✂️ Strikethrough Text Generator
Add a horizontal line through your text with Unicode strikethrough characters. Copy and paste crossed-out text for humor, corrections, and dramatic effect on any platform.
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What is Strikethrough Text?
Strikethrough text adds a horizontal line through each character using Unicode combining characters (specifically, the combining long stroke overlay). This creates the visual effect of text being "crossed out" while still remaining readable. Unlike platform-specific strikethrough formatting (like Discord's ~~text~~ or HTML's <del> tag), Unicode strikethrough works when pasted into any text field on any platform. Strikethrough text is widely used for humor, sarcasm, showing corrections, price comparisons, completed tasks, and dramatic rhetorical effect. It lets readers see what was "meant to be deleted," creating a fun, layered communication style that is hugely popular on social media.
How to Use the Strikethrough Text Generator
- 1Type or paste the text you want to cross out into the input box above.
- 2Your text is instantly converted with strikethrough lines through every character.
- 3Click the copy button to copy the strikethrough text to your clipboard.
- 4Paste the crossed-out text into tweets, Instagram captions, Discord messages, or any text field for instant effect.
Where to Use Strikethrough Text
Humor & Sarcasm
Create comedic effect by "crossing out" what you really think while showing it anyway. Strikethrough is the internet's favorite way to say something while pretending you didn't -- perfect for witty social media posts and sarcastic commentary.
Price Comparisons
Show original prices crossed out next to discounted prices in your posts. This classic retail technique works great for promoting sales, deals, and special offers on social media and messaging apps.
Task Lists & Progress
Cross off completed items in your to-do lists and progress updates shared on social media. Strikethrough text visually communicates accomplishment and forward momentum in a satisfying way.
Corrections & Edits
Show the editing process by displaying original text with strikethrough alongside corrected text. This transparent approach is great for public corrections, retractions, and updates on social media.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does strikethrough work in Unicode?
Our strikethrough generator uses Unicode combining characters -- specifically, the combining long stroke overlay (U+0336) is appended after each regular character. The browser or app then renders the combining character as a line through the preceding letter. This is a standard Unicode mechanism supported by all modern text rendering systems.
Will strikethrough text display correctly everywhere?
Strikethrough using Unicode combining characters works on the vast majority of modern platforms, including social media apps, messaging apps, browsers, and email clients. In rare cases, some older systems or certain fonts may not render the combining characters perfectly, but on any mainstream platform from the last decade, it works reliably.
Can I use strikethrough with emojis and special characters?
The combining stroke overlay works best with standard Latin letters and numbers. Emojis and some complex Unicode characters may not display the strikethrough line correctly because of how they are rendered. For best results, stick to regular text characters.
What is the difference between Unicode strikethrough and Markdown strikethrough?
Markdown strikethrough (~~text~~) only works on platforms that support Markdown rendering, like Discord, Reddit, and GitHub. Unicode strikethrough uses combining characters that are part of the text itself, so the crossed-out effect is preserved when pasted anywhere -- even in plain text fields that do not support Markdown.