Use constant value from variable
File: Data.xml <wine grape="Cabernet"> <winery>shop 1</winery> <product>product 1</product> <year>1996</year> <price>11.99</price> </wine> File: Transform.xslt <xsl:stylesheet xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" version="1.0"> <xsl:output method="html" /> <xsl:variable name="bodyTextSize">10pt</xsl:variable> <xsl:template match="winery"> <b> <font size="{$bodyTextSize}"> <xsl:apply-templates /> <xsl:text> </xsl:text> <xsl:value-of select="../@grape" /> </font> </b> <br /> </xsl:template> <xsl:template match="product"> <i> <font size="{$bodyTextSize}"> <xsl:apply-templates /> </font> </i> <br /> </xsl:template> <xsl:template match="year | price"> <font size="{$bodyTextSize}"> <xsl:apply-templates /> </font> <br /> </xsl:template> </xsl:stylesheet> Output: <b><font size="10pt">shop 1 Cabernet</font></b><br> <i><font size="10pt">product 1</font></i><br> <font size="10pt">1996</font><br> <font size="10pt">11.99</font><br>