<var> Description:
The <var></var> tag defines the enclosed text as a variable or user supplied.
<var> Web Browser Support:
- Netscape 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
- Mozilla 1
- Firefox 1
- Internet Explorer 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Opera 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Safari 1
- WebTV / MSNTV
- AvantGo Windows CE
- HTML 3.2, 4.0
- XHTML 1.0
XHTML Text Module
<var> Attributes:
- class (optional)
- dir (optional)
- id (optional)
- lang (optional)
- onclick (optional)
- ondblclick (optional)
- onkeydown (optional)
- onkeyvarss (optional)
- onkeyup (optional)
- onmousedown (optional)
- onmousemove (optional)
- onmouseout (optional)
- onmouseover (optional)
- onmouseup (optional)
- style (optional)
- title (optional)
<var> End Tag:
</var> REQUIRED<var> Contents:
Text. The following tags are valid within the <var> tag:
a, abbr, acronym, applet, b, basefont, bdo, big, br, button, cite, code, dfn, em, font, i, iframe, img, input, kbd, label, map, object, q, s, samp, script, select, small, span, strike, strong, sub, sup, textarea, tt, u, var
<var> Valid Context:
The <var> tag is valid within the following tags:
a, abbr, acronym, address, applet, b, bdo, big, blockquote, body, button, caption, center, cite, code, dd, del, dfn, div, dt, em, fieldset, font, form, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, i, iframe, ins, kbd, label, legend, li, noframes, noscript, object, p, pre, q, s, samp, small, span, strike, strong, sub, sup, td, th, tt, u, var
<var> Usage:
- variable text
To copy a file type <code>COPY <var>filename</var></code>
<var> Special Notes:
- Most browsers usually render this as italics text. If you need your text to be rendered in italics, but it is not a variable use style sheets.
