What Is Strikethrough Text?
Strikethrough text draws a horizontal line through each character using a Unicode "combining" mark, letting you cross out words in a chat message or bio without needing any special formatting tool.
Live Example
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Generated from the word "Alex"
How It Works
Strikethrough works by inserting the combining long stroke overlay character (U+0336) after every letter in the text. Because it is a real Unicode character rather than a font style, it copies and pastes anywhere plain text is accepted — including apps that do not otherwise support rich text formatting like bold or italics.
Where It Looks Best
Strikethrough is popular for jokingly "crossing out" a word (e.g. ~~single~~ taken) in bios and captions, or for stylizing a name with a slashed-through aesthetic.
FAQ
Will strikethrough text work in apps that do not support bold or italic formatting?
Usually yes — since it is a Unicode character rather than a font style, it renders in plain-text fields where formatting like bold or italics would not.