100 Free AI UI Components

Error Message with Retry

A clear error in the chat when an answer fails, with a Retry button that shows progress and then the answer.

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One HTML file with the CSS and JavaScript inside. No library needed. MIT license.

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How to use it

  1. Click Copy the code, or download the file.
  2. Paste the CSS into your stylesheet, the HTML where you want the component, and the script before the closing body tag.
  3. Change --accent at the top of the CSS to your brand color, then connect the events to your AI service.

What you get

  • Works in light and dark mode automatically
  • Keyboard friendly, with labels for screen readers
  • Fits phones, tablets and desktops
  • Respects the reduced motion setting
  • No framework, so it works with any stack

The code

<!DOCTYPE html>
<!--
  Error Message with Retry: a free AI UI component
  From 100 Free AI UI Components by MM Rahman Bappi, MIT license
  https://mmrahmanbappi.github.io/100-free-ai-ui-components/

  How to use: copy the CSS, HTML and JavaScript below into your page.
  Colors are CSS variables at the top. Change --accent to match your brand.
  Light and dark themes follow the visitor's system setting, or set
  data-theme="dark" or data-theme="light" on the html element.
-->
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Error Message with Retry | Free AI UI Component</title>
<meta name="description" content="A clear error in the chat when an answer fails, with a Retry button that shows progress and then the answer.">
<meta name="robots" content="noindex, follow">
<style>
:root{
  --accent:#5b5bd6; --accent-ink:#fff; --accent-soft:#ececfc;
  --bg:#f7f7f8; --surface:#fff; --surface-2:#f1f1f4; --ink:#17171c; --text:#3a3a44; --muted:#6c6c78;
  --line:#e3e3e8; --good:#15803d; --warn:#b45309; --bad:#c62828;
  --radius:14px; --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(20,20,30,.06),0 8px 24px -12px rgba(20,20,30,.18);
  --font:system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,sans-serif; --mono:ui-monospace,"Cascadia Code",Menlo,Consolas,monospace;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme:dark){:root:not([data-theme=light]){
  --accent:#8b8bff; --accent-ink:#0f0f16; --accent-soft:#25254a;
  --bg:#0f0f13; --surface:#18181f; --surface-2:#212129; --ink:#f3f3f6; --text:#d4d4dc; --muted:#9a9aa8;
  --line:#2c2c36; --good:#4ade80; --warn:#fbbf24; --bad:#f87171; --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.4),0 10px 30px -12px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
}}
:root[data-theme=dark]{
  --accent:#8b8bff; --accent-ink:#0f0f16; --accent-soft:#25254a;
  --bg:#0f0f13; --surface:#18181f; --surface-2:#212129; --ink:#f3f3f6; --text:#d4d4dc; --muted:#9a9aa8;
  --line:#2c2c36; --good:#4ade80; --warn:#fbbf24; --bad:#f87171; --shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.4),0 10px 30px -12px rgba(0,0,0,.6);
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html,body{margin:0}
body{min-height:100vh;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);place-items:center;padding:24px;background:var(--bg);color:var(--text);font:15px/1.5 var(--font);-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
button,input,textarea,select{font:inherit;color:inherit}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:2px}
[hidden]{display:none!important}
.sr{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*,*::before,*::after{animation-duration:.01ms!important;animation-iteration-count:1!important;transition:none!important}}
/* ---- component ---- */
.wrap{width:min(100%,660px);display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:16px}
.ai,.me{display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:flex-start}
.me{flex-direction:row-reverse}
.av{width:32px;height:32px;border-radius:50%;display:grid;place-items:center;flex:none;font-size:13px;font-weight:700}
.ai .av{background:var(--accent);color:var(--accent-ink)}.me .av{background:var(--surface-2);color:var(--ink);border:1px solid var(--line)}
.col{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:6px;min-width:0;max-width:calc(100% - 44px)}
.me .col{align-items:flex-end}
.bubble{background:var(--surface);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px 16px 16px 16px;padding:11px 15px;color:var(--text);box-shadow:var(--shadow);min-width:0;overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.me .bubble{background:var(--accent);border-color:var(--accent);color:var(--accent-ink);border-radius:16px 4px 16px 16px;box-shadow:none}
.meta{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted)}
.tb{display:flex;gap:2px;align-items:center}
.tb button{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;border:0;background:none;color:var(--muted);height:30px;min-width:30px;padding:0 7px;border-radius:8px;cursor:pointer;font-size:13px}
.tb button:hover{background:var(--surface-2);color:var(--ink)}
.err{display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:flex-start;background:color-mix(in srgb,var(--bad) 8%,var(--surface));border:1px solid color-mix(in srgb,var(--bad) 35%,var(--line));color:var(--ink);border-radius:4px 16px 16px 16px;padding:11px 14px}
.err svg{color:var(--bad);flex:none;margin-top:1px}
.err p{margin:0 0 8px}.err small{color:var(--muted);display:block;margin-bottom:8px}
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--surface);color:var(--ink);border-radius:9px;padding:6px 12px;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;cursor:pointer}
.btn:disabled{opacity:.6;cursor:wait}
.spin{width:14px;height:14px;border-radius:50%;border:2px solid var(--line);border-top-color:var(--accent);animation:sp .8s linear infinite}
@keyframes sp{to{transform:rotate(360deg)}}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="wrap">
  <div class="me"><div class="av" aria-hidden="true">JL</div><div class="col"><div class="bubble">Summarize the attached meeting notes.</div></div></div>
  <div class="ai"><div class="av" aria-hidden="true"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" width="16" height="16" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M12 2l1.8 6.2L20 10l-6.2 1.8L12 18l-1.8-6.2L4 10l6.2-1.8z"/></svg></div><div class="col" id="slot" aria-live="polite"></div></div>
  <button class="btn" id="reset" type="button" style="align-self:center">Show the error again</button>
</div>
<script>
// Demo helper: add ?theme=dark or ?theme=light to the address to preview a theme.
(function(){var t=new URLSearchParams(location.search).get('theme');if(t)document.documentElement.dataset.theme=t;})();
var slot=document.getElementById('slot'),tries=0;
function error(){slot.innerHTML='<div class="err" role="alert"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"12\" cy=\"12\" r=\"9\"/><path d=\"M12 8v5M12 16.5v.5\"/></svg><div><p>Something went wrong while writing this answer.</p><small>The service is busy right now. Your message was not lost.</small><button class="btn" type="button" id="retry"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M21 12a9 9 0 11-3-6.7L21 8\"/><path d=\"M21 3v5h-5\"/></svg><span>Retry</span></button></div></div>';
  document.getElementById('retry').onclick=retry;}
function retry(){var b=document.getElementById('retry');b.disabled=true;b.innerHTML='<span class="spin" aria-hidden="true"></span><span>Retrying</span>';tries++;
  setTimeout(function(){slot.innerHTML='<div class="bubble">The meeting agreed on three things: launch moves to May 12, Sara owns the pricing page, and the team meets again on Friday.</div>';},1200);}
document.getElementById('reset').addEventListener('click',error);error();
</script>
</body>
</html>

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