Underscores is a minimal starter theme designed for developers who build custom themes for content management systems. It provides a clean, well-documented codebase as a foundation, eliminating the need to start from scratch or strip down a heavy, pre-built theme.

Key aspects include:

• Lean HTML5 Templates: A just-right amount of modern, commented templates that serve as a solid structural starting point.
• Organized Starter CSS: Smartly organized CSS in style.css helps you implement your visual design quickly without fighting against pre-set styles.
• Custom Template Tags: Functions in inc/template-tags.php keep your template files clean and prevent code duplication for common tasks.
• Responsive Navigation: A script (js/navigation.js) provides a toggled dropdown menu for small screens, ready for custom styling.
• Sample Layouts: Includes two sample CSS layouts in the layouts/ directory for sidebars on either side of your content.