Strikethrough

Strikethrough (also called strikeout) is a typographical presentation of words with a horizontal line through the center of them. Here is an example.

It signifies one of two meanings. In ink-written, typewritten, or other non-erasable text, the words are a mistake and not meant for inclusion. When used on a computer screen, however, it indicates recently deleted information. It can also be used for humorous purposes; for example: "John Doe is an idiot not quite so intelligent."

Computer methods

The HTML presentational inline element for strikethrough is <strike> or <s>. The <del> semantic element represents deleted text, which user agents often render as a strikethrough. The BB Code for it is [s].

Using cascading style sheets (css) it would be <span style="text-decoration:line-through;">ABCDEF</span>

The Unicode combining diacritic "long stroke overlay" (U+0336) results in an unbroken stroke across the text,

• Separate: A̶B̶C̶D̶E̶F̶G̶H̶I̶
• Combined: A̶B̶C̶D̶E̶F̶G̶H̶I̶

while "short stroke overlay" (U+0335) results in individually struck out characters:

• Separate: A̵B̵C̵D̵E̵F̵G̵H̵I̵
• Combined: A̵B̵C̵D̵E̵F̵G̵H̵I̵

Similarly, "short solidus overlay" (U+0337) results in diagonally struck out letters:

• Separate: A̷B̷C̷D̷E̷F̷G̷H̷I̷
• Combined: A̷B̷C̷D̷E̷F̷G̷H̷I̷

Precombined "struck through" characters in Unicode include ƀ, Đđ, Ǥǥ, Ħħ, Ɨɨ, Ɉɉ, Łł, Ɵɵ, Ŧ, ʉ, Ƶƶ, ƻ, ʡ, ʢ, Ғғ, Ҟҟ, Ұұ, Ҍҍ, ⊄, ⊅, ∉.

Previous uses

In medieval manuscripts, "strikethrough" of text with red ink often functions as highlighting (e.g. Domesday Book , c.f. this image)

See also

• Bar (diacritic)