Is this the perfect 404 page? [CSS only]
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GitHub repo: https://github.com/AntiKippi/errorpagesLive preview: https://kippi.at/public/errorpages/I've spend the last few days overengineering HTTP status code error pages. It started with me wanting an aesthetic, glitchy 404 page with a bit of "cyberpunk" and "hacker" vibes while still being simple and JS free. It ended in this project.wdyt?
HN · launched Jan 28, 2026 · 8 upvotes (top 58%) · 0 views
Niche: ui components and design tools · 168 launches, 10 in the last 7 days ▼ -23% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- Horizontal
- Dev tools
- Developer
- Not AI
- Hobby / open-source project
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Could you build this?
Yes It is purely static CSS and HTML animation templates for HTTP error pages, easily crafted with AI prompting.
Discussion
1 comment analyzed.
Concerns raised: All error pages are identical/not differentiated, Unclear value proposition vs. showing only 404 page
Feature requests: Customize error pages differently by status code
Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 159 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #82 of 160 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 90 days after the earliest competitor.
- LostPage — Immersive 404 Pages · ph · 2026-10-13 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.47
- css-animation-snippets · github · 2026-10-19 · 74 upvotes · similarity 0.43
- One clean, developer-focused page for every Unicode symbol · hn · 2025-12-25 · 198 upvotes · similarity 0.41
- AetherellWeb · ph · 2026-11-09 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.40
- Hacker News Christmas colors browser extension · hn · 2025-12-14 · 10 upvotes · similarity 0.40
- WebSnarks Broken Link Checker · ph · 2026-10-01 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.40
- github-chinese · github · 2026-10-26 · 70 upvotes · similarity 0.39
- Justif · hn · 2026-07-17 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.39
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