Suggest an editImprove this articleRefine the answer for “What is a wildcard route (**)?”. Your changes go to moderation before they’re published.Approval requiredContentWhat you’re changing🇺🇸EN🇺🇦UAPreviewTitle (EN)Short answer (EN)A **wildcard route (`**`)** is a catch-all route that intercepts every path that did not match any of the defined routes. **Key point:** the wildcard route is always placed at the end of the list, because Angular checks routes from top to bottom.Shown above the full answer for quick recall.Answer (EN)ImageA **wildcard route (`**`)** is a catch-all route that **intercepts every path that did not match any of the defined routes**. It's usually used: - for **404 pages** - when the path does not exist; - to **redirect the user** to a default component or route. Example: ```typescript const routes: Routes = [ { path: 'home', component: HomeComponent }, { path: '**', component: NotFoundComponent } ]; ``` In this example, any unrecognized URL (for example, `/abrakadabra`) will result in `NotFoundComponent` being rendered. Important: the wildcard route is always placed **at the end of the list**, because Angular checks routes from top to bottom.For the reviewerNote to the moderator (optional)Visible only to the moderator. Helps review go faster.