Key characteristics of Html5/Css3 Development include:
Semantics: HTML5 provides new semantic elements like header, footer, nav, article, section etc., which help define the structure of a web page more clearly for both developers and search engines.
Multimedia Support: HTML5 offers built-in support for audio and video elements (audio and video), eliminating the need for third-party plugins like Adobe Flash.
Canvas and SVG: HTML5 introduces the canvas element for drawing graphics and animations dynamically using JavaScript. It also includes support for Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) for creating vector graphics directly within the HTML document.
Improved Forms: New form input types such as email, url, tel, date, time, number, etc., along with attributes like required, placeholder, pattern, etc., make form validation and user input handling easier and more powerful.
Local Storage: HTML5 provides the localStorage and sessionStorage APIs, allowing web applications to store data locally within the user's browser, enabling offline capabilities and faster access to previously visited pages.
Geolocation API: With HTML5, web applications can access the user's geographical location through the Geolocation API, enabling location-aware functionality in web apps.
Media Queries: Allows for the adaptation of styles based on different media types (such as screen or print) and device characteristics (such as screen width).
Selectors: CSS3 introduces new selectors that enable more precise targeting of elements in a document, such as attribute selectors, pseudo-classes, and pseudo-elements.
Box Model: Adds new properties and values for better control over the box model, including border-radius for rounded corners, box-shadow for drop shadows, and border-image for border styling using images.
Transitions and Animations: CSS3 provides properties to create smooth transitions between states of elements and animations of CSS properties.
Transforms: Allows for 2D and 3D transformations of elements, such as rotation, scaling, skewing, and translating.
Flexbox: Introduces a new layout model called Flexbox, which provides a more efficient way to layout, align, and distribute space among items in a container, especially in responsive designs.