HTML5.js ^v1.0.0-rc

The new defacto standard HTML5 element support library.

BestieJS Incubator

HTML5.js still needs a little work to be worthy of the title "Best in Class". Please, feel free to contribute additional unit tests or documentation.

Documentation

The documentation for HTML5.js can be viewed here: /doc/README.md

For a list of upcoming features, check out our roadmap.

Installation and usage

In a browser:

<script src="html5.js"></script>

In an AMD loader like RequireJS:

require({
  'paths': {
    'html5': 'path/to/html5'
  }
},
['html5'], function(html5) {
  console.log(html5.support);
});

Usage example:

// create an element
html5.createElement('div');

// or a document fragment that supports parsing/styling HTML5 elements
html5.createDocumentFragment();

// install support extensions with an options object
html5.install({

  // allow IE6 to use CSS expressions to support `[hidden]`
  // and `audio[controls]` styles
  'expressions': true,

  // overwrite the document's `createElement` and `createDocumentFragment`
  // methods with `html5.createElement` and `html5.createDocumentFragment` equivalents.
  'methods': true,

  // add support for printing HTML5 elements
  'print': true,

  // add default HTML5 element styles
  // (optional if `expressions` option is truthy)
  'styles': true
});

// or with an options string
html5.install('print styles');

// or using a shortcut to install all support extensions
html5.install('all');

Cloning this repo

To clone this repository including all submodules, using Git 1.6.5 or later:

git clone --recursive https://github.com/bestiejs/html5.js.git
cd html5.js

For older Git versions, just use:

git clone https://github.com/bestiejs/html5.js.git
cd html5.js
git submodule update --init

Author

• John-David Dalton