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Underscores is a starter theme designed for developers who want to build custom WordPress themes from scratch. Instead of starting with a bloated parent theme, you get a minimal, well-organized codebase that you can modify freely. It's intended for hacking—not as a parent theme—so you have full control over every template and style.

• Lean HTML5 templates: Includes just the right amount of modern, semantic templates (like 404, archive, single, and page) that are clean and well-commented, making them easy to understand and customize.
• Smart starter CSS: The style.css file provides a minimal, organized CSS foundation that helps you quickly build your design without fighting pre-existing styles.
• Custom template tags: Functions in inc/template-tags.php keep your templates clean by preventing code duplication for common tasks like post navigation and entry meta.
• Responsive navigation: A JavaScript file (js/navigation.js) turns your menu into a toggled dropdown on small screens, ready for your own CSS styling.
• Sample layouts: Two CSS layout files in the layouts/ folder give you a sidebar on either side of your content, providing a starting point for your theme's structure.

Underscores is licensed under GPLv2 or later and is maintained by a community of contributors. Use it to build something cool without unnecessary overhead.