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# [HTML5 Boilerplate](http://html5boilerplate.com)
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HTML5 Boilerplate is a professional front-end template for building fast,
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robust, and adaptable web apps or sites.
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This project is the product of many years of iterative development and combined
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community knowledge. It does not impose a specific development philosophy or
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framework, so you're free to architect your code in the way that you want.
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* Source: [https://github.com/h5bp/html5-boilerplate](https://github.com/h5bp/html5-boilerplate)
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* Homepage: [http://html5boilerplate.com](http://html5boilerplate.com)
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* Twitter: [@h5bp](http://twitter.com/h5bp)
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## Quick start
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Choose one of the following options:
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1. Download the latest stable release from
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[html5boilerplate.com](http://html5boilerplate.com/) or a custom build from
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[Initializr](http://www.initializr.com).
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2. Clone the git repo — `git clone
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https://github.com/h5bp/html5-boilerplate.git` - and checkout the tagged
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release you'd like to use.
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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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* Includes [Normalize.css](http://necolas.github.com/normalize.css/) for CSS
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normalizations and common bug fixes.
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* The latest [jQuery](http://jquery.com/) via CDN, with a local fallback.
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* The latest [Modernizr](http://modernizr.com/) build for feature detection.
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* IE-specific classes for easier cross-browser control.
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* Placeholder CSS Media Queries.
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* Useful CSS helpers.
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* Default print CSS, performance optimized.
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* Protection against any stray `console.log` causing JavaScript errors in
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IE6/7.
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* An optimized Google Analytics snippet.
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* Apache server caching, compression, and other configuration defaults for
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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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## Documentation
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Take a look at the [documentation table of
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contents](/h5bp/html5-boilerplate/blob/master/doc/README.md). This
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documentation is bundled with the project, which makes it readily available for
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offline reading and provides a useful starting point for any documentation
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you want to write about your project.
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## Contributing
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Anyone and everyone is welcome to
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[contribute](/h5bp/html5-boilerplate/blob/master/doc/contribute.md). Hundreds
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of developers have helped make the HTML5 Boilerplate what it is today.
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