<strike>
Deprecated: This feature is no longer recommended. Though some browsers might still support it, it may have already been removed from the relevant web standards, may be in the process of being dropped, or may only be kept for compatibility purposes. Avoid using it, and update existing code if possible; see the compatibility table at the bottom of this page to guide your decision. Be aware that this feature may cease to work at any time.
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 HTML5. If semantically appropriate, i.e., if it represents deleted content, use <del> instead. In all other cases use <s>.
| DOM interface | HTMLElement |
|---|
Attributes
This element includes the global attributes.
Example
<strike>: <strike>Today's Special: Salmon</strike> SOLD OUT<br /> <s>: <s>Today's Special: Salmon</s> SOLD OUT
The result of this code is:
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML Standard (HTML) # strike |
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
strike |
Yes |
12 |
Yes
Before Firefox 4, this element implemented the
HTMLSpanElement interface instead of the standard HTMLElement interface. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes
Before Firefox 4, this element implemented the
HTMLSpanElement interface instead of the standard HTMLElement interface. |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
See also
- The
<s>element. - The
<del>element should be used if the data has been deleted. - The CSS
text-decorationproperty can be used to style text with a strikethrough.
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/strike