Underscores is a minimal starter theme designed for developers who build custom themes for content management systems. It provides a clean, standards-compliant codebase as a foundation, eliminating the need to start from scratch or reverse-engineer a complex existing theme.

• Lean, commented code: Offers a just-right amount of HTML5 templates and starter CSS that is well-documented, making it easy to understand and modify.
• Organized structure: Features smartly separated template tags and functions in dedicated files, promoting clean code and preventing duplication.
• Development-ready components: Includes practical starting points like a responsive navigation script, sample layout CSS, and a custom header implementation example.
• Minimal design interference: The ultra-minimal default styling is intentionally bare, ensuring nothing gets in the way of implementing a custom design.
• Open source license: Released under the GPLv2+, allowing for unrestricted use, modification, and distribution in projects.