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Strikethrough and underline text.

Strikethrough text (s̶t̶r̶i̶k̶e̶) is made by adding a combining mark after every letter: a long stroke (U+0336) for strikethrough, a low line (U+0332) for underline, and others for slashes, waves and dots. It works in bios, posts and comments where there is no formatting.

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Counted the strict way: many fancy letters are stored as 2 characters, so if it fits here, it fits in the app.

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A simplified mock-up, not the real app. Fonts differ by phone.

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Aesthetic cursiveTrending
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Gamer gothic frameTrending
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Soft small capsTrending
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
VaporwaveTrending
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Glitch boldTrending
Not readable aloud: Screen readers skip or garble this completely, and some phones and fonts show boxes instead. Use it for decoration, never for your name or key words.
Starry scriptTrending
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.

Strikethrough styles

Strikethrough
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Bold crossed out
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Slashed
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Underline
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Double underline
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Wavy underline
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.

All styles

Bold (serif)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Italic (serif)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Bold italic (serif)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Cursive script
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Bold cursive script
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Gothic (fraktur)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Bold gothic (fraktur)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Outline (double-struck)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Sans
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Bold sans
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Italic sans
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Bold italic sans
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Typewriter (monospace)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Small caps
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Tiny text (superscript)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Subscript
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Wide (full-width)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Bubbles (circled)

The circled M can show as a coloured emoji on some phones.

Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Black bubbles
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Squares
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Black squares

A, B, O and P can show as coloured emoji on iPhones.

Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Parentheses
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Letter tiles (regional indicators)

Two tiles side by side can turn into a country flag, so a zero-width gap is added between letters. Some apps show them as plain letters.

Not readable aloud: Screen readers skip or garble this completely, and some phones and fonts show boxes instead. Use it for decoration, never for your name or key words.
Upside down
Not readable aloud: Screen readers skip or garble this completely, and some phones and fonts show boxes instead. Use it for decoration, never for your name or key words.
Mirror (backwards)
Not readable aloud: Screen readers skip or garble this completely, and some phones and fonts show boxes instead. Use it for decoration, never for your name or key words.
Overline
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Wavy strike
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Dotted underline
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Crossed (x below)
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Glitch (Zalgo)

Stacks random marks above and below each letter. Use the intensity slider. Some apps clip or remove heavy glitch text.

Not readable aloud: Screen readers skip or garble this completely, and some phones and fonts show boxes instead. Use it for decoration, never for your name or key words.
Spaced outName-safe
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Dotted
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Stars between
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Sparkle frame
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Shooting stars
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Royal frame
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Thick brackets
Reads fine: Screen readers read the words normally. Symbols around them may be read out by name.
Corner brackets
Reads fine: Screen readers read the words normally. Symbols around them may be read out by name.
Hollow brackets
Reads fine: Screen readers read the words normally. Symbols around them may be read out by name.
Shaded blocks
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Hearts
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Moons
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Flowers
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Wave
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
xX gamer XxName-safe
Reads fine: Screen readers read the words normally. Symbols around them may be read out by name.
name.exeName-safe
Reads fine: Screen readers read the words normally. Symbols around them may be read out by name.
Underlined cursive
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Outline with bars
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.
Tiny sparkle
Screen readers struggle: Many screen readers spell these letters out one by one, read them as maths symbols, or skip them. Search inside apps usually cannot find these letters either.

Back to plain text

Paste fancy text (cursive, bold, glitch, upside down, bubbles) to get normal letters back, for example to make it searchable or readable.

How the lines are drawn

Each mark attaches to the letter before it, so the generator adds one after every letter and skips spaces. On some fonts the strokes do not quite join between letters; that is the font, not the text.

Use real strikethrough where it exists

Discord (~~strike~~) and WhatsApp (~strike~) have real strikethrough that stays readable and searchable. Use the Unicode version on Instagram, TikTok, X, LinkedIn and Facebook, which have none.

Popular uses

Crossed-out prices in sale posts (₹999 → ₹499), self-aware jokes (I will post daily), and underlined headings in bios. Combine bold with strikethrough for a stronger look.

Examples

  • Strikethrough
    o̶l̶d̶ p̶r̶i̶c̶e̶
  • Bold crossed out
    𝗼̶𝗹̶𝗱̶ 𝗽̶𝗿̶𝗶̶𝗰̶𝗲̶
  • Slashed
    o̸l̸d̸ p̸r̸i̸c̸e̸
  • Underline
    o̲l̲d̲ p̲r̲i̲c̲e̲
  • Double underline
    o̳l̳d̳ p̳r̳i̳c̳e̳
  • Wavy underline
    o̰l̰d̰ p̰r̰ḭc̰ḛ

How to make strikethrough text

  1. 1Type your text. Type the words to cross out or underline.
  2. 2Pick a line style. Strikethrough, slash, underline, double underline or wavy.
  3. 3Copy. Tap to copy.
  4. 4Paste. Paste it into your post, bio or comment.

Fonts for every platform

Popular styles

Frequently asked questions

How do I cross out text on Instagram?

Instagram has no strikethrough button. Type the words here, copy Strikethrough and paste.

Why are there gaps in my strikethrough line?

The line is drawn letter by letter. Some fonts leave small gaps between letters; it still reads as crossed out.

Can I strike through numbers and prices?

Yes. The mark is added after every character except spaces, including digits and the ₹ sign.

Which apps have real strikethrough?

Discord (~~text~~), WhatsApp (~text~) and Telegram have real strikethrough. Use it there.

Can screen readers read strikethrough text?

Usually they read the letters and ignore or announce the marks. It is more readable than most fancy text, but still not ideal for key information.

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