<var>

HTML Variable元素（<var>）表示数学表达式或编程上下文中的变量名称。尽管该行为取决于浏览器，但通常使用当前字体的斜体形式显示。

var {
  font-style: italic; 
}

<p> A simple equation: <var>x</var> = <var>y</var> + 2 </p>

The output:

Overriding the default style

Using CSS, you can override the default style for the <var> element. In this example, variable names are rendered using bold Courier if it's available, otherwise it falls back to the default monospace font.

CSS

var {
  font: bold 15px "Courier", "Courier New", monospace;
}

HTML

<p>The variables <var>minSpeed</var> and <var>maxSpeed</var> control
   the minimum and maximum speed of the apparatus in revolutions
   per minute (RPM).</p>

This HTML uses <var> to enclose the names of two variables.

Result

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML Living Standard <var>	Living Standard
HTML5 <var>	Recommendation

Browser compatibility

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