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Strikethrough Text Generator

Generate strikethrough text styles (long strike, short strike, slash, tilde) online using Unicode combining characters. Copy and paste strikethrough words anywhere.

Input Text
Strikethrough Output

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What is this tool?

The Strikethrough Text Generator is an online utility to cross out text using standard Unicode overlays. It offers standard, short, slash-through, and tilde overlays that work across web applications.

How to use it

1. Enter the text you want to cross out.

2. Choose a strikethrough style from the dropdown list (e.g., Slash-through, Tilde, Standard long line).

3. Copy the crossed-out text from the output field.

Pro tips

  • Strikethrough is often used in social media or chat messaging to indicate humor, sarcasm, or editing correction.
  • Slash-through (solidus overlay) can be used to style coding variables or create unique usernames.

Frequently asked questions

How does strikethrough Unicode work?

It combines standard ASCII characters with overlay diacritical marks like the combining long stroke overlay (\u0336). When rendered, the system overlay draws a line directly through the middle of the preceding character.

Where can I use strikethrough text?

Strikethrough text works on YouTube comments, Instagram bios, Twitter posts, email titles, Reddit, and forums that do not support markdown syntax like ~~text~~.