Strikethrough and Underline Text
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Tool guide
What this tool does
Strikethrough and Underline Text adds Unicode combining marks to each character, so text looks crossed out, underlined or overlined even where formatting is not supported. A preview of every style and a remove option are included.
A crossed-out price, a corrected word or an underlined heading communicates instantly, but social networks, SMS and many comment boxes do not offer strikethrough or underline. Markdown syntax such as ~~text~~ only works where Markdown is rendered.
This tool uses Unicode combining characters, marks that attach to the preceding character instead of taking up their own space. Adding U+0336 COMBINING LONG STROKE OVERLAY after every letter draws a line through it; U+0332 COMBINING LOW LINE underlines it; U+0333 gives a double underline and U+0305 an overline. Text is processed in grapheme clusters, so accented letters and emoji keep their own marks, and any of these marks already present are removed first, so you can switch style without stacking them. Processing is local.
How to use Strikethrough and Underline Text
- Type or paste your text, or click Sample.
- Choose a Style, such as strikethrough, underline, double underline, overline or slashed.
- Leave “Apply to spaces too” on for a continuous line, or turn it off to mark words only.
- Copy the result, or pick a variation from the “All styles” list below the output.
- To clean text that already has these effects, choose “Remove these effects”.
Tips for better results
- Show a sale with a struck-through old price followed by the new one, for example £4̶9̶ £29.
- Short strikethrough (U+0335) sits lower and thinner, which looks better on small fonts.
- Combine underline and overline for a boxed effect on short words.
- If the line looks broken between letters, the app’s font is spacing the marks; try a different style.
Common use cases
- Crossing out an old price or a completed item in a social post.
- Showing a humorous correction, as in “I l̶o̶v̶e̶ tolerate Mondays”.
- Underlining a heading in a plain-text email or chat announcement.
- Removing stray combining marks from text copied off social media.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Using it for long passages, which doubles the character count and can hit platform limits sooner.
- Expecting search, hashtags or mentions to work with marked text; the marks change the characters.
- Assuming it looks identical everywhere; rendering of combining marks varies between fonts and devices.
Frequently asked questions
How does Unicode strikethrough work?
A combining character is drawn on top of or below the character before it. Placing U+0336 after every letter makes the strokes join into a line through the word, without any formatting support from the app.
Does it count towards character limits?
Yes. Each combining mark is a separate code point, so a 10-letter word becomes 20 code points. X (Twitter) and many forms count those marks, so styled text uses up limits about twice as fast.
Can screen readers read strikethrough text?
Most read the letters and ignore or announce the marks, which can be confusing. Do not rely on the effect alone to convey meaning such as “this price is no longer valid”.
How do I remove strikethrough from copied text?
Paste it and choose “Remove these effects”. All of the combining marks this tool can add are stripped, leaving the plain letters.
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