Generate strikethrough text
Cross out text with real Unicode combining strikes — S̶t̶r̶i̶k̶e̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ that pastes into Discord, WhatsApp, Excel-friendly plain text and email. Free, as you type.
Cross out words on platforms with no strikethrough button: type here and every character gets a combining strike (U+0336) — S̶t̶r̶i̶k̶e̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ that survives copy-paste into Discord, WhatsApp, email, plain-text editors and spreadsheets. The struck letters are ordinary characters, so nothing is lost in transit.
The style switcher also gives you u̲n̲d̲e̲r̲l̲i̲n̲e̲ and o̅v̅e̅r̅l̅i̅n̅e̅ from the same combining-marks mechanism — three annotations, one generator. Spaces stay clean so line breaks and word gaps keep working.
Because the strike is a combining mark drawn over each letter, very long lines can render slightly unevenly in some fonts — the characters themselves are correct and pasted everywhere the same. Conversion runs in your browser as you type.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I strikethrough text in Discord?
- Discord's ~~markdown~~ works in messages, but not in nicknames or everywhere else. The Unicode strike from this page works in both — paste it anywhere Discord accepts text, including bios and channel topics.
- Is this different from ~~tildes~~ markdown?
- Yes — markdown is formatting the app interprets; this is a combining character attached to every letter. The Unicode strike works where markdown doesn't: WhatsApp status, Instagram, plain text files, email subject lines.
- Can I underline or overline instead?
- Yes — switch the style to U̲n̲d̲e̲r̲l̲i̲n̲e̲ or O̅v̅e̅r̅l̅i̅n̅e̅. Same mechanism, different mark, same copy-paste reach.