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`<strike>` HTML strikethrough element

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The <strike> HTML element places a strikethrough (horizontal line) over text.

[!WARNING] This element is deprecated in HTML 4 and XHTML 1, and obsoleted in the HTML Living Standard. If semantically appropriate, i.e., if it represents deleted content, use <del> instead. In all other cases use <s>.

Attributes

This element includes the global attributes.

Examples

&lt;strike&gt;: <strike>Today's Special: Salmon</strike> SOLD OUT<br />
&lt;s&gt;: <s>Today's Special: Salmon</s> SOLD OUT

Result

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Technical summary

DOM interface [`HTMLElement`](/firefox/mdn/api/htmlelement/)

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.

See also

  • The <s> element.
  • The <del> element should be used if the data has been deleted.
  • The CSS text-decoration property can be used to style text with a strikethrough.