1# [HTML5 Boilerplate](http://html5boilerplate.com)
2
3HTML5 Boilerplate is a professional front-end template for building fast,
4robust, and adaptable web apps or sites.
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6This project is the product of many years of iterative development and combined
7community knowledge. It does not impose a specific development philosophy or
8framework, so you're free to architect your code in the way that you want.
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10* Source: [https://github.com/h5bp/html5-boilerplate](https://github.com/h5bp/html5-boilerplate)
11* Homepage: [http://html5boilerplate.com](http://html5boilerplate.com)
12* Twitter: [@h5bp](http://twitter.com/h5bp)
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14
15## Quick start
16
17Choose one of the following options:
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191. Download the latest stable release from
20   [html5boilerplate.com](http://html5boilerplate.com/) or a custom build from
21   [Initializr](http://www.initializr.com).
222. Clone the git repo — `git clone
23   https://github.com/h5bp/html5-boilerplate.git` - and checkout the tagged
24   release you'd like to use.
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26
27## Features
28
29* HTML5 ready. Use the new elements with confidence.
30* Cross-browser compatible (Chrome, Opera, Safari, Firefox 3.6+, IE6+).
31* Designed with progressive enhancement in mind.
32* Includes [Normalize.css](http://necolas.github.com/normalize.css/) for CSS
33  normalizations and common bug fixes.
34* The latest [jQuery](http://jquery.com/) via CDN, with a local fallback.
35* The latest [Modernizr](http://modernizr.com/) build for feature detection.
36* IE-specific classes for easier cross-browser control.
37* Placeholder CSS Media Queries.
38* Useful CSS helpers.
39* Default print CSS, performance optimized.
40* Protection against any stray `console.log` causing JavaScript errors in
41  IE6/7.
42* An optimized Google Analytics snippet.
43* Apache server caching, compression, and other configuration defaults for
44  Grade-A performance.
45* Cross-domain Ajax and Flash.
46* "Delete-key friendly." Easy to strip out parts you don't need.
47* Extensive inline and accompanying documentation.
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49
50## Documentation
51
52Take a look at the [documentation table of contents](doc/TOC.md). This
53documentation is bundled with the project, which makes it readily available for
54offline reading and provides a useful starting point for any documentation you
55want to write about your project.
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57
58## Contributing
59
60Anyone and everyone is welcome to [contribute](CONTRIBUTING.md). Hundreds of
61developers have helped make the HTML5 Boilerplate what it is today.
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