diff --git a/docs/highlight.py b/docs/highlight.py
index bce796c..85f2aaa 100644
--- a/docs/highlight.py
+++ b/docs/highlight.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def isnumber(num):
 
 allstr = ""
 color = ""
-keywords = ["if", "jump", "end", "stdin", "stdout", "stdlnout", "set", "gettype", "exists", "setlist", "setlistat", "getlistat", "getlistsize", "listappend", "getstrsize", "getstrcharat", "add", "subtract", "multiply", "divide", "equal", "inequal", "not", "greater", "lesser", "stoi", "stod", "tostring", "fun", "return", "endfun", "pusharg", "call", "use", "extern"]
+keywords = ["if", "jump", "end", "stdin", "stdout", "stdlnout", "set", "gettype", "exists", "setlist", "setlistat", "getlistat", "getlistsize", "listappend", "getstrsize", "getstrcharat", "add", "subtract", "multiply", "divide", "equal", "inequal", "not", "greater", "lesser", "stoi", "stod", "tostring", "fun", "return", "endfun", "pusharg", "call", "use", "extern", "error"]
 
 for line in thefile:
     allstr += line + " <br> "
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index d9bd7c8..053af1a 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ enum class Instructions {
     Getstrcharat, Getstrsize,
     Stoi, Stod, Tostring,
     Fun, Return, Endfun, Pusharg, Call, Local,
-    Use, Extern
+    Use, Extern,
+    Error
 };
 
 /*
@@ -636,6 +637,24 @@ Literal exec(vector<Instruction> in, bool executingFunction) {
                     error("Argument of stdlnout must be a value (literal or a value reference)");
                 }
                 break;
+            /*
+                error instruction
+                This instruction outputs a custom error message.
+            */
+
+            case Instructions::Error:
+                if (l.args.size() < 1) {
+                    error("Could not find argument for Error inbuilt");
+                }
+                if (holds_alternative<Literal>(l.args[0])) {
+                    if (holds_alternative<string>(get<Literal>(l.args[0]).val)) {
+                        error(get<string>(get<Literal>(l.args[0]).val));
+                    } else {
+                        error("Argument of error must be a string");
+                    }
+                } else {
+                }
+                break;
             /*
                 set instruction
                 This instruction sets a variable to a provided value.
@@ -2232,6 +2251,7 @@ vector<Instruction> parser(vector<vector<string>> in) {
                 else if (i == "stdin") newInst.inst = Instructions::Stdin;
                 else if (i == "stdout") newInst.inst = Instructions::Stdout;
                 else if (i == "stdlnout") newInst.inst = Instructions::Stdlnout;
+                else if (i == "error") newInst.inst = Instructions::Error;
                 else if (i == "jump") newInst.inst = Instructions::Jump;
                 else if (i == "if") newInst.inst = Instructions::If;
                 else if (i == "add") newInst.inst = Instructions::Add;
diff --git a/tests/error.grnd b/tests/error.grnd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd32ab4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/error.grnd
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+error "Hello, world!"
\ No newline at end of file