Underscores is a minimal starter theme designed for developers who build custom themes for content management systems. It provides a clean, standards-compliant codebase that serves as a foundation, eliminating unnecessary design elements so developers can focus on creating unique designs and functionality.

• Lean, Commented Code: The theme offers a just-right amount of modern, well-commented HTML5 templates and starter CSS. This organized structure helps you begin development quickly without wrestling with a bloated framework.
• Essential Development Utilities: It includes practical tools like custom template tags to keep code clean, a sample custom header implementation, and a responsive navigation script that creates a toggled menu for small screens.
• Flexible Layout Options: You get two sample CSS layouts in the /layouts/ directory for placing a sidebar on either side of your main content, providing a starting point for common design structures.
• Minimal Default Styling: The ultra-minimal CSS is intentionally basic, appearing almost unstyled. This ensures nothing gets in your way, allowing you to implement your own design vision from the ground up without overriding preset styles.
• GPL Licensing: The theme is licensed under GPLv2 or later, giving you the freedom to use, modify, and distribute your creations built upon it.