HTML - <strike> Tag

HTML <strike> tag specifies a strikethrough text. This is basically used to mark the backdated, deleted or increct sentence or word. If you check old websites you will notice the usage of this tag.

The <strike> tag is no longer recommended as it is not supported by HTML5. Instead of using this tag, we can use the <del> or <s> tag to achieve the same result.

Syntax

<strike>...</strike>

Attribute

HTML strike tag supports Global and Event attributes of HTML.

Examples of HTML strike Tag

Bellow examples will illustrate the usage of strike tag. Where, when and how to use strike tag to strike textual content.

Strinking Particular Text using strike Tag

Let's look at the following example, where we are going to use the strike tag to strikethrough some text.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
   <title>HTML strike Tag</title>
</head>
<body>
   <p>
      React is <strike>not</strike> Trending <strike>Anymore</strike>
   <p>
</body>
</html>

Comparing strike, del & s tag

In the following example we will use the alternate of strike tag which is del tag.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>HTML strike Tag</title>
    <style>
    ins,
    span{
        background-color: yellow;
    }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <h3>Using HTML strike Tag</h3>
    <p> 
        React is <strike>not</strike> Trending <strike>Anymore</strike>
        <span>for next 5 Years</span>
    <p>
    <h3>Using HTML del & s Tag</h3>
    <p> 
        React is <del>not</del> Trending <s>Anymore</s>
        <ins>for next 5 Years</ins>
    <p>
</body>

</html>

Supported Browsers

Tag Chrome Edge Firefox Safari Opera
strike Yes 1.0 Yes 12.0 Yes 1.0 Yes 4.0 Yes 15.0
html_deprecated_tags.htm
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