Underscores is a minimal starter theme designed for developers who want to build custom website themes from the ground up. It provides a clean, standards-compliant foundation, eliminating the need to strip away unwanted features from bloated frameworks.

• Lean, Modern Codebase: Offers well-commented, semantic HTML5 templates and organized starter CSS, giving you a solid base without unnecessary styling that gets in the way of your design.
• Development-Friendly Features: Includes custom template tags to keep code clean, a responsive navigation script for mobile menus, and sample layout files to accelerate the theming process.
• Focused on Customization: As a starter theme meant for hacking, it provides only essential structure and functions. This approach allows developers to implement their own design and features without fighting against predefined styles or complex options panels.
• Helpful Utilities: Comes with practical tools like a 404 template and optional sample code for implementing custom headers, helping you handle common development tasks more efficiently.