# v()

Outputs the value of a variable.

## Availability

<table>
  <tr>
    <td>Marketing Cloud Engagement</td>
    <td>✅ Yes</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>Marketing Cloud Next</td>
    <td>✅ Yes</td>
  </tr>
</table>

This function became available in Marketing Cloud Next during the Summer ’26 release (API version 67.0).

## Syntax

```
v(variableName)
```

The `v()` function has one parameter:

- `variableName` (string): Required. The variable to output the value of.

## Usage

This example declares and sets a variable, and then outputs the value of that variable.

```
%%[
  Var @hello
  Set @hello = "Hello, world!"
]%%

<p>%%=v(@hello)=%%</p>
```

The example returns this text.

```
Hello, world!
```