h5bp/html5-boilerplate resource

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HTML5 Boilerplate is a professional front-end starter template that bundles a best-practices index.html, main.css, server configs, and icons for building fast, robust web apps or sites. It is framework-agnostic and the product of over a decade of community iteration.

Use cases

• start a new website with html5 best practices
• boilerplate template for a static web page
• kick-start a front-end project without a framework
• get recommended meta tags and base css for a site
• quick starter template for a web app

When to choose

• you want a framework-agnostic, delete-key-friendly starting point for a site
• you want curated html, css, and server config best practices in one package
• you need a quick static site scaffold via npx create-html5-boilerplate

When to avoid

• you want a full JavaScript framework with build tooling and component architecture
• you need a backend or full-stack starter
• you prefer an opinionated modern toolchain like Next.js or Vite scaffolding

Facets

learning-resource · maturity stable

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