About Strikethrough Text Generator (Cross Out Text)
The Strikethrough Text Generator draws a clean horizontal line through your letters (s̶t̶r̶i̶k̶e̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ or s̵t̵r̵i̵k̵e̵). Use it to indicate deleted items, show humorous second thoughts, display discount prices, or track completed to-do lists.
How Unicode Powers This Tool
Strikethrough text is achieved via the Unicode **Combining Long Stroke Overlay (U+0336)** and **Combining Short Stroke Overlay (U+0335)**. Each letter is dynamically paired with an overlay character that draws a continuous horizontal line across words.
Top Use Cases & Creative Applications
🎯 Humorous Corrections in Tweets & Comments
Simulate thinking out loud and crossing out words for comedic effect (e.g. I l̶o̶v̶e̶ tolerate my coworkers).
🎯 E-Commerce & Sale Promotions
Show original vs. discounted prices on social media posts (e.g. Was $̶9̶9̶ Now $49!).
🎯 Social Media Task Lists
Display completed daily goals in Instagram stories and LinkedIn updates.
Step-by-Step Guide: How to Copy & Paste
- Enter your text: Type or paste your message into the input studio at the top of this page.
- Browse styled variations: Explore real-time live previews of your words rendered in 90+ authentic styles.
- 1-Click Instant Copy: Click or tap the Copy button next to your chosen style to place it on your clipboard.
- Paste anywhere: Open Instagram, TikTok, Discord, WhatsApp, or any gaming app and paste your stylized text with 100% fidelity.
How Strikethrough Text Works
Most apps have no strikethrough button, so this generator adds a combining character after each letter. The most common is the combining long stroke overlay (U+0336), which draws a line through the letter before it: s̶t̶r̶i̶k̶e̶. Other overlays create slashes (U+0338) or wavy lines. Because the line is part of the text, it stays when you copy and paste into Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X or YouTube.
Native Strikethrough Shortcuts
Some apps support strikethrough with simple formatting, which is cleaner than special characters:
- WhatsApp: put tildes around the text:
~text~ - Discord: use two tildes on each side:
~~text~~ - Slack:
~text~ - Telegram: select the text and choose Strikethrough from the formatting menu
- Microsoft Word and Google Docs: use the strikethrough button (Alt + Shift + 5 in Google Docs)
Where those options do not exist, such as Instagram bios or TikTok captions, copy strikethrough text from this page.
Creative Ways to Use Strikethrough
- Jokes: “I love ~~pizza~~ salad” – show what you really meant.
- Sales:
$̶4̶9̶ $29to show a price drop. - To-do lists: cross off finished tasks in notes or bios.
- Edits: show a correction while keeping the original visible.
Screen readers may skip the strike line or read each overlay mark, so the meaning can be lost. Avoid using strikethrough alone for important information.
Frequently Asked Questions
Type your text into the box above and copy the crossed-out version. It works anywhere you can paste text.
Put a tilde on each side of the text, like ~text~. WhatsApp shows it crossed out.
Put two tildes on each side: ~~text~~.
Yes. Instagram has no strikethrough button, but crossed-out text copied from this page works in bios and captions.
It uses combining characters, which some fonts position slightly differently. Try another strike style if it looks uneven.
Not always. Screen readers may ignore the line, so do not rely on strikethrough alone to show something important.