Underscores is a minimal starter theme designed for developers who build custom themes from the ground up. It provides a clean, standards-compliant foundation without pre-styled layouts or complex features, making it ideal for experienced creators who want full control over their final product.

• Lean, Modern Codebase: Offers a just-right amount of well-commented, semantic HTML5 templates and organized starter CSS. This provides a solid structural foundation without unnecessary bloat, allowing you to focus on implementing your unique design.
• Development Utilities: Includes custom template tags and functions that help keep your code clean and prevent duplication. It also comes with a responsive navigation script for small screens and sample layout files for common content structures.
• Hackable Foundation: Explicitly intended as a starting point to be modified, not used as a parent theme. The ultra-minimal styling means there is very little default design to override, reducing friction during the development process.
• Open Source License: Released under the GPLv2 (or later) license, granting the freedom to use, modify, and distribute the theme in your projects.