Strikethrough Text Generator
Type below to cross out your text with Unicode combining characters. The result is plain text, so it can be copied into bios, chats, and posts where formatting is not allowed.
Strikethrough (long stroke)
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Tilde strikethrough (wavy)
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A note on accessibility
Unicode strikethrough is not real formatting — it stacks combining marks onto ordinary characters. Screen readers may read each mark aloud, spell words out letter by letter, or skip the text entirely, and search and spell-check will not recognize the words. Use it for decoration, not for essential content.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How does the strikethrough text generator work?
- It inserts the Unicode combining long stroke overlay (U+0336) after every character you type. The stroke renders on top of the preceding character, so the text looks crossed out even in places that do not support formatting.
- What is the difference between the line and tilde variants?
- The line variant uses the combining long stroke overlay (U+0336), which draws a straight horizontal line through each character. The tilde variant uses the combining tilde overlay (U+0334), which draws a wavy line instead.
- Where can I use strikethrough text?
- Anywhere that accepts plain text: social media bios, usernames, chat messages, comments, and posts. Because the strikethrough is part of the characters themselves, it survives copy and paste without any rich-text formatting.
- Why does strikethrough text look broken in some apps?
- Rendering depends on the font. Most modern fonts draw combining overlays correctly, but some older fonts or platforms show the stroke offset or as a separate mark. There is no way to control this from the text itself.
- Is strikethrough text accessible to screen readers?
- Not reliably. Screen readers may read each combining mark aloud, spell the text out character by character, or skip it entirely. Avoid Unicode strikethrough for essential content and use real formatting where it is available.