diff --git a/gui/include/Variable/VariableMenuHeaderWidget.h b/gui/include/Variable/VariableMenuHeaderWidget.h
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+++ b/gui/include/Variable/VariableMenuHeaderWidget.h
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+#ifndef SCIQLOP_VARIABLEMENUHEADERWIDGET_H
+#define SCIQLOP_VARIABLEMENUHEADERWIDGET_H
+
+#include <QLoggingCategory>
+#include <QWidget>
+
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace Ui {
+class VariableMenuHeaderWidget;
+} // Ui
+
+class Variable;
+
+Q_DECLARE_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LOG_VariableMenuHeaderWidget)
+
+/**
+ * @brief The VariableMenuHeaderWidget class represents the widget used as a header of a menu in the
+ * variable inspector
+ * @sa VariableInspectorWidget
+ */
+class VariableMenuHeaderWidget : public QWidget {
+public:
+    /**
+     * Ctor
+     * @param variables the list of variables used to generate the header
+     * @param parent the parent widget
+     */
+    explicit VariableMenuHeaderWidget(const QVector<std::shared_ptr<Variable> > &variables,
+                                      QWidget *parent = 0);
+    virtual ~VariableMenuHeaderWidget() noexcept;
+
+private:
+    Ui::VariableMenuHeaderWidget *ui;
+};
+
+#endif // SCIQLOP_VARIABLEMENUHEADERWIDGET_H
diff --git a/gui/src/Variable/VariableMenuHeaderWidget.cpp b/gui/src/Variable/VariableMenuHeaderWidget.cpp
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+++ b/gui/src/Variable/VariableMenuHeaderWidget.cpp
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+#include "Variable/VariableMenuHeaderWidget.h"
+#include "Variable/Variable.h"
+
+#include <ui_VariableMenuHeaderWidget.h>
+
+Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(LOG_VariableMenuHeaderWidget, "VariableMenuHeaderWidget")
+
+VariableMenuHeaderWidget::VariableMenuHeaderWidget(
+    const QVector<std::shared_ptr<Variable> > &variables, QWidget *parent)
+        : QWidget{parent}, ui{new Ui::VariableMenuHeaderWidget}
+{
+    ui->setupUi(this);
+
+    // Generates label according to the state of the variables. The label contains :
+    // - the variable name if there is only one variable in the list
+    // - 'x variables' where x is the number of variables otherwise
+    const auto nbVariables = variables.size();
+    if (nbVariables == 1) {
+        if (auto variable = variables.first()) {
+            ui->label->setText(variable->name());
+        }
+        else {
+            qCCritical(LOG_VariableMenuHeaderWidget())
+                << tr("Can't get the name of the variable : variable is null");
+        }
+    }
+    else if (nbVariables > 1) {
+        ui->label->setText(tr("%1 variables").arg(nbVariables));
+    }
+    else {
+        ui->label->setText(tr("No variable"));
+    }
+}
+
+VariableMenuHeaderWidget::~VariableMenuHeaderWidget() noexcept
+{
+    delete ui;
+}
diff --git a/gui/ui/Variable/VariableMenuHeaderWidget.ui b/gui/ui/Variable/VariableMenuHeaderWidget.ui
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+++ b/gui/ui/Variable/VariableMenuHeaderWidget.ui
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>VariableMenuHeaderWidget</class>
+ <widget class="QWidget" name="VariableMenuHeaderWidget">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>110</width>
+    <height>34</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
+   <item row="0" column="0">
+    <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
+     <property name="styleSheet">
+      <string notr="true">background-color: rgba(127, 127, 127, 127);</string>
+     </property>
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>TextLabel</string>
+     </property>
+     <property name="alignment">
+      <set>Qt::AlignCenter</set>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+  </layout>
+ </widget>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>