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Denotes a variable.

HTML 2, 3.2, 4, 4.01, 5

HTML Syntax

<var
   class = classname
   id = value
   style = css_style_rules
   title = text
>

NOTE: Both start and end tags are required.

The <var> element specifies text that renders differently from the surrounding text, to show that it is a variable.

This could be an actual variable in a mathematical expression or programming context, an identifier representing a constant, a symbol identifying a physical quantity, a function parameter, or just be a term used as a placeholder in prose.

Browsers normally display <var> elements in a fixed-width italic font.

The <var> element has no attribute of its own, but supports global attributes common to all HTML elements.

The following shows how the var element may be used.

Enter the <var>filename</var> in the dialog box.

which would render on a Web page as

Enter the filename in the dialog box.

• 4.5.16 The var element

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