Strikethrough Text Generator
Generate strikethrough text to copy and paste anywhere. C̶r̶o̶s̶s̶ ̶o̶u̶t̶ words in bios, messages, and posts without formatting.
Example — type your own text above to convert it.
A strikethrough text generator places a combining long stroke overlay after each character, producing s̶t̶r̶u̶c̶k̶ ̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ ̶t̶e̶x̶t̶ that survives copy-paste. The line is a separate Unicode mark that renders on top of the character before it.
Examples
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| Hello World | H̶e̶l̶l̶o̶ ̶W̶o̶r̶l̶d̶ |
When to use the Strikethrough Text Generator
Strikethrough carries a specific rhetorical meaning online: it shows a thought you are pretending to retract. It is also used for crossed-out prices, edited posts, and completed checklist items.
The mechanism is different from every other tool on this page. Nothing is substituted — instead a combining character, U+0336, is inserted after each letter. Combining marks have no width of their own and are drawn on top of the preceding character. This means the underlying letters are unchanged, so your text stays searchable and screen readers still read the words.
The trade-off is that your text now has twice as many characters. On a platform with a length limit, "Hello" costs ten characters, not five. And if a system strips combining marks — some do, as a security measure — the line silently disappears and the text reads as if it were never crossed out.
Where real formatting exists, prefer it: Discord and Slack support ~~tildes~~, which are cleaner and count as five characters.
Frequently asked questions
Does strikethrough text double my character count?
Yes. Each visible character is followed by an invisible combining mark, so a five-letter word costs ten characters against a platform limit.
Is strikethrough text still searchable?
Usually yes, unlike the other generators. The underlying letters are unchanged — only an overlay mark is added — so many systems still match the plain word.
Why does the line sometimes not appear?
Some platforms strip combining marks for security reasons. When that happens the overlay is removed and the text renders normally.