Underscores is a starter theme designed for developers who want to create custom themes efficiently. It serves as a minimal, hackable foundation, avoiding unnecessary bloat so you can focus on building unique designs without starting from scratch. This tool is ideal for experienced developers familiar with theme development who prefer a clean slate to work from.

• Lean, modern templates: Provides well-commented HTML5 templates that are minimal and easy to modify, reducing clutter and simplifying customization.
• Organized starter CSS: Includes smartly structured CSS in style.css to help you quickly implement your design ideas without extensive setup.
• Custom template tags: Features template tags in inc/template-tags.php that keep code clean and prevent duplication across your theme files.
• Responsive navigation: Comes with a JavaScript file at js/navigation.js that enables toggled dropdown menus on small screens, ready for styling.
• Sample layouts and tools: Offers two sample CSS layouts for sidebars, a 404 template, and optional custom header implementation to accelerate development.