We’ve already covered the design of 404 error pages in previous posts. In them, we also covered some interesting and useful ideas for designing 404 pages. Now, it’s time for a fresh dose of 404-error inspiration. This article presents 50 more examples of beautiful and original 404 error designs. Some of them are beautiful but not user-friendly, others are user-friendly but not really beautiful. Please use these examples as a source of inspiration; hopefully, this showcase has something for everybody.

Also note that some examples used in this post were suggested by our Twitter followers: please follow us on Twitter  to vote on which article gets published next, discuss new ideas, get fresh updates and suggest great ideas for our next posts. Thank you.

Beautiful 404 Error Pages

Cut & Taste
Cut & Taste claims that “Someone on the staff is to blame for this! Rest assured, the proper person will get the proper amount of blame and humiliation dealt to them.” Notice how well the search box is highlighted. Beautiful!

Productplanner
Productplanner perfectly integrates its 404 error page in the overall branding of the website.

Mundofox.com
A 404 error page with a not-so-eloquent Homer.

Duoh.com
Probably one of the most colorful and abstract 404 error pages out there.

Apartmenthomeliving.com
A quite unusual 404 error page from a website that helps people find apartments.

Chrisglass.com
Chris takes his comrades on a trip, hunting for the right page.

Huwshimi.com
On Huwshimi a ninja seems to have stolen a 404 error-page: “you must return when the moon has friends and the fox is borrowed”. Gorgeous!

ilovetypography.com
A typographically beautiful (of course) 404 error page from ILoveTypography.com.

Newspond
Newspond uses a very strange illustration on its 404 error page. The circle defines the limits of the website, and the small image at the top is a miniaturized Newspond logo. A click on the image leads to the home page of the website.

Brightkit
“404 Fowl Not Found.” Brightkit shows a missing owl on a milk carton. Unusual and, therefore, memorable.

jhuskisson.com

Gog.com
“404: oh noes, there’s nothing in here.” (sent by @Chamb via Twitter)

User-Friendly 404 Error Pages

RealMacSoftware.com
An excellent 404 error page, functionally speaking, that contains a site map of the website.

InspirationBit
InspirationBit presents an overview of popular and recommended articles.

45royale
This error page contains links to popular posts and a cool illustration of a pretty freaky monkey.

Ma.gnolia.com

Have Fun With 404!

Yes, fun! Because 404 also is a place where you can show your sense of humor. You have the opportunity, so use it well!

www.techkultura.com
On Pawel Opydo’s blog: “Golden Rule of the Code of the Samurai: If this isn’t the page you were looking for, you have to do Seppuku.”

Abduzeedo
Abduzeedo suggests ideas for finding the right article and lists popular and recent blog posts as well as a tag cloud.

Habrahabr
An illustrative image (sent by sabugao on Twitter).

CSS Remix
This fellow is quite scared (sent by @dezignMusings on Twitter).

Pattern Tap
Don’t get angry, and don’t cry. Pattern Tap will take on the burden of the missing page.

New Yorker
The New Yorker magazine has been published since 1925, but it is definitely with it, with its own 404.

Frye/Wiles
Frye/Wiles Creative Agency.

Heinz
The 404 for the best-known ketchup.

Chelmsford Library
OMG, Smashing Magazine is missing in the Chelmsford Public Library!

Craigslist
An ASCII 404 error page from Craigslist.

The Truth
Is this really the truth?

Wulffmorgenthaler
Blame that weird beaver on Wulffmorgenthaler.

Henrik Hedegaard
Henrik Hedegaard seems to like the Simpsons.

NotaNiche
Refresh and see the next funny picture. A blog by Alexander Frison.

Daze of Our Lives
“Whatever the Dickens a so-called “Error 404″ is I haven’t the foggiest idea, but one has occurred. You can’t trust this wretched technology, can you?”

Limpfish
Wanted: a Web page.

Orangecoat
“Despite that song in your step and sense of purpose, you’ve hit a little bump in the road. These things happen. We’re going to do our best to make sure you keep dancing in the right direction.” orangecoat gives a 404 error mind map.

Kochatelier Berlin
404 bread on the website of a cooking agency.

Dawdle
Mario occasionally entered the wrong castle.

CSS-Tricks
Chris Coyier takes a closer look at the code.

Niki Brown
Niki Brown encourages her visitors to “Have no fear” and shows them a beautiful mouse illustration.

Twitter
Twitter uses a minimalistic yet attractive 404 error page.

Livadaru
Homer on the blog of Cristian Livadaru.

ARTTHUG Studios
Homer again, this time at ARTTHUG Studios.

Cubeecraft
Error Cubee (which you can download and make yourself) at Cubeecraft.

d20 SRD
A brutal error at d20 SDR!

HomeStar Runner
Oops! You had it coming at HomeStar Runner.

Animation? Sure!

404 doesn’t only have to be about graphics. Below, you’ll find 404 examples with animation.

Mark Fennell
On his 404, Mark Fennell offers… a game!

Project Euh
Project Euh? Just click and go to a random website.

Total Insanity
Total Insanity shows us what insanity really means.

Herr Nilsson
This 404 error page fetches 404 Tweets and displays them in real time (sent by eelay on Twitter).

Cricket Feet
The 404 error page on Cricket Feet talks to you!

Bluedaniel
Daniel Karcher’s film design studio.

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