25 great 404 Page Templates – with Animations!

If you call up a page that does not (no longer) exist, you are redirected to 404 pages. But that’s not bad, because 404 pages can work wonders with a little creativity, so that visitors don’t 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 with funny animations, designs and fun images often a good way to keep visitors on the go – that is, to make them not leave your website. In this course it is also important to give users the possibility to go directly to another subpage on your website (be sure to check out my 404 page). Also responsive pages have to look good, of course.

The pens can be used as a template template or as examples for your own site, let yourself be inspired! And let’s be honest…404 jokes are the best! ?

The shown pens are licensed with MIT. You can find more information about your own use in the Codepen Blog.

#1 Responsive 404 Stranger things

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

Author: ARiyou Jahan;
Coded in: HTML, CSS (SCSS);

#2 No Vacancy 404

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

Author: Riley Shaw;
Coded in: Slim, Sass, CoffeScript;

#3 404 Kittens

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

Author: nclud team;
Coded in: HTML, CSS (SCSS), JS;

#4 – Glitched out

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

Author: ZonFire99;
Coded in: HTML, CSS, JS;

#5 Fargo 404

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

Author: Nathaniel Watson;
Coded in: Pug, CSS (SCSS), JS;

#6 404 No signal

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

Author: Adem ilter;
Coded in: HTML, CSS, JS;

#7 Glitchy 404 Page

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

Author: Kay Pooma;
Coded in: HTML, CSS;

#8 Bluescreen – 404 Page

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

Author: Angela Galliat;
Coded in: HTML, CSS;

#9 404 Space

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

Author: Keith;
Coded in: HTML, CSS (SCSS), JS;

#10 Error page – #Project 4

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

Author: Jake;
Coded in: HTML, CSS (SCSS), JS;

#11 404

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

Author: Metty;
Coded in: HTML, CSS, JS;

#12 Space 404

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

Author: Ethan;
Coded in: HTML, CSS (SCSS), JS;

#13 404 Error Page

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

Author: anhat.dev;
Coded in: HTML, CSS, JS;

#14 Daily UI #008 – 404 Page

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

Author: Rafaela Lucas;
Coded in: HTML, CSS (SCSS), JS;

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

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

Author: Radu;
Coded in: HTML, CSS (SCSS);

#16 404 Page Not Found

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

Author: João Sousa;
Coded in: HTML, PostCSS;

#17 404 Error Page

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

Author: miranda;
Coded in: HTML, CSS;

#18 404 Error page

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

Author: Abolfazl Arab;
Coded in: HTML, CSS;

#19 404 Makes bear sad ??

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

Author: Jhey;
Coded in: Pug, Stylus, Babel;

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

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

Author: Maelle Gomez;
Coded in: HTML, CSS;

#21 en 404 page

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

Author: Arman Azizpour;
Coded in: HTML, CSS;

#22 404 Venn Diagram

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

Author: Michael Richins;
Coded in: HTML, CSS (SCSS);

#23 Tractor Pull 404 Error

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

Author: Nick Soltis;
Coded in: HTML, CSS (SCSS);

#24 Neon – 404 Page Not Found

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

Author: Tibix;
Coded in: HTML, CSS;

#25 8-bit mario 404

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

Author: JFabre;
Coded in: HTML, CSS (SCSS), Babel;

Conclusion

As you can see, there are no limits to your creativity. Which one do you like best, or have you perhaps become creative yourself? Please let me know! And maybe your 404 page will appear here soon. 🙂

Not enough? Then this could be something for you!

• Cool CSS Buttons
• CSS Navigation Menus
• CSS Hamburger Menus
• Satisfying CSS Animations
• Inspiring loading animations

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