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Underscores is a minimalist starter theme designed for developers who want to build custom website designs from the ground up. It provides a clean, standards-compliant foundation without imposing design decisions, making it ideal for creating unique themes.

• Lean, Modern Codebase: Offers a just-right amount of well-commented, modern HTML5 templates and starter CSS. This organized codebase helps you start your design quickly without unnecessary bulk.
• Development-Focused Features: Includes custom template tags to keep code clean and prevent duplication, along with small helper functions to improve the theming experience.
• Responsive Navigation: Comes with a script that automatically converts the main menu into a toggled dropdown on small screens, providing a responsive foundation ready for custom styling.
• Layout Flexibility: Provides two sample CSS layouts in the /layouts/ directory for a sidebar on either side of your content, offering a starting point for common structures.
• Additional Utilities: Includes a helpful 404 template and an optional sample implementation for custom headers, giving you practical components to build upon.