diff --git a/other-notations/YARSpg.ebnf b/other-notations/YARSpg.ebnf
index 0290bf7..06aaf69 100644
--- a/other-notations/YARSpg.ebnf
+++ b/other-notations/YARSpg.ebnf
@@ -39,14 +39,22 @@ statement
            | edge
            | prefix_directive
            | metadata
+           | var_declaration
            | node_schema
            | edge_schema
+           | var_declaration_schema
            | section
 prefix_directive
          ::= pname IRI
 pname    ::= ':' ALNUM_PLUS ':'
 pn_local ::= ALNUM_PLUS
 metadata ::= '-' ((pn_local pname) | (IRI ':')) (STRING | IRI)
+var      ::= '$' var_name
+var_declaration
+         ::= var '=' prop ( ',' prop )*
+var_declaration_schema
+         ::= var '=' prop_schema ( ',' prop_schema )*
+var_name ::= ALNUM_PLUS
 graph_name
          ::= STRING
 annotation
@@ -59,7 +67,7 @@ rdf_annotation
 annotations_list
          ::= '+' '[' annotation (',' annotation)* ']'
 props_list
-         ::= ( '[' ( prop (',' prop)* )? ']' )?
+         ::= ( '[' ( ( prop | var ) ( ',' ( prop | var ) )* )? ']' )?
 meta_prop
          ::= '@' key ':' value
 graphs_list
@@ -99,7 +107,7 @@ struct   ::= '{' key ':' ( primitive_value | struct ) meta_prop* ( ',' key ':' (
 node_schema
          ::= 'S' ( '{' ( node_label ( ',' node_label )* )? '}' )? prop_list_schema graphs_list? annotations_list?
 prop_list_schema
-         ::= ( '[' ( prop_schema ( ',' prop_schema )* )? ']' )?
+         ::= ( '[' ( ( prop_schema | var ) ( ',' ( prop_schema | var ) )* )? ']' )?
 prop_schema
          ::= key ':' value_schema id_key?
 meta_prop_schema
diff --git a/yarspg/YARSpg.g4 b/yarspg/YARSpg.g4
index 7b0a683..369ecec 100644
--- a/yarspg/YARSpg.g4
+++ b/yarspg/YARSpg.g4
@@ -35,8 +35,10 @@ statement
     | edge
     | prefix_directive
     | metadata
+    | var_declaration
     | node_schema
     | edge_schema
+    | var_declaration_schema
     | section
     ;
 
@@ -56,6 +58,22 @@ metadata
     : '-' ((pn_local pname) | (IRI ':')) (STRING | IRI)
     ;
 
+var
+    : '$' var_name
+    ;
+
+var_declaration
+    : var '=' prop (',' prop)*
+    ;
+
+var_declaration_schema
+    : var '=' prop_schema (',' prop_schema)*
+    ;
+
+var_name
+    : ALNUM_PLUS
+    ;
+
 graph_name
     : STRING
     ;
@@ -78,7 +96,7 @@ annotations_list
     ;
 
 props_list
-    : ( '[' ( prop (',' prop)* )? ']' )?
+    : ( '[' ( ( prop | var ) (',' ( prop | var ) )* )? ']' )?
     ;
 
 meta_prop
@@ -170,7 +188,7 @@ node_schema
     ;
 
 prop_list_schema
-    : ( '[' ( prop_schema (',' prop_schema)* )? ']' )?
+    : ( '[' ( ( prop_schema | var ) (',' ( prop_schema | var ) )* )? ']' )?
     ;
 
 prop_schema
diff --git a/yarspg/examples/test-example.yarspg b/yarspg/examples/test-example.yarspg
index a1322f7..97fe843 100644
--- a/yarspg/examples/test-example.yarspg
+++ b/yarspg/examples/test-example.yarspg
@@ -17,11 +17,14 @@
 # comment3#12
 % NODES
 % NODE SCHEMAS
+$var44 = "aa1a":true,"a2aa":"text"
+<"a">{"a1d","x"}[$var44,"aa3aa":null]+[foaf:maker: "Łukasz Szeremeta and Dominik Tomaszuk", <http://xmlns.com/dc/0.5/zyz>: "Test annotation"]
 <"a">{"a1d","x"}["aa1a":true,"a2aa":"text","aa3aa":null]+[foaf:maker: "Łukasz Szeremeta and Dominik Tomaszuk", <http://xmlns.com/dc/0.5/zyz>: "Test annotation"]
 <"b43b">{}[]+[foaf:maker: "Łukasz Szeremeta and Dominik Tomaszuk"] #b43b
 <"b43b">{"label1"}["value":5]+[foaf:maker: "Łukasz Szeremeta and Dominik Tomaszuk"] #b43b
 S{}[]/"graph2"/
-S{"label333","c"}["value": String,"lang": String,"valid": Bool]/"graph2"/+[<http://xmlns.com/dc/0.5/zyz>: <http://xmlns.com/dc/0.5/qtv>, foaf:maker: "Łukasz Szeremeta and Dominik Tomaszuk", <http://xmlns.com/dc/0.5/zyz>: "Test annotation", "cdf": "fgh", foaf:maker: <http://example.com/me>]
+$var44_schema = "value": String,"lang": String
+S{"label333","c"}[$var44_schema,"valid": Bool]/"graph2"/+[<http://xmlns.com/dc/0.5/zyz>: <http://xmlns.com/dc/0.5/qtv>, foaf:maker: "Łukasz Szeremeta and Dominik Tomaszuk", <http://xmlns.com/dc/0.5/zyz>: "Test annotation", "cdf": "fgh", foaf:maker: <http://example.com/me>]
 S{"label333","c"}["value": String,"lang": String,"valid": Bool ID]/"graph2"/+[<http://xmlns.com/dc/0.5/zyz>: <http://xmlns.com/dc/0.5/qtv>, foaf:maker: "Łukasz Szeremeta and Dominik Tomaszuk", <http://xmlns.com/dc/0.5/zyz>: "Test annotation", "cdf": "fgh", foaf:maker: <http://example.com/me>]
 S{"label333","c"}["value": String ID,"lang": String,"valid": Bool]/"graph2"/+[<http://xmlns.com/dc/0.5/zyz>: <http://xmlns.com/dc/0.5/qtv>, foaf:maker: "Łukasz Szeremeta and Dominik Tomaszuk", <http://xmlns.com/dc/0.5/zyz>: "Test annotation", "cdf": "fgh", foaf:maker: <http://example.com/me>]
 <"c">{"label333","c"}["value":"male","lang":"en","valid":false]/"graph2", "graph3"/+[<http://xmlns.com/dc/0.5/zyz>: <http://xmlns.com/dc/0.5/qtv>, foaf:maker: "Łukasz Szeremeta and Dominik Tomaszuk", <http://xmlns.com/dc/0.5/zyz>: "Test annotation", "cdf": "fgh", foaf:maker: <http://example.com/me>]
@@ -83,11 +86,15 @@ S("a1d")-{"aaa1a"}["key": String, "aab2bc": List(Integer)]->("label333")
 S("a1d")-{"aaa1a"}["key": String ID, "aab2bc": List(Integer)]->("label333")
 ("a")-<"ferf">{}[]->("c")
 ("a")-<"ferf">{"aaa1a"}["key": "value", "aab2bc": [44, 22]]->("c")+[<http://xmlns.com/dc/0.5/zyz>: <http://xmlns.com/dc/0.5/qtv>]
+$var_e344 = "aab2bc": [44, 22]@"list name": "alph"
+("a")-<"ferf">{"aaa1a"}["key": "value"@"ok": "no", $var_e344]->("c")+[<http://xmlns.com/dc/0.5/zyz>: <http://xmlns.com/dc/0.5/qtv>]
 ("a")-<"ferf">{"aaa1a"}["key": "value"@"ok": "no", "aab2bc": [44, 22]@"list name": "alph"]->("c")+[<http://xmlns.com/dc/0.5/zyz>: <http://xmlns.com/dc/0.5/qtv>]
 ("a")-<"id341">{"aaa2a"}->("c")
 S("label1")-{"bbb23b"}-("ef22")
 ("b43b")-{"bbb23b"}-("e")
+$var_234e_schema = "bbbd32d": Bool ID
 S("label1")-{"bbb23b"}["bbbd32d": Bool, "value": String NULL]-("ef22")
+S("label1")-{"bbb23b"}[$var_234e_schema, "value": String NULL]-("ef22")
 S("label1")-{"bbb23b"}["bbbd32d": Bool ID, "value": String NULL]-("ef22")
 ("b43b")-{"bbbb53b"}["bbbd32d": false, "value": null]-("e")+[foaf:maker: "Łukasz Szeremeta and Dominik Tomaszuk", <http://xmlns.com/dc/0.5/zyz>: "Test annotation"]
 ("b43b")-{"bbbb53b"}["bbbd32d": false, "value": null@"psod": {"dff": 1, "ewf": 55}]-("e")+[foaf:maker: "Łukasz Szeremeta and Dominik Tomaszuk", <http://xmlns.com/dc/0.5/zyz>: "Test annotation"]