Underscore.js

Developer(s)Jeremy Ashkenas, Julian Gonggrijp
Initial releaseOctober 28, 2009 (2009-10-28)
Stable release
1.13.6 / September 24, 2022 (2022-09-24)
Repository
Written inJavaScript
Size7.5 KB production
68 KB development
TypeJavaScript library
LicenseMIT
Websiteunderscorejs.org

Underscore.js is a JavaScript library which provides utility functions for common programming tasks. It is comparable to features provided by Prototype.js and the Ruby language, but opts for a functional programming design instead of extending object prototypes. The documentation refers to Underscore.js as "the tie to go along with jQuery's tux, and Backbone.js' suspenders." Underscore.js was created by Jeremy Ashkenas, who is also known for Backbone.js and CoffeeScript.