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+<script lang="ts">
+import { page } from "$app/state";
+import { House } from "@lucide/svelte";
+
+const status = $derived(page.status);
+
+const messages: Record<number, string> = {
+  400: "Bad request",
+  401: "Unauthorized",
+  403: "Forbidden",
+  404: "Page not found",
+  405: "Method not allowed",
+  408: "Request timeout",
+  429: "Too many requests",
+  500: "Something went wrong",
+  502: "Service temporarily unavailable",
+  503: "Service temporarily unavailable",
+  504: "Gateway timeout",
+};
+
+const message = $derived(messages[status] ?? "An error occurred");
+const isServerError = $derived(status >= 500);
+</script>
+
+<svelte:head>
+  <title>{status} - {message}</title>
+</svelte:head>
+
+<div class="flex min-h-screen items-center justify-center px-4 pb-14">
+  <div class="max-w-md text-center">
+    <h1 class="text-8xl font-bold tracking-tight text-muted-foreground/50">{status}</h1>
+    <p class="mt-4 text-xl text-muted-foreground">{message}</p>
+
+    {#if isServerError}
+      <p class="mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground/60">This may be temporary. Try again in a moment.</p>
+    {/if}
+
+    <a
+      href="/"
+      class="mt-8 inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-lg border border-border bg-card px-4 py-2.5 text-sm font-medium text-foreground shadow-sm transition-colors hover:bg-muted"
+    >
+      <House size={16} strokeWidth={2} />
+      Return home
+    </a>
+  </div>
+</div>