diff --git a/app/common/styles/elements/errors.scss b/app/common/styles/elements/errors.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3076a3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/common/styles/elements/errors.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+.error-msg  {
+  background: lighten($error-color, 20%);
+  padding: 1em;
+  text-align: center;
+  font-size: 1em;
+  border: 1px solid $error-color;
+  color: $black;
+  font-family: "Courier New", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
+  font-weight: 700;
+  max-width: 325px;
+}
diff --git a/app/common/styles/elements/index.scss b/app/common/styles/elements/index.scss
index 757ff26..d431ef8 100644
--- a/app/common/styles/elements/index.scss
+++ b/app/common/styles/elements/index.scss
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@
 @import "export";
 @import "modals";
 @import "quicklinks";
+@import "errors";