In this tutorial, we are going to learn how to create a custom 404 page in Laravel 8.

By default, when we go to any wrong URL that does not exist, such as /xyz, it shows the default 404 `page not found` page.

Let's see how we can create our own custom 404 page. To create a custom 404 page, just go to the views directory and create a new folder. Let's say the folder name is errors.

Inside the errors folder, create a new file named 404.blade.php. Inside this file, write the following code:


<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang=`en`>
<head>
    <meta charset=`UTF-8`>
    <meta name=`viewport` content=`width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0`>
    <meta http-equiv=`X-UA-Compatible` content=`ie=edge`>
    <title>Page Not Found</title>
    {{-- Add here bootstrap css cdn --}}
</head>
<body>
    <section style=`padding-top:100px`>
        <div class=`container`>
            <div class=`row`>
                <div class=`col-md-8 offset-md-2 text-center`>
                    <h1 style=`font-size:162px`>404</h1>
                    <h2>Page Not Found</h2>
                    <p>We are sorry, the page you requested could not be found. Please go back to the homepage.</p>
                    <a href=`/` class=`btn btn-primary`>Visit Homepage</a>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </section>    
</body>
</html>

Now, save this file and let's check. Go to the browser and go to any URL that does not exist. For example, just type /sdfsdfsd.

You can see here the custom 404 error page.

So, in this way, you can create a custom 404 error page in Laravel 8.