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'''Colorbars''' are a type of [[fanart]] that was popular on [[LiveJournal]] in the 00s, having spread to other sites such as [[Dreamwidth]], [[InsaneJournal]] and more recently on [[Tumblr]]. Several pictures sharing a theme are lined up (often, but not always, shaded different colours), and a caption is placed underneath.  
 
'''Colorbars''' are a type of [[fanart]] that was popular on [[LiveJournal]] in the 00s, having spread to other sites such as [[Dreamwidth]], [[InsaneJournal]] and more recently on [[Tumblr]]. Several pictures sharing a theme are lined up (often, but not always, shaded different colours), and a caption is placed underneath.  
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They are a unique way to adorn your profiles and demonstrate your love for a character or pairing, even as a means of asserting yourself as part of a particular fandom.
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They are a unique way to adorn your profiles and demonstrate your love for a character or pairing, even as a means of asserting yourself as part of a particular fandom. Over time, colorbars are no longer exclusively used in bios or signatures, to also gain prominence as the header of your pages, dividers of your publications or fanworks, becoming a symbol to be celebrated by many fans.
    
Exclusive profiles for the serial, commissioned or themed creation of these colorbars have been made over the years. Your revival can be considered part of the current generation's nostalgia, with the [[fannish]] content of the past.
 
Exclusive profiles for the serial, commissioned or themed creation of these colorbars have been made over the years. Your revival can be considered part of the current generation's nostalgia, with the [[fannish]] content of the past.
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