Strikethrough Text Generator
Create strikethrough text you can paste anywhere. Enter your text, generate the crossed out version, then copy it for edits. Copy it.
Enter your Words
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What this does
This draws a line straight through your text, the crossed-out look you cannot normally make in a bio or a chat. Type your words and it gives you struck-through versions to copy, updating as you type. It is the quick way to show something as cancelled, corrected, or said with a wink, in places that offer no strikethrough button.
How to use it
- Type or paste your text into the box.
- See the struck-through styles appear underneath as you type.
- Copy the one you prefer with its button, then paste it wherever you need. Clear resets the box.
The work happens in your browser, so nothing you type is sent away.
How the line through is made
Your letters are kept as ordinary letters, and a strike mark is laid across each one. That mark is a character from the Unicode standard, the universal character set built into every device, made to overlay the letter it follows. Run along your words, the marks form a line straight through the middle. The tool offers a couple of versions, a solid line through and a slightly lighter stroke, so you can pick the strength of the cross-out.
Since the effect is just real characters sitting over normal letters, it pastes into nearly any modern app without anything to install. The receiving app displays your letters with their strike marks just as they are.
When a strikethrough is handy
The crossed-out look carries a meaning all its own. It is perfect for showing a change of mind, where you strike one word and follow it with another, a little joke that lands well in chats and captions. It suggests a thing is done, cancelled, or no longer true. People use it for mock corrections, for a touch of sarcasm, and for that before-and-after effect where the struck text is the old version. It says more than plain words can in a place with no formatting.
Good to know
Two honest notes. The struck text comes out in lowercase, so bear that in mind for the look you want. And because the line is built from marks attached to each letter, the odd app or older system may render it imperfectly or drop it on paste, so check it where you plan to use it. The usual accessibility point holds too: a screen reader will not read struck text as ordinary words, so keep it for short, decorative, or playful use, and leave anything that must be clearly read in plain text.
Questions people ask
Can people still read the crossed-out words?
Yes. The letters stay as normal letters with a line over them, so the text remains readable while clearly looking struck through.
What is the difference between the two styles?
One lays a solid line through your text and the other a slightly lighter stroke. They both cross the words out, just with a touch more or less weight.
Will it work in chat apps?
In most modern ones it will. A few strip unusual characters, so a quick test where you plan to paste it confirms the line shows up.
References
- Unicode, Inc. Combining Diacritical Marks (Range 0300 to 036F). https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U0300.pdf
Sarayu is an Assistant Lecturer at Herald College, currently studying Masters of Engineering at KU. She is a Software engineer and educator who enjoys writing, and publishes essays and articles. She helps to review word/text utilities for clarity and usability.