Standard Strike
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Cross it out
Add a line through text even in plain-text boxes without a strikethrough button. The effect is built with Unicode combining marks, so you can copy the result rather than carrying rich-text formatting.
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What happens when you copy strikethrough text
Strikethrough on this page works by adding combining overlay marks to characters. That is fundamentally different from the bold or cursive pages: the original letters stay in the string and the overlay asks the font to draw through them.
Before you paste
It may not work everywhere
Fancy text can be copied and pasted, but each app decides which characters it allows and how they look.
- Combining marks can line up differently between fonts and devices.
- Copying into systems that remove combining characters may remove the line.
- Long struck-out paragraphs become visually noisy and harder to read.
Worth knowing
How copyable strikethrough works
There is not a separate crossed-out version of every letter. Strikethrough text usually works by adding a line mark to each normal character.
This is why the line can sit slightly higher, lower or thicker in different apps. It is also why deleting one visible letter can sometimes leave a combining mark behind.
For short corrections, jokes and crossed-out labels it works well; for formal editing, use the app or box you paste it into’s real strikethrough formatting if available.
Combining marks can be awkward for screen readers and search. Avoid using long struck-through blocks when the original wording still needs to be understood clearly.
Quick answers
Strikethrough Text Generator FAQ
A few useful things to know before you copy and paste this style.
Why is the line uneven sometimes?
Each character receives a combining overlay mark. The final appearance depends on the receiving font and shaping engine, so the stroke can look more continuous in some apps than others.
Is this Markdown strikethrough?
No. Markdown commonly uses tildes such as ~~text~~ and requires the app or box you paste it into to interpret the markup. This generator creates a visible Unicode overlay in the copied text itself.
Can I remove the strike later?
Yes if you still have the text in an editor that lets you remove combining marks; otherwise it is often easiest to keep the original plain text too.
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More text styles
Try another style if you want a different look or something easier to read.