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HTML <var> style Attribute

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A style attribute on a <var> tag assigns a unique style to the element.

Its value is CSS that defines the appearance of the var element.

Example

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A style attribute on a <var> tag.

πr² is the area of a circle.

<p>
  &pi;<var style="color:tomato;font-weight:bold;">r</var><sup>2</sup> 
  is the area of a circle.
</p>

Using style

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The style attribute specifies the style, i.e. look and feel, of the <var> element.

A style contains any number of CSS property/value pairs, separated by semicolons (;).

The style attribute overrides any other style that was defined in a <style> tag or an external CSS file.

This inline styling affects the current <var> element only.

Syntax

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<var style="CSS-styles">

Values

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Value	Description
CSS-styles	One or more CSS property/value pairs separated by semicolons (;).

More Examples

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A style attribute on a <var> tag.
Clicking the button toggles the text color.

πr² is the area of a circle.

<p>
  &pi;<var id="myvar" style="color:tomato;font-weight:bold;">r</var><sup>2</sup> 
  is the area of a circle.
</p>

<br />
<button onclick="toggle();">Toggle style</button>

<script>
  let toggle = () => {
     let element = document.getElementById("myvar");

     if (element.style.color === "tomato") {
       element.style.color = "teal";
    } else {
       element.style.color = "tomato";
    }
  }
</script>

Code explanation

The style attribute assigns a text color to the <var> element.

Clicking the button calls JavaScript which toggles the text color to another value.

Browser support

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Here is when style support started for each browser:

Chrome	1.0	Sep 2008
Firefox	1.0	Sep 2002
IE/Edge	1.0	Aug 1995
Opera	1.0	Jan 2006
Safari	1.0	Jan 2003

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