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/ˈstɹaɪk.θɹu/ · noun
(typography) An horizontal line overlaid on other characters..
In HTML, wrapping text with the code <del> and </del> produces a strikethrough.
(oblique)
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.
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.
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>
Use strike through when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Strike through means (typography) An horizontal line overlaid on other characters..
Common synonyms include slashout, stroke, solidus, slash.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In HTML, wrapping text with the code <del> and </del> produces a strikethrough.
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