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HTML Element: <var>

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The HTML <var> element is a phrase element indicating a variable in computer code. It is not depreciated, but typically a richer effect can be achieved using CSS.

 

The attributes it can take are HTML global attributes and HTML event attributes.

 

To create or access such an element in JavaScript see here. The corresponding HTML DOM object supports standard DOM properties and methods. The default style applicable to this element is shown here.

 

EXAMPLE:


HTML USED IN THIS EXAMPLE:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html> <!-- Copyright (c) Nematrian Limited 2018 -->
<head></head>
<body>
Created using HTML:<br>
<var>text representing a computer variable</var>

<br><br>Created using JavaScript:<br>
<span id="element"></span>

<script>
var x = document.createElement("VAR");
x.textContent = "text representing a computer variable";
// or use var txt = document.createTextNode("text representing a computer variable");
// x.appendChild(txt);
document.getElementById("element").appendChild(x);
</script>

</body>
</html>


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