<s>: The Strikethrough element #

::: section-content The <s> HTML element renders text with a strikethrough, or a line through it. Use the <s> element to represent things that are no longer relevant or no longer accurate. However, <s> is not appropriate when indicating document edits; for that, use the <del> and <ins> elements, as appropriate. :::

Try it #

::: section-content ::: iframe ::: {.output-header .border-rounded-top}

HTML Demo: <s> #

Reset :::

::: {#warning-no-script .warning-container} ::: warning The interactive example cannot be shown because JavaScript is disabled. ::: :::

::: {#warning-mathml-not-supported .warning-container .hidden} ::: warning The interactive example cannot be shown because MathML is not supported by your browser. ::: :::

::: {#editor-container .editor-container .tabbed-shorter .hidden .border-rounded-bottom editor-type=“tabbed”} ::: {#tab-container .section .tabs} ::: {#tablist .tab-list role=“tablist”} HTML

CSS

JavaScript :::

::: {#html-panel .section .hidden tabindex=“0” role=“tabpanel” aria-labelledby=“html” aria-hidden=“true”} ::: {#html-editor}

There will be a few tickets available at the box office tonight.

<p>SOLD OUT!</p>

::: :::

::: {#css-panel .section .hidden tabindex=“0” role=“tabpanel” aria-labelledby=“css” aria-hidden=“true”} ::: {#css-editor} /* stylelint-disable-next-line block-no-empty */ s { } ::: :::

::: {#js-panel .section .hidden tabindex=“0” role=“tabpanel” aria-labelledby=“js” aria-hidden=“true”} ::: {#js-editor} ::: ::: :::

::: {#output .output-container}

Output #

::: :::

::: {.section .console-container .hidden aria-hidden=“true”}

Console Output #

![] clear console

::: {#console .console} ::: :::

::: {#html-output .output .editor-tabbed} %html-content% ::: :::

Attributes #

::: section-content This element only includes the global attributes. :::

Examples #

::: section-content ::: code-example [css]{.language-name}

.sold-out {
  text-decoration: line-through;
}

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::: code-example [html]{.language-name}

<s>Today's Special: Salmon</s> SOLD OUT<br />
<span class="sold-out">Today's Special: Salmon</span> SOLD OUT

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Result #

::: section-content ::: {#sect1 .code-example} ::: iframe ::: ::: :::

Accessibility concerns #

::: section-content The presence of the s element is not announced by most screen reading technology in its default configuration. It can be made to be announced by using the CSS content property, along with the ::before and ::after pseudo-elements.

::: code-example [css]{.language-name}

s::before,
s::after {
  clip-path: inset(100%);
  clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);
  height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: absolute;
  white-space: nowrap;
  width: 1px;
}

s::before {
  content: " [start of stricken text] ";
}

s::after {
  content: " [end of stricken text] ";
}

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Some people who use screen readers deliberately disable announcing content that creates extra verbosity. Because of this, it is important to not abuse this technique and only apply it in situations where not knowing content has been struck out would adversely affect understanding.

• Short note on making your mark (more accessible) | The Paciello Group{target="_blank"}
• Tweaking Text Level Styles | Adrian Roselli{target="_blank"} :::

Specifications #

::: _table #

Specification #

HTML Standard
[# the-s-element]{.small}

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Browser compatibility #

::: _table #

    Desktop                                                          Mobile                                           

    Chrome    Edge   Firefox             Internet   Opera   Safari   WebView   Chrome    Firefox   Opera     Safari   Samsung
                                         Explorer                    Android   Android   for       Android   on IOS   Internet
                                                                                         Android                      

s 1 12 1 Yes 15 ≤4 4.4 18 4 14 ≤3.2 1.0

                     Before Firefox 4,                                                                                
                     this element                                                                                     
                     implemented the                                                                                  
                     `HTMLSpanElement`                                                                                
                     interface instead                                                                                
                     of the standard                                                                                  
                     `HTMLElement`                                                                                    
                     interface.                                                                                       

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See also #

::: section-content

• The <strike> element, alter ego of the <s>{aria-current=“page”} element, is obsolete and should not be used on websites anymore.
• The <del> element is to be used instead if the data has been deleted.
• The CSS text-decoration-line property is to be used to achieve the former visual aspect of the <s>{aria-current=“page”} element. :::

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Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License v2.5 or later.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/s{._attribution-link} :::