Underscores is a minimal starter theme for developers who want to build custom website designs from the ground up. It provides a clean, standards-compliant codebase as a foundation, avoiding any pre-defined visual style that would need to be overridden.

• Lean, Modern Codebase: Offers well-commented HTML5 templates and organized starter CSS, giving you a solid foundation without unnecessary bulk.
• Development-Focused Features: Includes custom template tags to prevent code duplication, template functions for common tasks, and a responsive navigation script for small screens.
• Flexible Layout Options: Provides two sample CSS layouts for sidebars and includes a helpful 404 template to jumpstart your project structure.
• Ready for Enhancement: Built with extensibility in mind, featuring optional sample code for custom headers and compatibility with popular e-commerce and CSS preprocessor extensions.