Articles by OLI STUDHOLME

The ol Element and Related Attributes: type, start, value, and reversed

The<ol>element has a new attributereversedin HTML5. In addition, a couple of related attributes purged in HTML 4 have made a return, namelystartandtypefor<ol>, andvaluefor<li>. Making things more interesting, the returning attributes...

Goodbye time, datetime, and pubdate. Hello data and value.

By Oli Studholme

While HTML5 is stable and being implemented we're still not past losing (or gaining) an element, as demonstrated by the removal of<time>and the addition of<data>. Rather than jumping into the ensuing brouhaha, we've spent some time...

The return of the <u> element

By Oli Studholme

The<u>element was deprecated in HTML 4 and non-conforming in HTML5, but a couple of use cases have seen it return from the dead. Are the use cases enough to persuade you that it's a phoenix not a zombie?

Dive into HTML5…on HTML5 Doctor

By Oli Studholme

We were surprised and saddened when Mark Pilgrim decided to retire from the internet and take his writing, including "Dive into HTML5" with him. However the interwebs have your back. We're adding a mirror of the book here to add to the growing...

Quoting and citing with <blockquote>, <q>, <cite>, and the cite attribute

By Oli Studholme

Given HTML's roots in the academic world, it should be no surprise that quoting is well-accomodated in the elements blockquote and q, with their optional cite attribute. In addition, there's the cite element, which over the last nine years went from...

HTML5 for Web Developers

By Oli Studholme

While they're essential reading material for our job, W3C specifications tend to make for poor reading material. One intrepid developer set out to change this for himself \u2014 "HTML5 for Web Developers" is the fruit of his labours. In addition...

Extending HTML5 — Microdata

By Oli Studholme

For those who like (to argue about) semantics,HTML5 is fantastic. Old presentational elements now have new semantic meanings, there's a slew of new semantic elements for us to argue about, and we've even in<cite>d a riot or two. But that's not...