What are the new features provided in HTML5?

Some of the new features provided in HTML5 are:

1. It provides support for local storage
2. New form controls, like calendar, date, time, email, url, search
3. <canvas> element is provided to facilitate 2D drawing
4. The <video> and <audio> elements are provided for media playback
5. New content-specific elements are provided. For e.g. <article>, <header>, <footer>, <nav>, <section>