HTML stands for Hypertext markup language. It was introduced in year 1990 and since then there have been releases/upgrades with new features and enhancements.

HTML5 has been developed considering mobile friendliness and feature rich technology. In this article, we shall discuss on differences between the older version i.e. HTML4 and latest version i.e. HTML5.

Here is wisely Comparison

1. In terms of structure, HTML4 uses common structure like header and footer, whereas HTML5 uses new structures like drag and drop.

2. When we talk about comparison of “DOCTYPE” declaration, in case of former version of HTML, it is very lengthy and refers to an external resource. However, latter HTML version (HTML5) uses “DOCTYPE” which is simple and in one line.

3. Another key difference between both is w.r.t. Applets display, where Applet tag used to display applets was removed in HTML4, while in case of HTML5 Object tag was introduced to display applet type items.