# HTML5

Concept · [Technical basics](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/technical)

Also called: HTML 5

The current version of [HTML](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/html). It added built-in support for video, audio, drawing and offline storage, so many small apps and games can run in a [browser](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/web-browser) with no plug-in.

**For example:** A team builds a simple quiz game in HTML5, and players open it from a link on any phone or laptop.

## Connects to (7)

- [HTML](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/html): HyperText Markup Language.
- [CSS](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/css): Cascading Style Sheets.
- [Web app vs mobile app](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/web-app-mobile-app): A web app runs in a browser at a web address, on any device.
- [WebAssembly](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/webassembly): A format that lets code written in languages like C, C++ or Rust run in a web browser at close to full speed.
- [MediaStream Recording API](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/mediastream-recording-api): A browser feature that records audio or video from a microphone, camera or media element so a web app can save or process it.
- [WebM](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/webm): An open video file format made for the web.
- [Picture-in-picture](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/picture-in-picture): A feature that keeps a video playing in a small floating window while the person uses other apps or pages.

Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/html5