The World Wide Web’s markup language has always been HTML. HTML was primarily designed as a language for semantically describing scientific documents, although its general design and adaptations over the years have enabled it to be used to describe a number of other types of documents.
With the inception of HTML5 web pages have now become more inter-operable across browsers. These days, people use multiple browsers (For example, IE at work, Safari/ Opera on their phone, Opera/ Firefox at home) and it’s can be quite annoying if a website doesn’t work everywhere.
Many single users – not just tech companies: Boston Globe Newspaper; Nationwide Building Society, Yell.com and hundreds more. HTML5gallery.com showcases many HTML5 sites, and now you can too.
For WordPress theme Designers, HTML5 provides some great new features for them by which to create readable code and semantically-meaningful layouts.
Below you will find some of the best HTML5 & CSS3 compliant themes on which to build on and in case youre all wondering about compatibility with the dreaded IE 9 …. dont sweat it – IE9 has good support !
1. redX HTML5 and CSS3 Template
redX is HTML5 business-style theme powered by CSS3 and contains and Jquery, it includes a nivo slider, 3 columns of sales text, build beautiful black and white website with the hint of red color.
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2. Fresh Idea
With a clean and minimalistic style Fresh Ideas is beautiful theme which can be used as business theme or portfolio purpose. Yellow with black and white background makes this theme more attractive and beautiful.
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3. Elegant Press Clean Website Theme
jQuery slider, lightbox and inbuilt web fonts make this site elegant for every one’s purpose. Html5 and CSS3 powered template holds jQuery Portfolio and a working contact form.
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4. Kroft
Kroft is HTML5 template with background slide show, 6+ page layouts, Google Map Widget, Tweet Widget and working contact from make this site distinctive in its category.
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5. Vivid Photo
Vividphoto is a adorable photography HTML5 and CSS3 template that is designed to showcase a portofolio of images, slider navigation and background images make this template best for photographers portfolio.
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6. Colour Red
A simple neat and red color HTML 5 template with fixed width 5 page website template, available with various shades of red.
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7. Portfolio
This theme is basically for the business purpose and jQuery slider at the header and inbuilt fonts and three description columns with dashing black and white color combination make this template a perfect business portfolio template.
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8. Memoire
Memoire is another HTML5 template which is inspired by a movie. Inbuilt fonts and photo gallery make this website template unique and beautiful.
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9. Web Pilot
Easy to edit simple and blue color make this template different from others.
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10 Daisy Brilliance
Daisy Brilliance is a 2 column HTML5 and CSS3 template in different contrasts.
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11. Yoko
Yoko is WordPress theme with HTML5 CSS3 responsive layout, post format, documentation and optimizing for big screens make this template best for Blogging platform.
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12. Free HTML5 & CSS3 Theme
Working contact form, jQuery enabled HTML5 CSS3 template, supports multiple browsers and hot pink color make this template really nice and useful.
