Everybody knows about web forms, right? Make a <form>
, add a few <input type="text">
elements and maybe an
<input type="password">
, finish
it off with an <input
type="submit">
button, and you’re done.
You don’t know the half of it. HTML5 defines over a dozen new input types that you can use in your forms. And when I say “use,” I mean you can use them right now—without any shims, hacks, or workarounds. Now don’t get too excited; I don’t mean to say that all of these exciting new features are actually supported in every browser. Oh goodness no, I don’t mean that at all. In modern browsers, yes, your forms will kick all kinds of ass. In legacy browsers, your forms will still work, but with less ass kicking. Which is to say, all of these features degrade gracefully in every browser. Even IE 6.