Use the custom-properties tag for questions relating to using non-standard or ad hoc properties in programming languages, APIs, or programming tools that allow them. For questions about custom properties in CSS, use the css-variables tag, instead.
Custom properties are just that: non-standard or ad hoc properties in programming languages, APIs, or programming tools that allow them to be defined by the programmer when writing code or during run time. For questions about custom properties in CSS, use the css-variables tag, instead.