How it works
The Strikethrough Text tool applies Unicode strikethrough combining characters to your text, making it appear as s̶t̶r̶u̶c̶k̶ ̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ anywhere you can paste text — social media, messaging apps, documents, and emails — without relying on HTML or markdown.
Unlike HTML's <del> or <s> tags (which require an HTML-rendering context), Unicode strikethrough uses a combining character (U+0336, "COMBINING LONG STROKE OVERLAY") that is applied to each letter individually. This means the text renders as strikethrough in any plain text context.
How to use it: type or paste your text. The converter applies the combining character to each letter. The output is plain Unicode text — paste it into a tweet, a Discord message, a LinkedIn post, or a Google Doc comment.
Use cases: indicating deleted or deprecated content in plain text contexts where markup isn't available, creating correction text in social posts ("The deadline is Monday Friday"), adding visual humor or sarcasm markers, and indicating superseded values in notes and changelogs.
Technical note: some renderers strip or mishandle the combining character. It works reliably in most modern apps and browsers. In environments that don't support combining characters (some terminal emulators, very old email clients), the text will appear without the strikethrough effect.
Frequently Asked Questions
- The combining character U+0336 (COMBINING LONG STROKE OVERLAY) is appended to each letter. The renderer draws a horizontal line through each character. This is a legitimate Unicode combining character, not a font trick.
- Yes. Twitter, Discord, Reddit, Telegram, LinkedIn, and most modern platforms render Unicode combining characters. WhatsApp on some devices may not render the overlay correctly.
- For HTML contexts, use <del> or <s> tags — they are semantically correct and render reliably. Unicode strikethrough is better for plain text contexts (social media, messaging) where HTML is not available.
- Depends on the email client. Modern clients (Gmail, Outlook web) render the Unicode combining character. Older or plain-text clients may display the text without the strikethrough effect.