Variables in LESS

The LESS language allows you to use variables. A variable is a container in which you can store some data and use it in the right places in the code.

To create a variable, you need to come up with a name for it and put the @ sign before it. Then, after the variable name, put a colon and specify the value of this variable. Let's make a variable named var as an example:

styles.less@var: 20px;

Let's now use this variable as a property value:

styles.lessp {
  font-size: @var;
}

As a result, after compilation into CSS, our variable will be substituted with its value:

styles.cssp {
  font-size: 20px;
}

styles.less@color: #000;

p {
  color: @color;
}