diff --git a/basis/help/markup/markup.factor b/basis/help/markup/markup.factor
index 6f82a6f50b..2270088490 100644
--- a/basis/help/markup/markup.factor
+++ b/basis/help/markup/markup.factor
@@ -137,6 +137,14 @@ ALIAS: $slot $snippet
         ] with-nesting
     ] ($heading) ;
 
+: $deprecated ( element -- )
+    [
+        deprecated-style get [
+            last-element off
+            "This word is deprecated" $heading print-element
+        ] with-nesting
+    ] ($heading) ;
+
 ! Images
 : $image ( element -- )
     [ first write-image ] ($span) ;
diff --git a/basis/help/stylesheet/stylesheet.factor b/basis/help/stylesheet/stylesheet.factor
index 74d7f6c115..c7811a605d 100644
--- a/basis/help/stylesheet/stylesheet.factor
+++ b/basis/help/stylesheet/stylesheet.factor
@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@ H{
     { wrap-margin 500 }
 } warning-style set-global
 
+SYMBOL: deprecated-style
+H{
+    { page-color COLOR: gray90 }
+    { border-color COLOR: red }
+    { border-width 5 }
+    { wrap-margin 500 }
+} deprecated-style set-global
+
 SYMBOL: table-content-style
 H{
     { wrap-margin 350 }