You can find out if your browser supports html5 by going to html5test.com
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HTML5 isn't something you download. HTML is the language for creating Web pages and HTML5 is the latest version that is being devised by Web standards organizations. To use HTML5, you can write HTML5 instructions (known as tags) in a text editor, save the text file, and then open the file in a Web browser that supports HTML5. As of January 2011, the major Web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, and Chrome are beginning to support HTML5 features. For more information about HTML5, see the Related Link.
HTML(earlier versions) itself does not provide any means to display anything other than text and color. This means if you want a HTML document to display a pentagram, you will have to make a pentagram image file first, and include that into your HTML document using the <img> tag. However if your browser supports HTML5 and you know how to use canvas in HTML5, then you can create one yourself.
HTML5 has provided enhanced support for multimedia by making it possible to add audio and video files to your HTML web page without needing browser plugins or external programs. Prior to HTML5, if you wanted an audio or video file on your web page, for it to play, the end user would have to install the related plugin or program to allow the file to play. With HTML5, you use the new HTML elements <audio> and <video> and the browser will play the audio or video without the need for a plugin or external program. HTML5 also added the <canvas> element (which allows for dynamic, scriptable rendering of 2D shapes and bitmap images) and the integration of scalable vector graphics.
There is not much in migrating from HTML to HTML5. You have to include the DOCTYPE in the html tag.
You can download Google Chrome from their web site. It is the most popular of the few browsers supporting HTML5.