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Strikethrough Text Generator
Want to cross out a word in a post, a bio, or a chat message — but the app has no strikethrough button? This free strikethrough text generator does it with Unicode: it adds a combining line through every letter, so the crossed-out text works anywhere plain text works. Choose single, double, slash, tilde, or underline style, copy the result, and paste it into any app.
How it works
Strikethrough in a word processor is formatting: the app remembers that a run of text should be drawn with a line through it. But most chat apps, social media bios, and comment boxes have no formatting at all, so that trick does not travel. Unicode offers a different route. It includes combining characters — marks that attach to the character before them instead of taking up their own space. The most useful one here is U+0336, the combining long stroke overlay. Put it after a letter and the letter is drawn with a line through its middle.
This generator walks through your text one character at a time and adds the combining mark after every letter and digit. The word abc becomes six code points: a, U+0336, b, U+0336, c, U+0336. To the reader it looks like a̶b̶c̶. To the computer it is still the letters a, b, and c with marks attached, which is why the text still works in search boxes and screen readers: they see the plain letters underneath the line.
The five styles are five different combining marks. Single strike uses U+0336 once per character and is the most widely supported — if a style ever fails in an app, this is the one to fall back on. Double strike adds U+0336 twice per character, which draws a heavier, bolder line. Slash uses U+0338, the combining long solidus overlay, which cuts diagonally through each letter. Tilde uses U+0334, the combining tilde overlay, which draws a wavy line through the text. Underline uses U+0332, the combining low line, which draws the line underneath the letters instead of through them. The short strike style uses U+0335, the combining short stroke overlay, a shorter horizontal line that suits narrow letters.
Spaces are left alone by default, because a line through a space is invisible and only makes the text longer. If you want the line to run unbroken across a whole phrase, tick "also strike spaces" and every space gets the mark too. Line breaks are always kept as they are, so multi-line text stays multi-line. Everything updates live as you type, and the copy button puts the exact transformed text on your clipboard.
"abc" → a + U+0336, b + U+0336, c + U+0336 (6 code points)
Worked example
You are running a sale and want to show the old price crossed out next to the new one. Type "was $50" into the box and leave the style on single strike.
Step 1: The generator reads the seven characters w, a, s, space, $, 5, 0.
Step 2: It adds U+0336 after every letter and digit, skipping the space: w̶a̶s̶ $̶5̶0̶.
Step 3: The result is 13 code points long — 7 visible characters plus 6 combining marks — and the preview shows the old price with a line through it.
Step 4: Press Copy Result, paste it next to your new price, and the post reads "was $̶5̶0̶ now $29" in any app, even one with no formatting buttons at all.
Try the same text with the double strike style and the line gets visibly heavier. Try the slash style and each character gets a diagonal cut instead. The letters never change — only the mark after them — so you can switch styles freely until the look fits the joke, the sale tag, or the correction you are making.
FAQ
How do I cross out text on social media?
Most social media apps have no strikethrough button, so the trick is Unicode: this generator adds the combining character U+0336 after every letter, which draws a line through it. Copy the result here and paste it into your post, bio, or comment, and the line travels with the text because it is part of the characters themselves.
What is the difference between single, double, slash, and tilde strikethrough?
Single strikethrough adds one combining line (U+0336) through each letter. Double adds the same line twice, which looks bolder. Slash uses the long solidus overlay (U+0338), a diagonal line through each letter. Tilde uses the tilde overlay (U+0334), a wavy line through each letter. Underline (U+0332) draws the line underneath instead of through the middle.
Why does strikethrough text look broken in some apps?
A few apps and older systems strip combining characters or render them poorly, so the line can appear beside the letter instead of through it, or disappear entirely. If that happens, try the single style, which uses the most widely supported character, or a different app. Most modern phones, browsers, and social platforms render it correctly.
Does strikethrough text still work for screen readers and search?
Mostly yes. Screen readers and search boxes see the plain letters underneath, because the strikethrough is only a combining mark attached to each letter. A search for the plain word will still match it. However, copying struck-through text into a plain-text editor keeps the marks, so the text looks the same there too.
Can I strikethrough only part of a sentence?
Yes. Type your full sentence, generate it, and copy only the struck-through part you need — or generate each part separately. A common trick is to strike through the old price and leave the new price plain, like a sale tag: the crossed-out number and the clean number sit side by side in one line.