Strikethrough text generator
C̶r̶o̶s̶s̶ ̶o̶u̶t̶ text for X, Instagram, LinkedIn, and anywhere else without a strikethrough button, plus wavy, slashed, and underline variants.
Strikethrough by network, the short version
- X, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook posts: no native strikethrough anywhere. Paste the combining-mark version from this page.
- Discord: type ~~text~~ and Markdown does it natively; the pasted version also works. WhatsApp messages: ~tildes~. YouTube comments: -hyphens-.
- The classic use is the visible self-correction: c̶h̶e̶a̶p̶ affordable. One or two words. Whole struck paragraphs are unreadable in every sense.
- Search cannot see through the marks: a struck word will not match searches for the plain word, on any network.
Frequently asked questions
How do I strike through text on social media?
Almost no network has a strikethrough button, so the universal method is Unicode combining marks: a stroke character attached to each letter, which renders as a line through the text. Type above, copy the struck version, and paste it into any post, bio, or comment. It is ordinary text to the platform.
Where does strikethrough work natively, without this tool?
YouTube comments and live chat render -text between hyphens- as strikethrough, WhatsApp messages do the same with ~tildes~, and Discord uses ~~double tildes~~ (Markdown). Everywhere else, X, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Facebook posts, there is no syntax, and the combining-mark version from this page is the way.
Does strikethrough text count extra characters on X?
Yes. Each strike mark is its own character, so struck text costs roughly double against the 280 limit. A crossed-out word or two is cheap; a fully struck sentence eats real budget.
Why does the line look broken or offset on some devices?
Combining marks depend on the font: most modern system fonts draw a clean continuous line, but some fonts draw each mark slightly differently, which reads as dashed or uneven. The long-stroke style at the top is the most consistent across devices; the dashed look of the short stroke is a font artifact this page turns into a feature.
Is strikethrough bad for screen readers?
Yes, worse than most styled text: screen readers generally ignore the marks and read the word normally, so the 'crossed out' meaning (usually irony or correction) is silently lost, and some readers stumble on the marks. If the strike carries the joke, say the joke another way too.
S̶a̶i̶d̶ ̶i̶t̶ Scheduled it
posthell publishes to 15 networks on schedule and never mangles a character, combining marks included. The strikethrough gag lands; the posting cadence is what compounds.