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When using a CSS variable as an arbitrary value, wrapping your variable in `var(...)` isn't needed — just providing the actual variable name is enough:

```html
<div class="bg-[--my-color]">
<!-- ... -->
</div>
```

### Arbitrary properties

If you ever need to use a CSS property that Tailwind doesn't include a utility for out of the box, you can also use square bracket notation to write completely arbitrary CSS:
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