- Semantics – Allowing you to describe more precisely what your content is.
- Connectivity – Allowing you to communicate with the server in new and innovative ways.
- Offline and storage – Allowing webpages to store data on the client-side locally and operate offline more efficiently.
- Multimedia – Making video and audio first-class citizens in the Open Web.
- 2D/3D graphics and effects – Allowing a much more diverse range of presentation options.
- Performance and integration – Providing greater speed optimization and better usage of computer hardware.
- Device access – Allowing for the usage of various input and output devices.
- Styling – Letting authors write more sophisticated themes.