<var>

The HTML <var> element represents a variable in a mathematical expression or a programming context.

Content categories	Flow content, phrasing content, palpable content.
Permitted content	Phrasing content
Tag omission	Both start and end tags are required
Permitted parents	Any element that accepts phrasing content.
Permitted ARIA roles	Any
DOM Interface	HTMLElement

Attributes

This element only includes the global attributes.

Typical default style properties

var {
  font-style: italic; 
}

Example

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

A simple equation: x = y + 2

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of '<var>' in that specification.	Living Standard
HTML5 The definition of '<code>' in that specification.	Recommendation