Underscores is a minimal starter theme designed for developers who want to build custom website themes from scratch. It provides a clean, well-structured codebase that serves as a foundation, eliminating the need to reverse-engineer bloated themes. This tool is ideal for experienced developers who prefer to write their own styles and functionality without unnecessary defaults getting in the way.

• Lean, Modern Codebase: Offers a just-right amount of lean, well-commented, modern HTML5 templates and starter CSS. This organized foundation helps you start your design quickly without wrestling with excessive pre-built styles.
• Development Utilities: Includes custom template tags to keep code clean and prevent duplication, along with small helper functions to improve the theming experience. An optional sample custom header implementation is also provided.
• 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 for sidebars, giving you a starting point for common content structures. A helpful 404 template is also included.
• Hackable Foundation: Explicitly designed as a starting point to be modified and extended. The ultra-minimal initial styling ensures nothing gets in your way, allowing you to focus on creating a unique design.