Best practices to design a 404 error page

The best practice is to design a 404 page with a handful of key links, including a link to the Home page as an easy get-out for users who're not sure what they're looking for yet. Other options to include might be to a blog, product features or About Us page.

1. Do 404 pages have footers?

Do 404 pages have footers?

Every web page is created from the foundational building blocks— header, body, and footer. To make the 404 page look consistent, you make the header and footer the same as on any other web page. For example, you should put the site's logo and top-level menu in the header.