How does strikethrough text work without formatting?

Unicode has a combining long stroke overlay, U+0336, that draws through whichever character it follows. The tool puts one after each character of your text, spaces included, so the stroke runs unbroken through the whole line: l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶. It is a character, not a style, so it survives pasting into plain text fields.

Why does the strikethrough disappear in some apps?

Some apps and most username fields strip combining marks when you paste, and a few fonts draw the stroke slightly off the letter. Try it in a draft first. Where it is stripped, the text comes through plain and readable rather than broken, because only the marks are removed.

Does it work on emoji and accented letters?

Yes, and it keeps them whole. The mark is added after each character as a reader counts them, so a family emoji or a flag gets one stroke rather than being cut into its parts, and an accented letter keeps its accent under the stroke.

How do I remove strikethrough from text?

The strokes are separate characters, so deleting them one at a time is slow. Paste the struck text into the zalgo text generator and press Un-zalgo: it removes every combining mark, the strikethrough stroke included, and gives you the plain text back.

Does the underline row work the same way?

Yes, with the combining low line, U+0332, after each character instead of the long stroke: l̲i̲k̲e̲ ̲t̲h̲i̲s̲. The same apps that strip one strip the other.

Strikethrough Text Generator

Cross out text anywhere, including apps with no strikethrough button: the tool adds a combining long stroke after every character, so the line runs through the whole word and travels with the text when you paste it. Underline is the second row, made the same way with a combining low line. The marks go on whole characters, so an emoji or an accented letter is struck once rather than split apart, and line breaks are left clean.

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What each style is made of, and where it survives. These are characters, not a font, so the look travels with the text into any field that takes Unicode. Three kinds:

Real letters: real Unicode letters, safe everywhere. Bold, Italic, Bold italic, Script, Bold script, Gothic, Outline, Sans bold, Monospace, Bubble, Square, Wide.Lookalikes: lookalike characters, a few letters have no form. Small caps, Small text, Upside down.Combining marks: combining marks, some apps strip them. Strikethrough, Underline.

Accuracy. Bold, italic, script, gothic, outline, monospace and bubble styles are real Unicode letters that paste anywhere text is allowed; small caps, small text and upside-down use lookalike characters, and strikethrough and underline add combining marks that a few apps remove. Letters with no styled form are left as typed.

The struck alphabet

Each letter followed by U+0336, combining long stroke overlay. Digits, punctuation, spaces and every other character take the same mark; only line breaks and tabs are left bare.

Style	Capitals	Lowercase	Digits
Strikethrough	A̶ B̶ C̶ D̶ E̶ F̶ G̶ H̶ I̶ J̶ K̶ L̶ M̶ N̶ O̶ P̶ Q̶ R̶ S̶ T̶ U̶ V̶ W̶ X̶ Y̶ Z̶	a̶ b̶ c̶ d̶ e̶ f̶ g̶ h̶ i̶ j̶ k̶ l̶ m̶ n̶ o̶ p̶ q̶ r̶ s̶ t̶ u̶ v̶ w̶ x̶ y̶ z̶	0̶ 1̶ 2̶ 3̶ 4̶ 5̶ 6̶ 7̶ 8̶ 9̶
Underline	A̲ B̲ C̲ D̲ E̲ F̲ G̲ H̲ I̲ J̲ K̲ L̲ M̲ N̲ O̲ P̲ Q̲ R̲ S̲ T̲ U̲ V̲ W̲ X̲ Y̲ Z̲	a̲ b̲ c̲ d̲ e̲ f̲ g̲ h̲ i̲ j̲ k̲ l̲ m̲ n̲ o̲ p̲ q̲ r̲ s̲ t̲ u̲ v̲ w̲ x̲ y̲ z̲	0̲ 1̲ 2̲ 3̲ 4̲ 5̲ 6̲ 7̲ 8̲ 9̲

Common questions

How does strikethrough text work without formatting?: Unicode has a combining long stroke overlay, U+0336, that draws through whichever character it follows. The tool puts one after each character of your text, spaces included, so the stroke runs unbroken through the whole line: l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶. It is a character, not a style, so it survives pasting into plain text fields.
Why does the strikethrough disappear in some apps?: Some apps and most username fields strip combining marks when you paste, and a few fonts draw the stroke slightly off the letter. Try it in a draft first. Where it is stripped, the text comes through plain and readable rather than broken, because only the marks are removed.
Does it work on emoji and accented letters?: Yes, and it keeps them whole. The mark is added after each character as a reader counts them, so a family emoji or a flag gets one stroke rather than being cut into its parts, and an accented letter keeps its accent under the stroke.
How do I remove strikethrough from text?: The strokes are separate characters, so deleting them one at a time is slow. Paste the struck text into the zalgo text generator and press Un-zalgo: it removes every combining mark, the strikethrough stroke included, and gives you the plain text back.
Does the underline row work the same way?: Yes, with the combining low line, U+0332, after each character instead of the long stroke: l̲i̲k̲e̲ ̲t̲h̲i̲s̲. The same apps that strip one strip the other.

Bold, italic, script, gothic, outline, monospace and bubble styles are real Unicode letters that paste anywhere text is allowed; small caps, small text and upside-down use lookalike characters, and strikethrough and underline add combining marks that a few apps remove. Letters with no styled form are left as typed.