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title: Custom 404 Error Pages With Google
description: It happens to the best of us - 404 errors. Whether it's because of a mistyped URL, broken or trunc...
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# [Custom 404 Error Pages With Google](https://www.websitemagazine.com/web-development/custom-404-error-pages-with-google)

 Written by [Peter Devereaux](https://www.websitemagazine.com/web-development/author/peter-devereaux) | Aug 19, 2008 5:00:00 AM

It happens to the best of us - [404 errors](https://www.websitemagazine.com/definition/404-error). Whether it's because of a mistyped URL, broken or truncated link within an email or because of content that has been moved, end-users often see these error pages - but there are ways to help visitors get the most from this experience.

Google has added a section called "Enhance 404 pages" to its **[Webmaster Tools](https://www.google.com/webmasters/)** service. The embeddable widget can be included in a custom 404 page to help visitors find what they are looking for by providing suggestions based on the incorrect URL. For example, say a user visits a link which for whatever reason gets cut off and a 404 page appears. Add the Custom 404 Error Page widget however and the visitor would see the following:

<https://www.websitemagazine.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/exampleoutput-2-1-1-1.png>

Google will not only attempt to correct the URL but suggest a link to the parent subdirectory, a sitemap webpage and provide a site search query suggestion and search box. If you're interested, simply sign into Webmaster Tools and generate a JavaScript snippet which can be copy and pasted into your existing 404 page code.

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