Title: Html5 and CSS3 theme
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Html5 and CSS3 theme

 *  Resolved [bloggin360](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bloggin360/)
 * (@bloggin360)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html5-and-css3-theme/)
 * I am pretty new to wordpress. I would like to ask that can i use Html5 and css3
   to create a theme for my website? I do not know php well but i can use html5,
   css3 and javascript to do all that i want on my website. Any suggestion? I read
   on wordpress codex that i can use only html, css and php to design a theme. Is
   this true? Btw i am using WordPress 3.0.3, i mentioned 3.0.1 above because there
   was no option of 3.0.3.

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html5-and-css3-theme/#post-1824368)
 * Sure, you can use HTML5 and CSS3, but you’ll need to get your hands dirty with
   some PHP to implement the necessary functions: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference](http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference)
 * More info: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Blog_Design_and_Layout](http://codex.wordpress.org/Blog_Design_and_Layout)
 *  [Root](https://wordpress.org/support/users/root/)
 * (@root)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html5-and-css3-theme/#post-1824370)
 * You can use as much JS as u like. WP is fitted with JQuery and Scriptaculous 
   anyway and u can add anything else u need.
 *  [Root](https://wordpress.org/support/users/root/)
 * (@root)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html5-and-css3-theme/#post-1824371)
 * The WP Toolbox is a stripped down WP theme in html5 already. Its in the theme
   repo.
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html5-and-css3-theme/#post-1824372)
 * The fore-mentioned Toolbox theme: [http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/toolbox](http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/toolbox)
 *  Thread Starter [bloggin360](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bloggin360/)
 * (@bloggin360)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html5-and-css3-theme/#post-1824415)
 * I can handle some basic php stuff. Thank you guys for the info it really helped
   alot. Now i can start with my theme. Thanks again 🙂
 *  [Root](https://wordpress.org/support/users/root/)
 * (@root)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html5-and-css3-theme/#post-1824438)
 * yr roadmap if u like for yr skillset is css, html then php……….u can do a lot 
   in functions.php without editing the theme itself too….or u can just edit templates…………..
   either way keep yr theme u start with intact, copy it and maybe run a new theme
   or child theme off its parent………..on an upgrade wp can overwrite the default 
   theme……..there is a great community here and a ton of docs in the codex………..it
   can be heavy going but it is all in there somewhere.
 *  Thread Starter [bloggin360](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bloggin360/)
 * (@bloggin360)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/html5-and-css3-theme/#post-1824492)
 * thanks again “root” for the info:)

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 * [html5](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/html5/)
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