Strikethrough Text Generator

Q: How do I cross out text where there is no strikethrough button?

Type it here, tap Strikethrough to copy it, and paste it. The line is part of the text, so it stays after you paste.

This strikethrough text generator puts a line through every letter you type, so you can paste crossed out text anywhere. It also slashes and underlines. Tap one to copy it. Free, with no sign-up.

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Tap any style to copy it.

Strikethrough
S̶t̶r̶i̶k̶e̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ ̶t̶e̶x̶t̶
Slashed
S̸t̸r̸i̸k̸e̸t̸h̸r̸o̸u̸g̸h̸ ̸t̸e̸x̸t̸
Underline
S̲t̲r̲i̲k̲e̲t̲h̲r̲o̲u̲g̲h̲ ̲t̲e̲x̲t̲
Double underline
S̳t̳r̳i̳k̳e̳t̳h̳r̳o̳u̳g̳h̳ ̳t̳e̳x̳t̳

How to use the strikethrough text generator

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Type your text
Type or paste into Your text. The four line styles change as you type.
02
Copy a style
Tap Strikethrough to copy crossed out text, or Slashed, Underline or Double underline. Press All to see the other styles.
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Paste it in
Paste it into your post, bio, comment or message. To cross out one word in a sentence, type only that word, copy it, and paste it where it goes.

How strikethrough text works

Most apps have no strikethrough button. This tool adds one extra character after every letter, number and space: a combining mark, which Unicode draws on top of the character before it instead of beside it. A long stroke through the middle makes strikethrough, a short slanted one makes slashed text, and a line at the bottom makes underlined text.

The letters underneath stay ordinary letters, and the line is part of the text itself, so it stays when you paste it and other people see it too.

The 4 styles in this group, shown with "Hello 2026"
Style	Sample	What changes
Strikethrough	H̶e̶l̶l̶o̶ ̶2̶0̶2̶6̶	Letters and numbers
Underline	H̲e̲l̲l̲o̲ ̲2̲0̲2̲6̲	Letters and numbers
Double underline	H̳e̳l̳l̳o̳ ̳2̳0̳2̳6̳	Letters and numbers
Slashed	H̸e̸l̸l̸o̸ ̸2̸0̸2̸6̸	Letters and numbers

What people cross out

A line through text says "this changed" without deleting it:

Old prices: $̶4̶0̶ crossed out next to the new price.
Corrections: cross out the word you got wrong and write the right one after it, so people can see what changed.
Jokes: a crossed out first thought followed by the polite one.
Done items: cross off a task in a list or a bio.

Why strikethrough text doubles your character count

Every character gets a mark of its own, and each mark is a character too. So "Hello world" has 11 characters plain and 22 crossed out, and it fills a name or bio limit twice as fast.

On X, each mark counts as 1 of a post's 280, the same as a plain letter, so crossed out text costs twice the plain text. Twitter fonts shows that count for every style.

Apps with their own strikethrough

Some apps can cross out a message on their own. There, use their way, because it stays plain text that search and screen readers understand:

Discord: two tildes on each side, as in ~~text~~. See Discord fonts.
WhatsApp: one tilde on each side, as in ~text~. See WhatsApp fonts.
Names, bios and most posts: there is usually no formatting at all, so copied strikethrough text is the way to go.

Why the line can look broken

The line is drawn letter by letter, so on some phones and fonts it shows small gaps between letters or sits a little higher on some of them. That is the font, not your text. If the line shows as boxes or floats beside the letters, the device has no font support for the mark, so try it in another app or keep it short.

Screen readers may read the letters and skip the line, or read the mark after every letter. If the crossed out part matters, say it in plain words too.