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HTML <strike> Strikethrough Tag Reference

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The s or strike HTML tags mean Strikeout, and they are used to display text with a solid line through it.

They were deprecated in HTML 4.01, so they shouldn't be used.

The <s> or <strike> HTML/xHTML tags

<s> and <strike> are used to display text with a solid line through it (strikethrough).

When to use the <s> or <strike> tags (semantic use)

They were deprecated in HTML 4.01 and are not supported in xHTML 1.0 Strict, so you shouldn't use them. They define display information only, which can be acheived with the CSS text-decoration: line-through; property

Example of <s> or <strike> tag use

No examples are given as you shouldn't be using this tag.

Alternatives to the <s> or <strike> tags

You may also consider using:

<del>
To define text which has been deleted from a document.

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