Variables and text fields

Here is a simplified version of what script I need for my site..

Want I want to do is have a variable and then be able to put it into an ordinary text field... so for examplein the head it says

<script> var numberofpoints = 24356 </script>

and I want that variable to be displayed in the body of the document


<td>
<b>Coin Points:</b>
</td>
<td>5644</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>
<b>Points:</b>
</td>
<td>{var numberofpoints goes in here}</td>
</tr>


I know that this is a very nooby question, but I only have a very basic understanding of JS and things are easily confused for me right now

Thanks for your help in advance

(also i dont want it in an input field, i'd prefer it to look like normal static text)

Do you mean the value assigned to the variable or the variable name itself?

the value assinged to the variable i want displayed... in reality there is a code that retrieves information from the server on what that value is ....

how would get the value assigned to the variable to be displayed as normal text where i indicated

Put a div in the td cell

<div id="mydiv"></div>

and in the script use

document.getElementById("mydiv").innerHTML=numberofpoints