A line through your words says a lot: a joke correction, a price slashed, a thought you pretended not to think. Many apps hide or entirely lack a strikethrough button, so this generator builds crossed-out text from Unicode combining characters instead. The line is part of the text itself, which means it survives copy and paste into social posts, comments, chat messages and profiles — anywhere plain formatting would be stripped away. Used well, strikethrough is a comedy and editing superpower: it shows the edit. Writers use it to let readers watch a thought change (“the meeting is optional mandatory”), marketers cross out old prices inside plain text, and social posts fake-retract a joke for comic timing. Because the effect is baked into the characters themselves, it works in apps that offer no formatting button — the strike travels with the text wherever it is pasted.
Quick Answer: Type your text and it appears crossed out instantly, with a long tilde stroke through every character. Click copy and paste it into posts, chats and bios — no formatting buttons needed.
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Strikethrough Text Generator
How to Use the Strikethrough Text Generator
- Type or paste the text you want to cross out.
- See the strikethrough version appear live below.
- Click Copy to take the crossed-out text with you.
- Paste it into your post, message or profile.
- Surround it with normal text when you want the classic “edit joke” effect.
Key Features
- Real Unicode strikethrough that survives copy and paste
- Instant live preview as you type
- Works in apps with no formatting toolbar at all
- One-click copy button
- Free with no sign-up or limits
Best Practices and Tips
- Strike single words or short phrases inside normal sentences for the strongest comic effect.
- Use it for old prices in marketplace posts to show a discount clearly.
- Check the result on your phone — the stroke sits slightly differently in some fonts.
- Keep essential information un-struck; crossed text is harder to read at a glance.
- Combine with plain follow-up text: cross the mistake, then write the correction.
- Strike whole phrases, not single letters scattered through a sentence — a clean line through a complete thought reads instantly, while partial strikes just look like typos.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Crossing out whole paragraphs, which nobody will bother to read.
- Using strikethrough for information that must stay legible, like dates or prices that still apply.
- Assuming the stroke renders identically on every platform — preview first.
- Striking so much text that the joke or correction gets lost.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is this different from the strikethrough button in Word?
Editor strikethrough is formatting that disappears when you paste into other apps. This tool builds the line from Unicode characters inside the text itself, so it travels with the words.
Where does Unicode strikethrough work?
It works in most social apps, chats and comment boxes, including Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, Discord and WhatsApp.
Which character creates the line?
The combining long stroke overlay (U+0336) is placed after every character, drawing one continuous line through the whole string.
Can I cross out numbers and symbols too?
Yes. The stroke is added after every character, including digits and most punctuation.
Is the tool free?
Yes — free, unlimited and no sign-up required.
Why does the struck text look different in some apps?
The combining long stroke overlay renders at slightly different heights depending on the font, but the effect and the underlying text remain the same everywhere.