HTML <var> tag

Definitie en gebruik

<var> Labels worden gebruikt om variabelen in programmeer- of wiskundige expressies te definiëren. De inhoud binnen het label wordt meestal in schuin gedrukt weergegeven.

Tip:Dit label is niet verlaten. Echter, door CSS te gebruiken, kunnen rijkere effecten worden bereikt.

Zie ook:

Label Beschrijving
<code> Definieer variabelen.
<samp> Define example output of a computer program.
<kbd> Define keyboard input.
<pre> Define preformatted text.

See also:

HTML tutorial:HTML text formatting

HTML DOM reference manual:Variable object

Example

Define some text as a variable in the document:

The area of the triangle is: 1/2 x <var>b</var> x <var>h</var>, where <var>b</var> is the base and <var>h</var> is the vertical height.

Try it yourself

Global attributes

<var> The tag also supports Global attributes in HTML.

event attributes

<var> The tag also supports Event attributes in HTML.

Default CSS settings

Most browsers will display the following default values <var> Element:

var {
  font-style: italic;
}

Try it yourself

Browser support

Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
Support Support Support Support Support