If you're working on how to start a blog or website, don't forget the all-important 404 page – a standard response code in HTTP telling the user, in effect, that they've clicked on a broken link.

It's traditionally been an immense source of frustration, but in recent years, creatives have taken up the challenge of designing bespoke 404 pages that at least sweeten the pill of finding you're in the wrong place. When done really well, they become mini-ambassadors for the website itself, being shared on Twitter and blogs as an example of the site or service's keenness for customer service and unique approach to design.

The pages we present here have achieved all this and more, so take a look and be inspired to create your own bespoke 404 pages!

DigitalOcean - digitalocean.com/404/
 

Tripomatic - tripomatic.com/404

Huwshimi - huwshimi.com/404/

Cody House - codyhouse.co/404

Redfin - redfin.com/stingray/do/page-not-found

Toggl - toggl.com/404

Weirdesign - weirdsgn.com/404

Lego - lego.com/404
 

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Eager - eager.io/404

Blue Fountain Media - bluefountainmedia.com/404/ 

Romain Brasier - romainbrasier.fr/404

Daniel Karcher Film Design Studios - bluedaniel.com/404  

Hot dot production - hotdot.pro/en/404

Wordboard - workboard.com/404
 

Bluegg - bluegg.co.uk/404 

Wearespry - wearespry.com/404notfound

BrandCrowd - brandcrowd.com/404

Edu(k)ate - edukate.com/404

Grain & Mortar - grainandmortar.com/404
 

Bob Warssermann - bobwassermann.me/404

Hubo9 Brans People - hubo9.it/404

Guardian - ukieweb.com/envato/404-error/guardian/ 

Emailcenter - emailcenteruk.com/404

Storq - storq.com/404

404 by Kevin Marlot on dribble 

Tin Sanity - tinsanity.net/404.shtml

404 by Maggie Appleton on dribble

You should not to be here (Designer: Anton Verstovskiy)

H-art 

Laszlito Kovacs - laszlito.com/404

SIA Aperitivos - siaperitivos.com/en/404/
 

Bit.ly - bitly.com/a/404

Brokebot

You are going nowhere - webyzona.com

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