Universe is a free static HTML/CSS website template from TemplateMo that delivers a black-themed, two-column layout with six standard pages including blog, gallery, about, and contact.
What is Universe?
Universe is a free HTML CSS website template published by TemplateMo on 27 January 2014. It uses a black color theme with a fixed, two-column layout and includes six standard pages: blog posts, gallery, about, and contact. The template is built with plain HTML and CSS only, so it runs in any web browser without requiring a server or build process. TemplateMo offers it as a ZIP download that you can edit and reuse for both personal and commercial projects. According to the TemplateMo listing, the template has been viewed 120,110 times and downloaded 24,661 times since its release.
Key Features
- Black color theme — The entire layout is designed around a black background, giving the template a dark and cohesive visual identity.
- Six standard pages — Includes a home page, blog posts listing, gallery, about, and contact page, giving you a complete small-site structure.
- Two-column fixed layout — Content is arranged in two fixed columns, a common design pattern in the template's 2014-era release.
- Pure HTML and CSS — No JavaScript frameworks, CSS preprocessors, or server-side components; the files are directly editable with any text editor.
- Free for commercial and non-commercial use — TemplateMo explicitly allows downloading, editing, and using the layout for any purpose without payment.
- Simple download and deployment — The template is packaged as a ZIP file; after extracting, you can upload the files to any static web host.
- Standard tags — Listed under 2-column, fixed, html, css, and black tags on TemplateMo, which helps locate it among similar layouts.
Who is it for?
- Freelance designers — can use Universe as a clean base for portfolio or agency sites where a dark, gallery-heavy aesthetic is desired.
- Students learning web design — can inspect the template's HTML and CSS to understand how a two-column fixed layout is structured and modify it for practice.
- Small business owners — can quickly assemble a basic web presence using the about, gallery, and contact pages without writing code from scratch.
What can you do with Universe?
- Build an image portfolio: The gallery page makes it easy to display photography or artwork in a dark grid-style layout.
- Start a simple blog: Replace the sample blog posts with your own articles to publish content on a static site.
- Create a company brochure site: Use the about and contact pages to present your business and list contact details; the page links to a separate PHP contact form script that can be added if you need a functional form.
