---
title: CSS Variables
description: Using token-aware CSS variables in Chakra UI
---
## Overview
CSS variables have become the defacto way to create shared values on the web.
It's very useful to avoid prop interpolations, classname regeneration, and
reduce runtime evaluation of token values.
## Examples
### Basic
Use the `css` prop to create css variables
```jsx
Hello
Hello
```
### Access tokens
Use the full token path to access tokens
```jsx
Hello
```
Here's an example of how to access size tokens
```jsx
Hello
```
### Responsive Styles
Use the responsive syntax to make css variables responsive
```jsx
Hello
Hello
```
### Color Opacity Modifier
When accessing color tokens, you can use the opacity modifier to access the
color with an opacity. The requirement is to use the `{}` syntax.
```jsx
Hello
```
### Virtual Color
Variables can point to a virtual color via the `colors.colorPalette.*` value.
This is useful for creating theme components.
```jsx
Hello
```