Good 404 Page Examples

Web Development - Design

Amit Patekar

Oct 06 |07:13

404 page is the one of the most neglected page on any website. Many time webmaster even dont know what is the 404 page will look like or they assume that 404 page will never show up, which is not true. Many times some old articles are deleted, some times in case of static html website html files gets deleted accidentely. Some times visitors input wrong url. There are count less reasons for 404 page to pop up.

404 page is good place to redirect the traffice to some useful informative page. If you dont put instructions what to do when the visitors see 404 page, there are good changes that the visitor will close your website and move on.

Below are some good example of 404 pages i have see when surfing the web or doing work online. These are from very reputed websites and are very creative 404 pages.

One Most Important 404 Page Tip besides creativity is always give link to Home page and other important pages on the 404 page, so the user knows what to do next.

Enjoy and do let me know your comments and feedback.

For more creative 404 ideas you can check this article from Web Designer Depot