HTML: <strike> tag
This HTML tutorial explains how to use the HTML element called the <strike> tag with syntax and examples.
Description
The HTML <strike> tag gives text the appearance of a strikethrough which draws a horizontal line over the text. This tag is also commonly referred to as the <strike> element.
WARNING: The <strike> tag has been removed in HTML5. You can try using the
<del> tag or the
<s> tag instead.
Syntax
In HTML, the syntax for the <strike> tag is:
<body>
<p><strike>Strikethrough text goes here</strike> but not here</p>
</body>
Sample Output
Attributes
Only the Global Attributes apply to the <strike> tag. There are no attributes that are specific to the <strike> tag.
Note
- The HTML <strike> element is found within the <body> tag.
- The <strike> tag is used to draw a horizontal line over the text (also called strikethrough).
- See also the <del> tag and the <s> tag.
Browser Compatibility
The <strike> tag has basic support with the following browsers:
- Chrome
- Android
- Firefox (Gecko)
- Firefox Mobile (Gecko)
- Internet Explorer (IE)
- Edge Mobile
- Opera
- Opera Mobile
- Safari (WebKit)
- Safari Mobile
Example
We will discuss the <strike> tag below, exploring examples of how to use the <strike> tag in HTML5, HTML 4.01 Transitional, XHTML 1.0 Transitional, XHTML 1.0 Strict, and XHTML 1.1.
HTML5 Document
You can not use the <strike> tag in HTML5.
Instead, you can try using the <del> tag or the <s> tag.
HTML 4.01 Transitional Document
If you created a new web page in HTML 4.01 Transitional, your <strike> tag might look like this:
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<title>HTML 4.01 Transitional Example by www.techonthenet.com</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Heading 1</h1>
<p>We want to strikethough <strike>this text</strike>.</p>
</body>
</html>
In this HTML 4.01 Transitional Document example, we have created a <strike> tag that encloses the text "this text" which will render a horizontal line through the text (ie: strikethrough).
XHTML 1.0 Transitional Document
If you created a new web page in XHTML 1.0 Transitional, your <strike> tag might look like this:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
<title>XHMTL 1.0 Transitional Example by www.techonthenet.com</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Heading 1</h1>
<p>We want to strikethough <strike>this text</strike>.</p>
</body>
</html>
In this XHTML 1.0 Transitional Document example, we have created a <strike> tag that encloses the text "this text"which will render a horizontal line through the text (ie: strikethrough).
XHTML 1.0 Strict Document
You can not use the <strike> tag in XHTML 1.0 Strict.
XHTML 1.1 Document
You can not use the <strike> tag in XHTML 1.1.
