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Strikethrough (also called strikeout) is a typographical presentation of words with a horizontal line through the center of them. Here is an example.
It signifies one of two meanings. In ink-written, typewritten, or other non-erasable text, the words are a mistake and not meant for inclusion. When used on a computer screen, however, it indicates recently deleted information. It can also be used for humorous purposes; for example: "John Doe is a loser genius."
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Computer methods
The HTML special inline element for strikethrough is <strike> or <s>[1]. The BB Code for it is [s].
Using cascading style sheets (css) it would be <span style="text-decoration:line-through;">ABCDEF</span>
The Unicode combining diacritic "long stroke overlay" (U+0336) results in an unbroken stroke across the text,
- Separate:
A̶B̶C̶D̶E̶F̶G̶H̶I̶ - Combined: A̶B̶C̶D̶E̶F̶G̶H̶I̶
while "short stroke overlay" (U+0335) results in individually struck out characters:
- Separate:
A̵B̵C̵D̵E̵F̵G̵H̵I̵ - Combined: A̵B̵C̵D̵E̵F̵G̵H̵I̵
Similarly, "short solidus overlay" (U+0337) results in diagonally struck out letters:
- Separate:
A̷B̷C̷D̷E̷F̷G̷H̷I̷ - Combined: A̷B̷C̷D̷E̷F̷G̷H̷I̷
Precombined "struck through" characters in Unicode include ƀ, Đđ, Ǥǥ, Ħħ, Ɨɨ, Ɉɉ, Łł, Ɵɵ, Ŧ, ʉ, Ƶƶ, ƻ, ʡ, ʢ, Ғғ, Ҟҟ, Ұұ, Ҍҍ, ⊄, ⊅, ∉.
Previous uses
In medieval manuscripts, "strikethrough" of text with red ink often functions as highlighting (e.g. Domesday Book , c.f. this image)
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