diff --git a/doc/variable.html b/doc/variable.html
index 2a64728fc9..0d69c3fcfc 100644
--- a/doc/variable.html
+++ b/doc/variable.html
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
     region functions = count(group,region), mass(group,region), charge(group,region),
 		      xcm(group,dim,region), vcm(group,dim,region), fcm(group,dim,region),
 		      bound(group,xmin,region), gyration(group,region), ke(group,reigon)
-    atom value = mass[N], x[N], y[N], z[N],
+    atom value = mass[N], type[N], x[N], y[N], z[N],
                  vx[N], vy[N], vz[N], fx[N], fy[N], fz[N]
-    atom vector = mass[], x[], y[], z[],
+    atom vector = mass[], type[], x[], y[], z[],
                   vx[], vy[], vz[], fx[], fy[], fz[]
     compute references = c_ID, c_ID[2], c_ID[N], c_ID[N][2], c_ID[], c_ID[][2]
     fix references = f_ID, f_ID[2], f_ID[N], f_ID[N][2], f_ID[], f_ID[][2]
@@ -250,8 +250,8 @@ references, fix references, and references to other variables.
 <TR><TD >Math operations</TD><TD > (), -x, x+y, x-y, x*y, x/y, x^y, sqrt(x), exp(x), ln(x), log(x), sin(x), cos(x), tan(x), asin(x), acos(x), atan(x), ceil(x), floor(x), round(x)</TD></TR>
 <TR><TD >Group functions</TD><TD > count(ID), mass(ID), charge(ID), xcm(ID,dim),                  vcm(ID,dim), fcm(ID,dim), bound(ID,dir), gyration(ID), ke(ID)</TD></TR>
 <TR><TD >Region functions</TD><TD > count(ID,IDR), mass(ID,IDR), charge(ID,IDR), xcm(ID,dim,IDR),                  vcm(ID,dim,IDR), fcm(ID,dim,IDR), bound(ID,dir,IDR), gyration(ID,IDR), ke(ID,IDR)</TD></TR>
-<TR><TD >Atom values</TD><TD > mass[N], x[N], y[N], z[N],              vx[N], vy[N], vz[N], fx[N], fy[N], fz[N]</TD></TR>
-<TR><TD >Atom vectors</TD><TD > mass[], x[], y[], z[],               vx[], vy[], vz[], fx[], fy[], fz[]</TD></TR>
+<TR><TD >Atom values</TD><TD > mass[N], type[N], x[N], y[N], z[N],              vx[N], vy[N], vz[N], fx[N], fy[N], fz[N]</TD></TR>
+<TR><TD >Atom vectors</TD><TD > mass[], type[], x[], y[], z[],               vx[], vy[], vz[], fx[], fy[], fz[]</TD></TR>
 <TR><TD >Compute references</TD><TD > c_ID, c_ID[2], c_ID[N], c_ID[N][2], c_ID[], c_ID[][2]</TD></TR>
 <TR><TD >Fix references</TD><TD > f_ID, f_ID[2], f_ID[N], f_ID[N][2], f_ID[], f_ID[][2]</TD></TR>
 <TR><TD >Other variables</TD><TD > v_abc, v_abc[N], v_abc[] 
diff --git a/doc/variable.txt b/doc/variable.txt
index eb14ae0214..2f6ce10b71 100644
--- a/doc/variable.txt
+++ b/doc/variable.txt
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ style = {delete} or {index} or {loop} or {world} or {universe} or {uloop} or {eq
     region functions = count(group,region), mass(group,region), charge(group,region),
 		      xcm(group,dim,region), vcm(group,dim,region), fcm(group,dim,region),
 		      bound(group,xmin,region), gyration(group,region), ke(group,reigon)
-    atom value = mass\[N\], x\[N\], y\[N\], z\[N\],
+    atom value = mass\[N\], type\[N\], x\[N\], y\[N\], z\[N\],
                  vx\[N\], vy\[N\], vz\[N\], fx\[N\], fy\[N\], fz\[N\]
-    atom vector = mass\[\], x\[\], y\[\], z\[\],
+    atom vector = mass\[\], type\[\], x\[\], y\[\], z\[\],
                   vx\[\], vy\[\], vz\[\], fx\[\], fy\[\], fz\[\]
     compute references = c_ID, c_ID\[2\], c_ID\[N\], c_ID\[N\]\[2\], c_ID\[\], c_ID\[\]\[2\]
     fix references = f_ID, f_ID\[2\], f_ID\[N\], f_ID\[N\]\[2\], f_ID\[\], f_ID\[\]\[2\]
@@ -245,9 +245,9 @@ Group functions: count(ID), mass(ID), charge(ID), xcm(ID,dim), \
                  vcm(ID,dim), fcm(ID,dim), bound(ID,dir), gyration(ID), ke(ID)
 Region functions: count(ID,IDR), mass(ID,IDR), charge(ID,IDR), xcm(ID,dim,IDR), \
                  vcm(ID,dim,IDR), fcm(ID,dim,IDR), bound(ID,dir,IDR), gyration(ID,IDR), ke(ID,IDR)
-Atom values: mass\[N\], x\[N\], y\[N\], z\[N\], \
+Atom values: mass\[N\], type\[N\], x\[N\], y\[N\], z\[N\], \
              vx\[N\], vy\[N\], vz\[N\], fx\[N\], fy\[N\], fz\[N\]
-Atom vectors: mass\[\], x\[\], y\[\], z\[\], \
+Atom vectors: mass\[\], type\[\], x\[\], y\[\], z\[\], \
               vx\[\], vy\[\], vz\[\], fx\[\], fy\[\], fz\[\]
 Compute references: c_ID, c_ID\[2\], c_ID\[N\], c_ID\[N\]\[2\], c_ID\[\], c_ID\[\]\[2\]
 Fix references: f_ID, f_ID\[2\], f_ID\[N\], f_ID\[N\]\[2\], f_ID\[\], f_ID\[\]\[2\]