5.3.36 var : variable

The var tag is used to mark a piece of text as a variable (or, more general, as an identifier). It will be typeset differently from the surrounding text. Exactly how this is done depends on the output format.

Example:

The <var>Items</var> property gives indexed access to...

Will be typeset as

The Items property gives indexed access to...

See also: b (159), u (224), i (180), code (163)