521
Web Server Is Down / Levi's® Tapered
Cloudflare Discontinued

HTTP Status Code

521 Web Server Is Down

A Cloudflare-specific status code meaning the origin web server refused the connection from Cloudflare. The server is either offline, blocking Cloudflare IPs, or otherwise unreachable.

Levi's® Style

521 Tapered

The Levi's 521 Tapered was an 80s vintage style — a relaxed fit through the hip with a gentle taper to the ankle. Peak dad-jean energy before dad jeans were cool again. Long discontinued.

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Meta moment: This is a Cloudflare-specific status code, and you're viewing it on a site hosted on Cloudflare Pages. If this page ever actually returns a 521, the irony will be palpable.

The Mashup

The web server is down, and so are these jeans — permanently. The 521 Tapered was taken offline in the '80s and never came back, just like your origin server that Cloudflare is desperately trying to reach. Both are refusing connections. The server won't talk to Cloudflare, and these jeans won't talk to modern fashion. Sometimes things go down and they stay down.