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# [HTML5 Boilerplate](http://html5boilerplate.com) |
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HTML5 Boilerplate is a professional front-end template that helps you build fast, robust, adaptable, and future-proof websites. Spend more time developing and less time reinventing the wheel. |
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This project is the product of many years of iterative development and combined community knowledge. It does not impose a specific development philosophy or framework, so you're free to architect your code in the way that you want. |
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## Quick start |
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Clone the git repo - `git clone git://github.com/h5bp/html5-boilerplate.git` - or [download it](https://github.com/h5bp/html5-boilerplate/zipball/master) |
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## Features |
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* HTML5 ready. Use the new elements with confidence. |
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* Cross-browser compatible (Chrome, Opera, Safari, Firefox 3.6+, IE6+). |
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* Designed with progressive enhancement in mind. |
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* CSS normalizations and common bug fixes. |
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* IE-specific classes for easier cross-browser control. |
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* A default print stylesheet, performance optimized. |
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* Mobile browser optimizations. |
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* Protection against any stray `console.log` causing JavaScript errors in IE6/7. |
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* The latest jQuery via CDN, with a local fallback. |
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* A custom Modernizr build for feature detection. |
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* An optimized Google Analytics snippet. |
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* Apache server caching, compression, and other configuration defaults for Grade-A performance. |
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* Cross-domain Ajax and Flash. |
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* "Delete-key friendly." Easy to strip out parts you don't need. |
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* Extensive inline and accompanying documentation. |
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## Contributing |
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Anyone and everyone is welcome to [contribute](https://github.com/h5bp/html5-boilerplate/wiki/contribute). Hundreds of developers have helped make the HTML5 Boilerplate what it is today. |
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## Project information |
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* Source: http://github.com/h5bp/html5-boilerplate |
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* Web: http://html5boilerplate.com |
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* Docs: http://html5boilerplate.com/docs |
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* Twitter: http://twitter.com/h5bp |
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## License |
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### Major components: |
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* jQuery: MIT/GPL license |
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* Modernizr: MIT/BSD license |
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* Normalize.css: Public Domain |
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### Everything else: |
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The Unlicense (aka: public domain) |
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