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Strikethrough Text Generator

Cross out text with a line through it, ready to paste into posts, chats, and bios.

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    Example

    Before
    Was $49, now $29
    After
    W̶a̶s̶ ̶$̶4̶9̶,̶ ̶n̶o̶w̶ ̶$̶2̶9̶

    How it works

    A combining stroke character is placed after each letter: U+0336 for a long stroke, U+0335 for a short one, U+0338 for a slash, and U+0334 for a wavy line. Because they’re characters rather than formatting, the effect survives copy and paste.

    Things to know

    Screen readers may read these characters oddly or skip them, and search engines don’t treat them as ordinary words. Use them for a word or two of emphasis, not for whole posts, usernames you want people to search for, or anything that needs to be accessible.

    Ways to use strikethrough

    Strikethrough shows something has changed without hiding the original: a sale price next to the old one, a finished item on a to-do list, or a joke where you “correct” yourself, as in “I’m ~~tired~~ thrilled to be here”. Editors also use it to show proposed deletions.

    Apps with built-in strikethrough

    WhatsApp formats ~text~ as strikethrough, and Discord, Reddit, and GitHub use ~~text~~. In Word, Google Docs, and most email apps, strikethrough is in the font or format menu (Google Docs: Alt+Shift+5, or Cmd+Shift+X on a Mac).

    Frequently asked questions

    Which stroke style should I use?

    The long stroke gives the cleanest continuous line in most fonts. The slash and wavy styles are more decorative.

    Does strikethrough text work on Facebook and Instagram?

    Yes. The combining characters are standard Unicode, so they display on modern devices, though the exact look depends on the font.

    Why does the line have small gaps?

    Each letter gets its own stroke, and some fonts don’t join them perfectly.

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