Arcana is an HTML5/CSS3 site template from HTML5 UP, demoed as a content-forward homepage with three highlight sections, four image-linked feature blocks, a dropdown submenu, and a built-in Twitter widget.
What is Arcana?
Arcana is a static website template built on standard HTML5 and CSS3, authored by HTML5 UP as part of their template collection. The demo page presents a business-style information architecture: a header navigation with a nested "Submenu" item, a set of three top-level summary sections titled "This Is Important", "Also Important", and "Probably Important", followed by a grid of four feature blocks called "The First Thing" through "The Fourth Thing". Each block is paired with a linked placeholder image (pic01.jpg to pic04.jpg) and a paragraph of dummy text beginning "Duis neque nisi, dapibus sed mattis et quis, nibh." At the bottom, the page includes an embedded Twitter widget iframe, and the metadata title is "Arcana | HTML5 UP".
Key Features
- Highlight sections — Three full-width text headers that each use a short title and two-sentence paragraph, positioned near the top of the page for key messages or announcements.
- Feature blocks — Four image-and-text rows (The First Thing through The Fourth Thing) with placeholder pictures linked to the demo, giving a ready-made pattern for services, products, or portfolio items.
- Dropdown submenu — The main navigation contains a "Submenu" item that expands to five links (Lorem dolor, Phasellus magna, Magna phasellus, Etiam nisl, Veroeros feugiat), enabling multi-level site structure.
- Twitter widget integration — A footer iframe loads a Twitter widget, so the template can display a live social feed without extra plugins.
- Static HTML/CSS output — The template ships as plain HTML5 markup with associated CSS, requiring no build step or server-side dependencies.
- Placeholder content included — Demo text and images show exactly where to put headlines, paragraphs, and visuals, making customization straightforward.
Who is it for?
Arcana suits small business owners and web designers who need a simple, content-first site for presenting announcements and services. Developers new to HTML5 can use it as a clean starting point to practice replacing placeholder text and images. Marketers or community managers who want a site that surfaces a Twitter feed can drop in their widget with minimal work.
What can you do with Arcana?
- Build a company homepage: Replace the highlight and feature-block copy with your own messages, and link the placeholder images to real product or team photos.
- Organize many subpages: Use the dropdown submenu to group content, such as placing service pages under a parent "Services" link.
- Embed a live social feed: Point the Twitter widget to your account and the footer updates with your latest posts.
- Create a portfolio landing page: Repurpose the four feature blocks to showcase projects, each with an image and short description.
