Strikethrough Text Generator

Welcome to the Strikethrough Text Generator, a free online tool that turns your plain text into s̶t̶r̶i̶k̶e̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ Unicode text you can copy and paste anywhere — Twitter, Discord, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, TikTok bios, Reddit, Slack, or even an email subject line. Choose from twelve different strike styles, see every variation update live as you type, and copy the one you want with a single click. No images, no special fonts, and no installation — just real Unicode characters that work in plain text fields almost everywhere.

How Unicode Strikethrough Actually Works

The text produced by this tool is not styled with CSS or HTML. It is built from real Unicode characters called combining marks. A combining mark is a zero-width character that overlays the previous base letter. For example, the codepoint U+0336 is the "Combining Long Stroke Overlay" — placing it after the letter t produces t̶. Because the result is a normal Unicode string, you can paste it into any application that accepts text, even ones that don't support rich text formatting.

The 12 Strike Styles in This Tool

Each card in the gallery above shows your text rendered in a different combining-mark style. Here is the full reference:

How to Use This Tool

1. Type your text in the studio input at the top — anything you want struck through.
2. Watch the live gallery update instantly. Every style card shows your text in a different strike variant.
3. Pick a style you like. Hover over the ℹ button on any card to see what it does and which Unicode codepoints it uses.
4. Click Copy. The button copies that exact strikethrough text to your clipboard, ready to paste.
5. Paste anywhere. Twitter, Instagram bio, Discord chat, an email, a Google Doc — wherever you need it.

Where Does Strikethrough Text Work?

Because the output is real Unicode, support is essentially universal:

• Social media: Twitter / X, Facebook posts and messages, Instagram bios and captions, TikTok bios, Threads, Mastodon, Bluesky.
• Chat apps: Discord (alongside its native ~~markdown~~), WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Slack messages, Microsoft Teams.
• Forums and comments: Reddit (works in titles where markdown does not), YouTube comments, GitHub issues, Stack Overflow comments.
• Productivity: Gmail subjects, Outlook subjects, Google Docs, Notion, Trello card titles, Asana, Jira summaries.
• Anywhere else that accepts plain text — usernames, file names, terminal output, SMS, push notification titles.

Popular Use Cases

Frequently Asked Questions

Will the strikethrough survive copy-paste into any app?

Yes, the characters themselves travel with the text. Visual rendering depends on the destination app's font and rendering engine. Modern apps using fonts like Segoe UI, San Francisco, Roboto, or Noto Sans render combining marks correctly. Some legacy environments or monospace terminals may misalign the marks slightly, but the underlying text is always preserved.

Why does my strikethrough text look weird in some places?

If the strike line appears too high, too low, or doubled, it is the rendering engine's font metrics — not the text. Try a different platform or font. Apps with custom emoji fonts (like older versions of Discord on certain themes) can struggle with stacked combining marks; in that case, prefer the single-stroke styles (Classic, Short, or Slash).

How is this different from CSS line-through?

CSS text-decoration: line-through is a styling rule applied by your web browser. The underlying text is unchanged, and the strike disappears the moment you copy and paste the text into a plain-text field. The Unicode strikethrough this tool generates IS the text — copy and paste preserve the strike everywhere.

Is the result counted as more characters?

Yes. Every combining mark is a separate Unicode codepoint, so a string like t̶e̶x̶t̶ counts as 8 codepoints instead of 4. This matters in places with strict character limits, like SMS, Twitter, or system notifications. The "Triple Strikethrough" style triples the codepoint count of every base letter — use sparingly where length matters.

Are emojis and symbols supported?

Yes for most BMP characters. Combining marks attach to the previous codepoint, so they apply to letters, digits, and punctuation. Emojis built from a single codepoint also work, but composite emoji (like flags or skin-toned faces, which use ZWJ sequences) may not render the strike cleanly. For the cleanest results, use plain Latin or Cyrillic letters and digits.

Does this work on mobile keyboards?

Generation works on every device — type on your phone, copy with the Copy button, and paste into any app. Display quality varies: iOS and modern Android render combining marks well; older Android keyboards (Samsung One UI on Android 7 and earlier) sometimes show a small gap between the letter and the stroke.

Is strikethrough text accessible?

Most screen readers ignore combining overlay marks and read out only the base text. A blind user listening to t̶e̶x̶t̶ hears "text" — they cannot tell it has been struck through. Use strikethrough for visual emphasis among sighted readers, but never rely on it as the sole signal in important communication. Pair it with explicit words ("not really", "old:", "cancelled") for inclusive content.

Is anything sent to the server?

The live preview runs entirely in your browser — your text never leaves your device while you type. The form does post to the server when you submit it (so the page can render a result with full SEO content), but no input is logged or stored.

Tips for Cleaner Strikethrough Output

• Keep "Skip whitespace" on. Combining marks attached to spaces are usually invisible noise — and on some platforms they create odd gaps.
• Prefer single-mark styles for long text. Triple strike and Full Overlay look great for short emphatic phrases but get visually heavy in paragraphs.
• Mix styles for layered effects. Copy the output of one style, paste it back into the input box, and run another style on top.
• Test in the destination first. Some niche apps with custom font stacks render combining marks differently — a quick paste-test saves edits later.

Further Reading

• Strikethrough — Wikipedia
• Combining Character — Wikipedia
• Unicode Combining Diacritical Marks Chart (PDF)