One of the most popular web technologies nowadays are HTML5 and CSS3, and they become so, for a good reason. An upgraded versions of the markup language HTML4, and a style sheet language CSS2, HTML5 and CSS3 together bring loads of new features and functionality to the modern web.

One of the great features of HTML5 is that the video, audio and images are all written in the code with its <canvas> and <video> tags, thus no need to use a third party software. Not to mention its faster loading time and mobile adaptability. In fact responsive HTML templates are really worth considering as they are prepared for the mobile future. Right now, prominent websites like YouTube, Netflix and Vimeo are already using HTML5 for their video streaming systems, enabling their video content not only accessible by web browsers but also by devices running on Android and iOS platforms.

Bringing the awesome features of HTML5 together with that of the new style properties of CSS3, you will have a beautiful and superbly functional website. Although still under development CSS3, already has shown great effects on shadows and animations which are commonly done using JavaScript. Indeed, a clear manifestation of HTML5 and CSS3’s widespread acceptance among web professionals is the proliferation of HTML5 and CSS3 templates for use in websites now. Just a simple search on the web and you will see good looking and ready to use templates that you can use as desired. An even faster way to set up a new site is to use WordPress and some of the many simple to use WordPress themes.

Here, we are sharing with you some of the beautiful HTML5 and CSS3 templates that you can use on your website. Most of these templates are premium items while some are free. Either way, they are all built using the two latest web technologies and each boasts certain features and layouts. Check them out and enjoy!

Freely Premium HTML5/CSS3 Template

Freely Premium HTML5 /CSS3 Template uses a great deal of white space, combined with a light background to create an clean feel to this site. The elements of this web design are nicely spaced out, combined with an unlimited color-palette to create a clean overall design. The white background and elegant typography combines to make a very fresh design. This website is far from minimal, yet uses very clean edges, accentuated by the contrasts between content areas and backgrounds to create a highly clean web experience. This website includes quite a lot of content, yet uses a simple clean background and plenty of white space to create a minimal feel.

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Francis – HTML5 CSS3 Template

Francis is an attractive HTML5, CSS3 templates with Blog and Portfolio layouts. It is simple, clean and beautiful theme that can be used for personal, photography, blog and portfolio websites.

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Rising – Fully Responsive HTML5 & CSS3 Theme

Rising is an HTML5 theme built from the ground up to be sexy and compatible with mobile devices. It is Fully Responsive, which means that the layout will adapt depending on the device’s viewport or screen size. Apart from the awesomeness of being mobile-friendly, and based on true HTML5 semantic & valid markup, CSS3 Effects and JavaScript enhancements, Rising counts with several sliders for you to choose from: Unique Image Slider (default), Nivo Slider, Accordion Slider and Piecemaker 2.

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City Business Corporate – 6 in 1 (HTML5 & CSS3)

This template is an easily editable HTML5 and CSS3 great for business and corporate websites. It comes with Unlimited Color Options and Unlimited Font Style Options.

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Minimaliso – HTML5 & CSS3 With iPhone WebApp

Minimaliso is a simple yet very complex HTML5 CSS3 Template with a Working iPhone Web App.

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Global News Portal – HTML5 & CSS3 Template

Global News Portal is an universal HTML5 theme. It can be used for business, music, movie, TV, sport, travel, tech, auto, fashion, photo, cookery, webdesign, etc.

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MegaBox – Multipurpose HTML5 Template

Megabox is a theme suitable for all type of business. It comes with a lot of HTML Shortcodes, jquery plugins (tabs, accordion, sliders…) that can be edited easily. Changing only a few lines of code you can give a new look to your template. Also it has styled default forms like radio buttons, inputs, checkbox, textarea, select lists and so on. Modern design with modern HTML5 tags! It use most important HTML5 tags and attributes like header, footer, section, article, mark, placeholder.

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Wilderness – Premium WordPress Theme – HTML 5 CSS3

Wilderness is the perfect theme for the creative agency, freelancer to improve the visibility of your works and posts.

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Sophie – HTML5 & CSS3 With iPhone WebApp

Sophie is a sophisticated HTML5 and CSS3 template, designed with typography and perfect chromatic in mind that comes with a iPhone WebApp!

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Synoptic Premium HTML & CSS3 Template

Synoptic is a premium HTML and CSS3 template that you can use on a blog, portfolio, coporate or business website.

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Circlus – Personal Portfolio & vCard HTML5&CSS3 Theme

Circlus is a stylish, animated and unique template ideal for portfolio and personal websites.

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GReptem – HTML 5 CSS3 Clean Simple One page

GREPTEM is a HTML5 one page template, best suited for small Business and Portfolio sites. This template have unique structure, first of that in Themeforest. jQuery will load your page automatcily without any refresh and so on. Your company not have a lot of information? You are in correct theme, because our theme will allow to you represent your company with nice colors and good typhography with using not much text. Client will easily remind information and your site look, so they will be back easier.

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Worktropia | Unique HTML5 CSS3 Folio & iPhone Page

Worktropia is truly unique! It’s a one page desk template! Animated, nice, clean typography with a sweet iPhone WebApp.

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Retro – HTML5 Template

Retro is a clean and modern template, best suitable for your portofolio or business site. Quick and easy to set up, this template is created with the latest CSS3 techniques.

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Freshlook – HTML5 and CSS3 Fullscreen template

Created with HTML5 & CSS3 Freshlook is top notch Fullscreen template to show up your projects and photos in the best way! Drag your slides with a mouse, use keyboard or even touch on touch-compatible devices.

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Neutron – HTML5 Template

Neutron is a clean and modern template suitable for any business or portfolio, and it’s created with the latest HTML5 and CSS3 techniques.

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InnoTech – Premium Responsive HTML5/CSS3 Template

InnoTech is a clean, high quality site template built using the latest technologies including HTML5 , CSS3 and jQuery with minimal, valid and easy to use markup. Responsive and optimized for smartphones and tablets and successfully tested in all major browsers, including IE7 +, Chrome, Firefox, Opera and Safari.

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Nobile | HTML5 & CSS3 With iPhone WebApp

Nobile is a simple yet very complex HTML5 and CSS3 Template that provides a unique iPhone Web App that you can save on your homescreen!

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Hungarian (CSS3 + HTML5 + AJAX Navigation)

Hungarian is a clean blog theme made with the most modern standars and with full AJAX navigation (optional).

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Stronghold – Premium HTML5 Template

The “Stronghold” is a ultra clean and flexible HTML5 template with modern and beautiful design. It suitable for corporate websites, creative blogs, galleries, portfolios and other. It comes with dark and light skin sets and unlimited color combinations.

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SmartStart WP – Responsive HTML5 Theme

SmartStart WP is a simple and clean but still professional theme suitable for any business or portfolio, and it’s created by using the latest HTML5 and CSS3 techniques. With a responsive design it is easily usable with any device (Desktop, tablet, mobile phone…), without removing any content!

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Meditation – HTML5 Template

Meditation is an awesome clean & simple HTML5 template which could be suitable for almost all kinds of business .You can use it as Business template, Your personal portfolio or even a Blog. It’s comes with valid HTML 5 well written code, working contact form, google maps and much more.

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Infinity – HTML5 Business Template

This template is an unlimitted color template suitable for all kinds of businesses. It has a 26 pre-made HTML pages for you to save time creating them, and a working ajax form. Markup with HTML5 and styling with CSS3 .

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abana – Premium Business HTML5 Template

abana is an elegant business and professional HTML5 Template design that has been built on a flexible grid framework using the latest techniques in HTML5 and CSS3 .

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Spark – A Responsive One-Page HTML5 Website

Spark is a fully responsive one-page HTML5 website template featuring exceptional page-load performance.

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Contrast – Responsive Minimal HTML5 Theme

Contrast is a beautifully minimal, and awesomely responsive WordPress Theme that is perfectly suited for Creatives (Designers, Photographers, Motion Artists). Contrast makes it easy to customize your theme, with an unbranded Theme Options panel, that will have your site up and running, with minimal effort, and in the shortest of time! Choose from a hand-picked selection of beautiful Google Web Fonts, easily add Custom Backgrounds, add your favourite Social Media icons with ease, and more.

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Agility – Responsive / Minimal / HTML5

Agility is a fully responsive HTML5 / CSS3 template, ready to look stunning on any device – from a widescreen monitor to a mobile phone.

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Lab HTML5 Template

Lab is a User-Friendly HTML5 Template. W3c valid, it’s built for people who love the details and the visual browsing. It can be adapted to any kind of business, used as a magazine or a portfolio and it looks beautiful on iPhone and iPad!

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Suppose – Premium HTML5 Theme

Suppose is a theme suitable for all type of business. This theme is a combination of classic, minimal and modern elements. It comes with a lot of HTML Shortcodes, jquery plugins (tabs, accordion, sliders etc.) and with ability to edit the design easily. Changing only a few lines of code you can give a new look to your template. Also it has styled default forms like radio buttons, inputs, checkbox, textarea, select lists and so on. Modern design with modern HTML5 tags! It use most important HTML5 tags and attributes like header, footer, section, article, mark, placeholder etc. It is compatible with all major browsers.

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Royale’ Creative HTML5 Template

Royale’ is the creative template that will bring out the best in your photography or videos, and the complete set of page templates will give you the possibility to present your brand and work in a refined and professional way. When creating Royale’, we made sure we didn’t miss any details, so we created a perfect balance between design, usability and interactivity. With its sleek and elegant design powered by jQuery and HTML5 , Royale’ will make your portfolio stand out from the crowd.

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HTML5 Theme

This HTML5 and CSS3 template comes in hot pink color. It comes with Fully working Ajax PHP contact form, Modernizr for enabling of HTML5 elements & feature detects, and Respond.js – a lightweight polyfill for min/max-width CSS3 Media Queries.

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Nova HTML template

Nova is an HTML 5 template perfect for corporate, product and service sites. It includes portfolio page layouts.

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Serenity HTML5 and CSS3 Template

Serenity is a 1-column HTML5 and CSS3 template that is fully focused on an presenting images via an image slider. The template makes extensive use of jquery for both the sliding nav underline effect, as well as the image slider.

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Minimalism HTML5 and CSS3 Template

Minimalism is an HTML5 and CSS3 template that is minimal and beautiful in its simplicity. Combines multiple-column groupings and newspaper style column.

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VividPhoto HTML5 and CSS3 Template

VividPhoto is a stunning photography HTML5 and CSS3 template that is designed to showcase a portfolio of images.

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