Strikethrough Text Generator — Cross Out Text to Copy & Paste
Who this is for: For jokes, corrections, and fake-out captions on platforms without a strike-through button — the punchline format of quote-tweets and group chats.
Not the right tool for: Truly deleted text — the words remain in the string; screen readers may read strikethrough text as if it weren't crossed out · Documents with native formatting — in editors with a real strike button, native formatting is searchable and accessible
Cross out text anywhere: Unicode strikethrough and slash styles that work on platforms without formatting buttons.
Quick answer: Unicode strikethrough appends a combining stroke (U+0336) after each letter: "Hello World" → H̶e̶l̶l̶o̶ ̶W̶o̶r̶l̶d̶. The Slashed variant (H̷e̷l̷l̶o̷ with U+0337) gives a scratch-out look. Both paste into any text field, no formatting needed.
14/200 characters — every style updates live. Nothing you type leaves your browser.
Y̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶t̶e̶x̶t̶ ̶h̶e̶r̶e̶
Y̷o̷u̷r̷ ̷t̷e̷x̷t̷ ̷h̷e̷r̷e̷
Y̲o̲u̲r̲ ̲t̲e̲x̲t̲ ̲h̲e̲r̲e̲
Y̳o̳u̳r̳ ̳t̳e̳x̳t̳ ̳h̳e̳r̳e̳
| Strike styles | 4 (stroke, slash, underline, double underline) |
|---|---|
| Mechanism | Combining marks U+0336 (stroke) / U+0337 (slash) per letter |
| Works on | X, Instagram, Discord, WhatsApp, email — anywhere text pastes |
| Privacy | 100% in-browser |
How does strikethrough work in plain text?
The generator appends a combining stroke character (U+0336) after every letter you type. Each stroke overlays the letter before it, so "Hello World" becomes H̶e̶l̶l̶o̶ ̶W̶o̶r̶l̶d̶ — even in apps with no formatting at all. The Slashed variant uses a combining short solidus (U+0337) instead, for a H̷e̷l̷l̷o̷ scratch-out look. Both survive copy-paste everywhere because they are ordinary text, and removing the effect is as simple as deleting and retyping without the hidden strokes.
Common uses
- Joke corrections: best pizza in t̶o̶w̶n̶ (okay — the whole region)
- Fake-out captions and self-aware quote tweets
- Crossing off list items in shared notes and chats
- Redacted-document memes