Underscores is a minimalist starter theme designed for developers and designers who build custom themes for content management systems. It provides a clean, standards-compliant codebase as a foundation, eliminating unnecessary styling and features so you can create a unique design from the ground up.

• Lean, commented templates: Offers modern HTML5 templates with just the essential structure, reducing clutter and providing clear guidance for customization.
• Organized starter CSS: Includes smartly organized CSS in the main stylesheet, giving you a logical starting point to implement your design quickly.
• Custom template tags and functions: Features separate files for reusable template tags and helper functions, promoting clean code and preventing duplication in your theme templates.
• Responsive navigation: Comes with a JavaScript file for navigation that toggles into a dropdown on small screens, providing a responsive starting point for menus.
• Sample layouts and components: Provides optional sample implementations like a custom header, a 404 template, and two CSS layout examples for sidebars, serving as practical references.