Strikethrough Text Generator

Strikethrough text is writing with a horizontal line drawn through the middle of every character, so the words read as crossed out rather than deleted. Our generator builds the effect with Unicode combining marks, which means the line travels with the words when you copy and paste them into another app. The full background is in our guide to how Unicode strikethrough works.

Type or paste your words into the box on the left of the tool. All four crossed out styles appear on the right as you type, with no convert button to press. Tap Copy next to the style you like and paste it wherever you need it. Our complete strikethrough guide covers every method step by step.

Yes, completely free with no signup, no login, and no payment. There is also no character limit, so you can cross out a single word or an entire paragraph as often as you like.

Because the output is standard Unicode, it works almost anywhere that accepts typed text: WhatsApp, Discord, Instagram, Snapchat, X, Facebook, Telegram, TikTok captions, Reddit comments, Slack, bios, forms, and most documents. A handful of apps filter unusual characters, so it is worth one quick test in a new place. See copy and paste tips for the details.

WhatsApp has a built in shortcut: wrap your words in tildes, like ~text~, and the app draws the line for you. That formatting only lives inside WhatsApp, so for group names, statuses, or forwarding to other apps, copy Unicode strikethrough from this generator instead. Both routes are compared in our WhatsApp strikethrough guide.

Discord uses markdown, so double tildes around your words, like ~~text~~, produce strikethrough in a message. Nicknames, server names, and status lines ignore markdown, which is where pasted Unicode wins. Our Discord strikethrough guide shows both.

Yes. Neither app has a formatting button, so Unicode is the only reliable way to cross out words in a bio, caption, comment, or chat. Copy a style here and paste it straight in. Step by step walkthroughs live in our Instagram guide and Snapchat guide.

It depends on the editor. Google Docs uses Alt + Shift + 5, Microsoft Word uses Ctrl + D to open the font dialog, and Excel uses Ctrl + 5. Those shortcuts style the document only. For plain text fields, use the generator. See our shortcut cheat sheet.

Boxes or blank squares mean the font on that device cannot draw the combining mark. The characters are still correct, it is only the display that fails. Switching style, app, or font almost always fixes it, and our troubleshooting guide lists the common culprits.

Yes. The generator reads your text character by character so emoji and multi byte letters stay whole instead of splitting, and your spaces and line breaks are preserved. Arabic, Urdu, Hindi, Chinese, and other scripts work, though how thick the line looks can vary between platforms.

Strikethrough draws one long horizontal stroke, the tilde cross out lays a wavy line over the words, the slash through uses a short diagonal, and underline sits beneath the text. All four rely on combining marks but carry different tones. Our cross out versus strikethrough comparison explains when each one reads best.

Your text is completely private. Every conversion happens locally in your browser with JavaScript, so nothing is uploaded, logged, or stored on a server. There is also nothing to download or install: the tool runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS, and works offline once the page has loaded.