Many people are reluctant to use HTML 5 because Internet Explorer doesn't support it (except with a workaround). But there is one set of new HTML 5 features that you should be using right now, even if 99.9% of your readers use Internet Explorer. The new input field types. HTML 5 form input fields are a feature of HTML 5 that is fully backwards compatible. Browsers that don't support them display a standard input text field, and browsers that do support them add very useful functionality to your web page forms.

Some Fun and Useful HTML 5 Input Fields

• HTML 5 Form Input Tags
• Date Input Fields
• Email Input Fields
• Range Input Fields

HTML 5 Tags You Should be Using Right Now originally appeared on About.com Web Design / HTML on Tuesday, December 21st, 2010 at 02:11:22.

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