HTML <var> Tag

HTML <ul>

HTML <video>

The <var> tag is used to mark a variable.

It's used in a mathematical expressions or in computer code.

By default, variables display in italic.

Example

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A <var> tag with the letter r representing the radius.

πr^2 is the area of a circle.

&pi;<var>r</var>^2 is the area of a circle.

var = variable

HTML <ul>

HTML <video>

More Examples

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The <var> elements a, b, and c are part of Pythagora’s theorem.

The Pythagorean theorem: a² + b² = c²

The Pythagorean theorem: 
    <var>a</var><sup>2</sup> + <var>b</var><sup>2</sup> = 
    <var>c</var><sup>2</sup>

Attributes for <var>

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The <var> element has no attributes, but it does accept global attributes. The following are commonly used.

Attribute	Value	Description
id	value	Provides the variable with a unique identifier.
class	classnames	Assigns one or more classnames to the variable.
style	CSS-values	Assigns CSS style values to the variable.

For additional global attributes see our global attributes list.

Phrase tags

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Phrase tags highlight the meaning of a small piece of text (i.e. a phrase).

The <var> tag, which specifies a variable, is one of them. But there are several others.

A list of all HTML Phrase tags.

Tag	Description
<em>	Indicates emphasized text
<strong>	Indicates important text
<code>	Indicates computer code
<samp>	Indicates sample output from a computer program
<kbd>	Indicates keyboard input
<var>	Indicates a variable

Code Tags

The <var> tag is part of a group of tags that create coding (programming) related features on web pages. This group is referred to as the Code tag group. Together, they allow you to create code-friendly pages.

A list of code tags.

Element	Description
<pre>	Displays pre-formatted text in fixed-width font -- usually computer code
<code>	An element that is used to display computer code
<samp>	Displays sample output from a coumputer code
<output>	Displays output results of a calculation
<var>	Marks its content as a variable
<!--...-->	Marks text as comments in the source code. Not visible to users