CSS Custom Properties (CSS Variables)

CSS

Introduces cascading variables as a new primitive value type that is accepted by all CSS properties, and custom properties for defining them.

Demo

Specification

Established standard

Status in Chromium

Blink


Enabled by default (tracking bug) in:

  • Chrome for desktop release 49
  • Chrome for Android release 49
  • Android WebView release 49
  • Opera release 36
  • Opera for Android release 36

Consensus & Standardization

After a feature ships in Chrome, the values listed here are not guaranteed to be up to date.

Owner

Last updated on 2018-04-26