Using a variable in HTML without Javascript

Question

I have this HTML code:

<body>
<table width="650">
<tr width="650">
<td width="650">
lots of text here
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>

How can I use a variable/constant to represent 650? Do I need to use javascript or something?

What I really want is a way to reuse some code so that I only need to change the width value in one place.

Nb. I'm not using a database or anything. Just a simple html page, so I'd like to do something like: int x = 650

Where would the value of the variable come from? Can you use server-side scripting for it, like PHP? — Barmar
– Barmar, Commented Feb 25, 2014 at 0:39

livinzlife · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-25 00:38:49Z

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Using css:

table,tr,td{width:650px;}

answered Feb 25, 2014 at 0:38

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Arthur Exodus · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-25 00:44:20Z

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CSS

table, tr, td {
    width: 650px;
}

HTML

<body>
<table>
    <tr>
        <td>
            lots of text here
        </td>
    </tr>
</table>
</body>

answered Feb 25, 2014 at 0:44

Arthur Exodus

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I do not think this is an answer to the question, as they are asking how to use a variable for the width of the table/tr.

See the edit to the question, he just wants a way that he can change the value in one place. This solves that problem.