How do I make strikethrough text?

Type your text above and copy the strikethrough version. The line is a Unicode combining character attached to each letter, so it stays crossed out after you paste it.

How do I cross out text on Instagram?

Instagram has no strikethrough button. Generate the crossed-out text here, copy it, then paste it into your caption, bio or comment.

What is the strikethrough Unicode character?

U+0336 is the combining long stroke overlay used for standard strikethrough. U+0335 gives a shorter dash and U+0338 gives a diagonal slash.

How do I strikethrough text in Discord or Slack?

Both have native shortcuts — ~~text~~ in Discord and ~text~ in Slack — which are better there. Use this generator for apps with no built-in option.

Can I underline text with this tool?

Yes. Single underline, double underline and overline variants are included, which is useful because most social apps offer no underline formatting.

Why does my strikethrough text hit the character limit early?

Each combining stroke is its own character, so crossed-out text uses roughly twice as many characters as the original. Platforms count those extra characters.

How do I remove strikethrough from text?

Retype the text without the overlay, or paste it into a plain-text editor that strips combining marks. The stroke is part of the string, not formatting you can toggle off.

Does strikethrough text work in Google Docs and Word?

Yes, it pastes fine, but both apps have a proper strikethrough command that is cleaner and searchable. Use the native option when you have one.

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Strikethrough Text Generator

Cross out text with a real strikethrough you can copy and paste into any app — plus underline, overline and slash variants.

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18 characters — every style below updates as you type, entirely in your browser.

Strikethrough (long)

s̶t̶r̶i̶k̶e̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ ̶t̶e̶x̶t̶

U+0336 — the standard crossed-out look.

Strikethrough (short)

s̵t̵r̵i̵k̵e̵t̵h̵r̵o̵u̵g̵h̵ ̵t̵e̵x̵t̵

U+0335 — a narrower dash through each letter.

Slash through

s̸t̸r̸i̸k̸e̸t̸h̸r̸o̸u̸g̸h̸ ̸t̸e̸x̸t̸

U+0338 — a diagonal line.

Underline

s̲t̲r̲i̲k̲e̲t̲h̲r̲o̲u̲g̲h̲ ̲t̲e̲x̲t̲

Double underline

s̳t̳r̳i̳k̳e̳t̳h̳r̳o̳u̳g̳h̳ ̳t̳e̳x̳t̳

Overline

s̅t̅r̅i̅k̅e̅t̅h̅r̅o̅u̅g̅h̅ ̅t̅e̅x̅t̅

Tilde through

s̴t̴r̴i̴k̴e̴t̴h̴r̴o̴u̴g̴h̴ ̴t̴e̴x̴t̴

This strikethrough text generator crosses out whatever you type and gives you a version you can copy and paste anywhere — Instagram, Discord, Twitter/X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google Docs, Slack, even plain-text email. It works by attaching a combining long stroke overlay (Unicode U+0336) to each character, so the line travels with the text instead of being formatting that gets stripped on paste.

Alongside the standard strikethrough you get a short-stroke variant, a diagonal slash, single and double underlines, an overline, and a tilde overlay. Underline is particularly useful because most social platforms give you no underline button at all. Every variant updates live as you type and each has its own copy button.

Two things to keep in mind. Combining characters roughly double the character count of your string, so a strikethrough message can hit a platform's character limit sooner than you expect. And because the stroke is a separate character, some older apps render it slightly offset. If a platform already has a native strikethrough shortcut — Slack's ~text~ or Discord's ~~text~~ — prefer that; use this tool for the many places that have none. Everything runs client-side in your browser.

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