Example

A simple <var> tag:

Laboratory

description & Usage

<var> tag is used to represent variables and mathematical expressions.

Browsers use an italic font for the content inside this tag.

Here are some related tags to <var>:

tag description
<code>

Display computer code

font-family: monospace

<samp>

Display computer code output

font-family: monospace

<kbd>

Show keyboard buttons

font-family: monospace

<var>

Display variable and mathematical expression

font-style: italic

<pre>

Pre-formatted text

font-family: monospace

There are other default styles

Browser compatibility and Support

# Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
<var>

Global Attributes

The <var> tag supports the HTML Global Attributes.

Event Attributes

The <var> tag supports the HTML Event Attributes.

Default CSS

Most browsers will display the <var> tag with the following default style: