35 HTML 404 Page Templates

When you call up a page that does not (or no longer) exist, you are redirected to 404 pages. But this is not directly bad, because the 404 page templates can work wonders with a little creativity, so that visitors do not leave your site.

404 pages (or Error Page) are so called because servers return the HTTP status code 404 in case of a non-existent or no longer existing page to show that the requested page does not (no longer) exist.

A creative way for 404 page templates is to use funny animations, designs and funny images to make its visitors not leave the website. You just need HTML, CSS and sometimes JavaScript. In this course, it is also important to give users directly the possibility to go to another subpage on your website. Also responsive pages must of course look good.

These 404 page templates can serve as a template template or as examples for your own page (completely free of course), get inspired! And let’s be honest…404 jokes are the best, right?

I was about to make a joke about 404 pages, but didn’t find one.

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#1 Responsive 404 Stranger things

See the Pen Responsive 404 Stranger things by ARiyou Jahan (@ARiyou2000) on CodePen.

#2 No Vacancy 404

See the Pen No Vacancy 404 by Riley Shaw (@rileyjshaw) on CodePen.

#3 404 Kittens

See the Pen 404 Kittens by nclud team (@nclud) on CodePen.

#4 – Glitched out

See the Pen 404 – Glitched out by ZonFire99 (@ZonFire99) on CodePen.

#5 Fargo 404

See the Pen Fargo 404 by Nathaniel Watson (@nw) on CodePen.

#6 404 No signal

See the Pen 404 No signal by Adem ilter (@ademilter) on CodePen.

#7 Glitchy 404 Page

See the Pen Glitchy 404 Page by Kay Pooma (@kaypooma) on CodePen.

#8 Bluescreen – 404 Page

See the Pen Bluescreen – 404 Page by Angela Galliat (@agalliat) on CodePen.

#9 404 Space

See the Pen 404 Space by Keith (@KeithPaul) on CodePen.

#10 Error page – #Project 4

See the Pen Error page – #Project4 by Jake (@Jake_Woods) on CodePen.

#11 404

See the Pen 404 by Metty (@Metty) on CodePen.

#12 Space 404

See the Pen Space 404 by Ethan (@eroxburgh) on CodePen.

#13 404 Error Page

See the Pen 404 Error Page by anhat.dev (@nhatanh17) on CodePen.

#14 Daily UI #008 – 404 Page

See the Pen Daily UI #008 – 404 Page by Rafaela Lucas (@rafaelavlucas) on CodePen.

#15 Lost in Space (ERRORS) (not responsive)

See the Pen Lost in Space (ERRORS) (not responsive) by Radu (@maxym11) on CodePen.

#16 404 Page Not Found

See the Pen 404 Page Not Found by João Sousa (@joaosousa) on CodePen.

#17 404 Error Page

See the Pen 404 Error Page by miranda (@mirandalwashburn) on CodePen.

#18 404 Error page

See the Pen 404 Error page by Abolfazl Arab (@abol) on CodePen.

#19 404 Makes bear sad ??

See the Pen 404 Makes bear sad ?? by Jhey (@jh3y) on CodePen.

#20 404-magnifying-glass-svg-animation-css

See the Pen 404-magnifying-glass-svg-animation-css by Maelle Gomez (@maellegomezafpa) on CodePen.

#21 en 404 page

See the Pen en 404 page by Arman Azizpour (@arman_bag) on CodePen.

#22 404 Venn Diagram

See the Pen 404 Venn Diagram by Michael Richins (@MrGrigri) on CodePen.

#23 Tractor Pull 404 Error

See the Pen Tractor Pull 404 Error by Nick Soltis (@nss5161) on CodePen.

#24 Neon – 404 Page Not Found

See the Pen Neon – 404 Page Not Found by Tibix (@Tibixx) on CodePen.

#25 8-bit mario 404

See the Pen 8-bit mario 404 by JFabre (@josfaber) on CodePen.

#26 404 error page

See the Pen 404 error page by Swarup Kumar Kuila (@uiswarup) on CodePen.

#27 Yeti 404 page

See the Pen Yeti 404 Page by Darin (@dsenneff) on CodePen.

#28 404 page

See the Pen 404 Page by sarazond (@sarazond) on CodePen.

#29 Ghost Page | 404

See the Pen Ghost Page | 404 by Diogo Gomes (@diogo_ml_gomes) on CodePen.

#30 404 Error Example #3

See the Pen 404 Error Example #3 by Ricardo Prieto (@ricardpriet) on CodePen.

#31 Bubbley 404

See the Pen Bubbley 404 by Kyle Lavery (@kylelavery88) on CodePen.

#32 404 page

See the Pen 404 page by Chris Samuels (@chrissamuels) on CodePen.

#33 404 page

See the Pen 404 page by Bidji (@Bidji) on CodePen.

#34 404 Error Example

See the Pen 404 Error Example #2 by Ricardo Prieto (@ricardpriet) on CodePen.

#35 404 Page

See the Pen 404 Page by Kasper De Bruyne (@kdbkapsere) on CodePen.

Conclusion

As you can see, there are no limits to your creativity. Which 404 page template do you like the most, or maybe you got creative yourself? Feel free to let me know! And maybe your 404 page will show up here soon. 🙂

Note: All pens are published on codepen.io and not by me.

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