# How to make a custom 404 page
When you visit a URL that doesn't exist or couldn't be found on the server because the webpage was moved or deleted, the broken link redirects to a 404 error page where a message indicating this error is shown.
The default 404 page displays:
> **404 Not Found**
## Creating a Custom 404 Page
If you want to create a customized page for this, you will need to create a new page and change two things:
1. **Change the Status Code** from `200` to `404`
2. **Set the Dynamic Path** to `/*` to catch all non-existent routes
Set the status code to 404 and the path to /*
After that, you can design the page however you like.
## Redirecting to Homepage Instead
If you do not want to show a 404 page error but always redirect to the homepage, you can set the redirect to `/`.
## Related
* [Project settings](/university/foundations/project-settings.md) – Configure redirects, custom code, and other project-level settings
* [CMS](/university/foundations/cms.md) – Create dynamic pages that won't trigger 404 errors
* [Variables](/university/foundations/variables.md) – Use system variables to customize page behavior
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