Strikethrough Text Generator
Type or paste below and get struck-through text you can paste anywhere — even into apps with no formatting support, because the line is part of the text itself (a Unicode combining character). Everything runs in your browser.
Strikethrough text
The result is Unicode symbols, not a font — some apps, search boxes and screen readers read these characters poorly or not at all.
How it works (and its limits)
A Unicode combining character (long stroke overlay U+0336 or short stroke U+0335) is added after every visible character, drawing a line through it. Because the stroke is part of the text, it survives copy-paste into any app that renders Unicode.
How clean the line looks depends on the destination app's font — most modern platforms render it well, but some older systems draw the strokes unevenly or as separate marks.
Screen readers usually ignore the stroke and read the text normally — or in some cases spell it out. Fine for casual use; avoid it where the crossed-out meaning is essential information.
Same text in other styles:
What actually converts — and what stays plain
Each style is a real Unicode character swap (a bold letter is a DIFFERENT character, not a font), so coverage varies by style: bold covers letters AND digits (0-9), while italic and cursive cover only letters — numbers, punctuation and most symbols pass through unchanged in those styles. The live coverage line above the output («N of M converted») reflects this exactly for whatever you typed, not a fixed promise — paste a sentence with digits into italic to see the difference from bold.
Where these characters paste — and where they might not
These are standard Unicode code points, so they paste correctly almost anywhere text is plain Unicode (most social bios, chat apps, documents). They can render as boxes/tofu on very old systems or fonts missing the specific block, and some platforms strip or normalize unusual Unicode in specific fields (e.g. a username). There is no guarantee of acceptance on any third-party platform — test on your target platform before relying on it for something important.
Accessibility: what a screen reader hears
Styled Unicode characters are NOT the same as bold/italic HTML — a screen reader may read them as individual math symbols, spell them out letter by letter, or skip them, depending on the reader and font. If your primary goal is accessible emphasis (not decorative flair), use real bold/italic formatting in the app you're posting to instead; keep this tool for visual styling where plain-text accessibility isn't the priority.
Is my text uploaded anywhere?
No. The conversion runs entirely in your browser — nothing is sent to a server, stored, or logged.
How is this different from formatting like Discord's ~~text~~?
Markdown strikethrough only works where the app supports it. This tool bakes the line into the text itself using a Unicode combining character, so it works in bios, usernames, comments — anywhere plain text is accepted.
Why does the line look broken in some apps?
The stroke is drawn by the destination's font. Most modern platforms connect the strokes into a clean line; a few older fonts draw them per-character with small gaps. Try the short stroke if the long one renders badly.
Does it work with any language?
Yes — the combining stroke attaches to any visible character, including accented letters and non-Latin scripts. Spaces are left unstruck so the line reads as crossed-out words, not one continuous bar.