# iandevlin/html5bones

The HTML5 template that goes back to basics

Repository: https://github.com/iandevlin/html5bones
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/html5bones
Homepage: http://html5bones.com
Language: HTML
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-05-29T11:06:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5005, "days_push": 1192, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1338, forks 223 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:25.777401+00:00)

## What it is
HTML5 Bones is a minimal HTML5 page template with inline comments explaining the most common HTML5 structural elements, plus video and audio templates. It includes Normalize.css and print styles, and can serve as a starting template or a learning guide.

## Use cases
- start a new HTML5 page from a clean template
- learn how to use HTML5 structural elements like header, nav, and footer
- get a cross-browser HTML5 boilerplate including IE7 support
- reference inline comments when hand-building an HTML5 page
- set up HTML5 video and audio markup quickly

## When to choose
- you want a minimal, well-commented HTML5 starting point rather than a full framework
- you need legacy browser support down to Internet Explorer 7
- you are teaching or learning HTML5 basics

## When to avoid
- you need a modern build-tooling-based starter with JavaScript frameworks
- you require actively maintained boilerplates with current best practices
- you want a full CSS framework or component library

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: templating, documentation
- domain: web-development, frontend, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: html5, template, boilerplate, css, normalize-css, inline-documentation, boilerplate, web-server

## Member repositories
- iandevlin/html5bones (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:25.777401+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:33:15.085785+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/iandevlin/html5bones (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:25.777401+00:00, sha ddcf4a4fda95)
  - homepage: http://html5bones.com (fetched 2026-08-29T12:03:06.351537+00:00, sha b577a8105b8b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.