📃 May 2010 release notes
New in Chrome
The following features are now available in Chrome:
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<article>:
The
<article>element represents self-contained content, which is intended to be independently distributable or reusable, such as a comment, a blog post, or news article. -
<aside>:
The
<aside>element represents a portion of a document whose content is only indirectly related to the document's main content. -
Geolocation:
The
navigator.gelocationAPI requests the user's latitude, longitude, heading, and speed. -
<header> and <footer>:
The
<header>and<footer>HTML elements represent content that precedes and follows the main page content, respectively. -
<hgroup>:
The
<hgroup>element represents a heading and related content. -
History:
The
window.historyAPI manipulates the browser session history, from navigations to state management, in the tab or frame that the current page is loaded in. -
Sandboxed iframes:
The
sandboxattribute for the<iframe>HTML element sets many security restrictions on the iframe, such as preventing form submissions or opening modal dialogs. Optionalallow-values relax specific restrictions. -
Email, telephone, and URL <input> types:
The
<input type="email">,<input type="tel">, and<input type="url">HTML elements represent email address, telephone number, and URL fields in a form. -
JavaScript (initial core language support):
JavaScript is a programming language that runs in browsers, usually through the
<script>element. JavaScript has changed over many years. This feature represents the oldest language features, such as built-in objects, statements, and operators. Also known as ECMAScript. -
<nav>:
The
<nav>element represents a section of a page whose purpose is to provide navigation links, either within the current document or to other documents. -
<ruby>:
The
<ruby>element produces small annotations that are rendered with its base text. -
<input type="search">:
The
<input type="search">HTML element represents a text field for search queries. -
<section>:
The
<section>element is a generic standalone section of a document, which doesn't have a more specific semantic element to represent it. -
SVG filters:
The
<filter>SVG element applies custom effects such as color manipulation, blurring, or morphing to SVG elements. -
WebSockets:
The
WebSocketAPI opens a two-way communication channel between the user's browser and a server.