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Strikethrough Text Generator

This strikethrough text generator uses Unicode combining overlay marks — characters that attach a horizontal stroke directly on top of each letter — so the result is plain copyable text, not an image. Type anything, pick a style, and paste it straight into Instagram captions, WhatsApp messages, Discord servers, or Twitter/X posts. Beyond classic strikethrough, the tool also offers slashed, bold strike, underline, and overline variants, plus high-compatibility styles like Bold and Italic for when you need crossed-out text surrounded by clean formatting.

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✦ How It Works

How to Use This Tool

1Type your text. Enter your word, price, sentence, or name in the input box — for example, 'sale', a crossed-out price, or your own name.
2Choose a strikethrough style. Pick from Strikethrough, Slashed, Bold Strike, or Overline in the style panel. All three are marked 'risky' compatibility, so if you need the struck text inside a reliable caption, try Bold Strike first — it tends to render most consistently across apps.
3Tap to copy. Click or tap the result box to instantly copy the Unicode combining-character string to your clipboard. No sign-up, no download — completely free.
4Paste where you need it. Paste directly into an Instagram caption or bio, a Discord message, a WhatsApp chat, or a Twitter/X post. The struck-through characters travel with the text because they are standard Unicode, not special app formatting.

✦ Compatibility

Why Do Some Fonts Show as Boxes?

Strikethrough, Slashed, Underline, Overline, and Bold Strike all work by inserting Unicode combining characters — specifically U+0336 (COMBINING LONG STROKE OVERLAY) and similar marks — after every single letter. The strike is not a font style; it is a separate invisible character that the device's text renderer is supposed to draw on top of the preceding letter. This works well in most modern apps, but it has real failure modes:

1. Older Android and iOS versions ship with system fonts that do not include full combining-mark rendering tables, so each combining character shows as a small box (called "tofu") next to the letter instead of on top of it. 2. Some apps clip or re-flow combining marks — WhatsApp Desktop and some Discord client versions are known to render combining overlays slightly off-center or misaligned compared to their mobile counterparts. 3. Right-to-left scripts (Arabic, Hebrew) and certain CJK characters have unpredictable interaction with horizontal overlay marks.

The Bold, Italic, Monospace, Fullwidth, Small Caps, and Bubble styles on this page do NOT use combining characters — they pull from dedicated Unicode letter blocks (Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols, Enclosed Alphanumerics, etc.) where each styled character is a single codepoint. Apps either have the font glyph or they don't, making rendering far more predictable. If you're seeing boxes with a strikethrough style, switching to Bold Strike (which pairs a heavier glyph with the overlay) can improve visibility, or you can fall back to plain Bold or Italic for the surrounding text.

✦ Examples

See It in Action

strikethrough— The plain Strikethrough variant shines here as a self-demonstrating example — each letter gets U+0336 overlaid, so the word literally illustrates what it means. Ideal for showing followers or teammates how the style looks before you commit to it in a post.
sale— Bold Strike is the strongest choice for a word like 'sale' in an Instagram caption or product description. The heavier base letterforms make the horizontal overlay stand out clearly at small sizes, communicating a crossed-out deal or ended promotion without any ambiguity.
your name— Slashed works well for names when you want a stylized, editorial look — the diagonal stroke through each letter reads as more design-forward than a flat horizontal rule. Best previewed on a modern device before putting it in a Discord username or bio, given the risky compat rating.

✦ Compatibility

Where It Works and Where It Breaks

Works in

Instagram
WhatsApp
Discord
Twitter

Breaks in

combining strokes can render off-center in some apps

Worth knowing

strikethrough uses combining overlay marks added after each letter
works on top of normal and bold text

Typical uses

captions
prices and edits
emphasis

✦ Why this works

Strikethrough Text Anywhere — No App Required

Want crossed-out text in places with no strikethrough option (Instagram, Twitter, most bios)? This tool adds strikethrough by layering a combining line onto each character, so the result pastes in as plain text and keeps the line.

Good for: showing edits or "old vs new" prices, jokes, and playful emphasis.

Honest caveat: because it relies on combining marks, a few apps render the line slightly off or thin, and screen readers ignore it. Preview before posting somewhere important.

✦ FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

It inserts a Unicode combining overlay mark (U+0336 or similar) immediately after each character you type. Because these are real Unicode codepoints, the resulting string can be copied and pasted anywhere that accepts Unicode text — no special app support needed. The strike is baked into the text itself, not a visual layer added by an app.

Boxes (tofu) appear when the device's font doesn't have a glyph for the combining character, or when the text renderer doesn't correctly layer it over the base letter. This is most common on older Android builds and in some desktop app clients. Try the Bold Strike variant — using a heavier base character can improve the overlay rendering — or test on a modern mobile device before posting.

Yes. Instagram's text fields accept Unicode, so ̶t̶e̶x̶t̶ ̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ pastes and displays correctly in both captions and bios on most current iOS and Android versions. The main risk is that some older devices viewing your post may see the combining characters render slightly off-center rather than cleanly centered on each letter.

All three use combining overlay marks, but they differ in the mark used and the base character weight. Standard Strikethrough uses U+0336 (a long horizontal stroke). Slashed uses U+0338 (a diagonal stroke through each letter). Bold Strike applies the same horizontal overlay on top of bold-weight Unicode letters, making the struck text heavier and often easier to read — useful when you want a crossed-out price or edit to stand out in a caption.

Yes, completely free. You do not need an account, and there is no watermark on the copied text. Type, pick a style, copy, paste — that's the entire flow.

Yes, but with a nuance: Discord has its own native strikethrough markdown syntax (~~text~~) that renders a clean strike in every client. The Unicode combining-character version from this tool also works in Discord and will show up in contexts where markdown is disabled (such as usernames, server names, or some bot embeds). If you're in a normal chat message and markdown is on, Discord's ~~ syntax is more reliable; use this tool for names, bios, and markdown-off contexts.

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✦ How It Works

How to Use This Tool

1Type your text. Enter your word, price, sentence, or name in the input box — for example, 'sale', a crossed-out price, or your own name.
2Choose a strikethrough style. Pick from Strikethrough, Slashed, Bold Strike, or Overline in the style panel. All three are marked 'risky' compatibility, so if you need the struck text inside a reliable caption, try Bold Strike first — it tends to render most consistently across apps.
3Tap to copy. Click or tap the result box to instantly copy the Unicode combining-character string to your clipboard. No sign-up, no download — completely free.
4Paste where you need it. Paste directly into an Instagram caption or bio, a Discord message, a WhatsApp chat, or a Twitter/X post. The struck-through characters travel with the text because they are standard Unicode, not special app formatting.

✦ Compatibility

Why Do Some Fonts Show as Boxes?

✦ Examples

See It in Action

strikethrough— The plain Strikethrough variant shines here as a self-demonstrating example — each letter gets U+0336 overlaid, so the word literally illustrates what it means. Ideal for showing followers or teammates how the style looks before you commit to it in a post.
sale— Bold Strike is the strongest choice for a word like 'sale' in an Instagram caption or product description. The heavier base letterforms make the horizontal overlay stand out clearly at small sizes, communicating a crossed-out deal or ended promotion without any ambiguity.
your name— Slashed works well for names when you want a stylized, editorial look — the diagonal stroke through each letter reads as more design-forward than a flat horizontal rule. Best previewed on a modern device before putting it in a Discord username or bio, given the risky compat rating.

✦ Compatibility

Where It Works and Where It Breaks

Works in

Instagram
WhatsApp
Discord
Twitter

Breaks in

combining strokes can render off-center in some apps

Worth knowing

strikethrough uses combining overlay marks added after each letter
works on top of normal and bold text

Typical uses

captions
prices and edits
emphasis

✦ Why this works

Strikethrough Text Anywhere — No App Required

Good for: showing edits or "old vs new" prices, jokes, and playful emphasis.

Honest caveat: because it relies on combining marks, a few apps render the line slightly off or thin, and screen readers ignore it. Preview before posting somewhere important.

✦ FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, completely free. You do not need an account, and there is no watermark on the copied text. Type, pick a style, copy, paste — that's the entire flow.

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