Underscores is a minimal starter theme for developers and designers who build custom themes for content management systems. It provides a clean, well-commented codebase as a foundation, eliminating the need to start from scratch or strip down bloated existing themes.

• Lean, modern templates: Offers a just-right amount of HTML5 templates that are commented and ready for modification, preventing unnecessary code bloat.
• Organized starter CSS: Smartly structured CSS in the main stylesheet helps you implement your visual design quickly without fighting default styles.
• Custom template tags: Includes functions that keep template files clean and prevent code duplication for common theme elements.
• Responsive navigation: Comes with a JavaScript file that provides basic toggled dropdown menu functionality for small screens, ready for styling.
• Sample layouts: Includes two basic CSS layout examples for sidebars to demonstrate common structural approaches.