In HTML, wrapping text with the code <del> and </del> produces a strikethrough.
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Strikethrough
//ˈstɹaɪk.θɹu//
Synonyms for "strikethrough" (7 found)
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10 entriesTranslations
14 translations across 11 languages.
Esperanto
1 entries- trastreko noun (line)
Finnish
1 entries- yliviivaus noun (line)
French
1 entries- biffure noun (line)
German
1 entries- Durchstreichen noun (line)
Greek
1 entries- επιγράμμιση noun (line)
Hungarian
1 entries- áthúzás noun (line)
Japanese
1 entries- 取り消し線 noun (line)
Māori
1 entries- tāroto noun (line)
Portuguese
1 entries- riscar noun (line)
Spanish
4 entries- plumazo noun (line)
- tachadura noun (line)
- tache noun (line)
- tachón noun (line)
Swedish
1 entries- genomstrykning noun (line)
Sample sentences
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2001, Rachel Webster, XHTML Simplified, A.D.R. (London) Limited, →ISBN, page 113, The next requirement is to strikethrough, “Yoga is just massage. Inline style element <strike> carries out this task easily. It strikes through text.
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2003, Doug Sahlin, How to Do Everything with Adobe Acrobat 6.0, McGraw-Hill Professional, →ISBN, page 37, Cross-Out Text This tool is used to strikethrough selected text. You can change the color of the strikethrough and you can create a pop-up note with the Strikethrough Text tool as well.
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2006, Editors of BottleTree Books LLC, Myspace Maxed Out: Explode Your Popularity, Buzz Your Band and Secure Your Privacy on Myspace, BottleTree Books LLC, →ISBN, page 59, To strikethrough text do this: <s>Strikethrough Text Goes Here</s>
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