Strikethrough Text Text
Add s̶t̶r̶i̶k̶e̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ or underline that survives a copy-paste.
Strikethrough Text is a free online tool that add s̶t̶r̶i̶k̶e̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ or underline that survives a copy-paste. It runs entirely in your web browser using plain JavaScript, so files are processed on your own device and never uploaded to a server. There is no sign-up, no file size limit imposed by the site, no watermark and no paid tier.
- Price
- Free — no account, no quota, no watermark
- Category
- Text
- Where it runs
- In your browser, on your device
- Files uploaded
- None
- Technology
- plain JavaScript
- Settings
- 1
- Works offline
- Yes, after the first visit
About Strikethrough Text
This works by inserting a combining long stroke overlay (U+0336) after every character, so the strike is part of the text itself rather than formatting. That is why it survives being pasted into places with no formatting at all — chat apps, plain-text fields, social bios. It also means the character count roughly doubles, which matters where there is a limit.
How to use it
- Paste the text you want to run through strikethrough text.
- Set style.
The one setting
| Setting | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Style | Choose from 4: S̶t̶r̶i̶k̶e̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶, U̲n̲d̲e̲r̲l̲i̲n̲e̲, O̅v̅e̅r̅l̅i̅n̅e̅, S̸l̸a̸s̸h̸e̸d̸. | S̶t̶r̶i̶k̶e̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ |
Under the hood
| Runs on | plain JavaScript — runs the whole thing |
| Controls | Style |
Questions
Why does my character count double?
Each visible character is now two code points: the letter plus the combining overlay. A 100-character message becomes 200, which will hit a 280-character limit far sooner than expected.
Can it be removed?
Yes — the combining marks can be stripped and the original text recovered exactly. Nothing is destroyed.
What does the style option change?
It offers 4 choices — S̶t̶r̶i̶k̶e̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶, U̲n̲d̲e̲r̲l̲i̲n̲e̲, O̅v̅e̅r̅l̅i̅n̅e̅ and S̸l̸a̸s̸h̸e̸d̸. The default is S̶t̶r̶i̶k̶e̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶, which suits most cases; change it when your input or your destination calls for something specific.