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diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
index e7875bc22..1b3fa61d1 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ Changing the Error Delimiters
By default, the Form Validation class adds a paragraph tag (<p>) around
each error message shown. You can either change these delimiters
-globally or individually.
+globally, individually, or change the defaults in a config file.
#. **Changing delimiters Globally**
To globally change the error delimiters, in your controller function,
@@ -543,6 +543,12 @@ globally or individually.
<?php echo validation_errors('<div class="error">', '</div>'); ?>
+#. **Set delimiters in a config file**
+ You can add your error delimiters in application/config/form_validation.php as follows::
+
+ $config['error_prefix'] = '<p class="error_prefix">';
+ $config['error_suffix'] = '<p class="error_suffix">';
+
Showing Errors Individually
===========================