2 ms·Ask HN: What's the black bar at the top or HN right now?4 points by chrisshroba 8y agoadmay 8y agoIt's a td element with a bg color of #000000. Inside of it is an image tag of height 5 and width 0. The image source is "s.gif".admay 8y agoApparently, the element appears when someone notable has passed away https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14119021 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14119021admay 8y agoMaybe Paul Allen?epiddy 8y agoYupmasonic 8y agoRunning low on orange toner.