inside <article> tag.
Section tag It is used to group elements into a section, it's use is same as a div.
header tag It is used to group the header elements like logo, navigation, etc.
footer tag It is used to group the footer elements like copyright, etc.
nav tag It is used to create a group of navigation links.
<video> It is used to embed a video file.
<audio> It is used to embed a audio file.
<canvas> It is used to embed a canvas element where JavaScript can be used to paint something.