VAR Description:
The VAR tag defines the enclosed text as a variable or user supplied information. It is most often used in representations of computer code.
The VAR tag is a semantic tag that gives the enclosed text a specific meaning for the computer. These types of tags are used more for style and to markup your text more meaningfully than for layout or design.
VAR Web Browser Support:
- AvantGo Windows CE
- Chrome 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Firefox 1, 2, 3
- Internet Explorer 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Netscape 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
- Opera 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Safari 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- WebTV/MSN TV
HTML Versions
VAR Attributes:
VAR End Tag:
VAR Contents:
CDATA Usually 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,
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,
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 the VAR tag as italics text. If you need your text to be rendered in italics, but it is not a variable use the font-style style property.
- You don’t have to enclose the VAR tag inside the CODE tag, but that is a common usage.
