Add a real Unicode strikethrough to any text so it copies and pastes correctly anywhere. Runs entirely in your browser.
Calculator verified • Last updated: August 2026
Each character gets a Unicode combining overlay stroke added after it — the underlying text is unchanged, just displayed with a line through it.
This tool doesn't apply text formatting the way a word processor's strikethrough button does — it inserts an actual Unicode character, U+0336 (Combining Long Stroke Overlay), immediately after every character you type. A combining character attaches visually to the character before it, so the result reads as struck-through text everywhere plain Unicode is displayed, with no rich-text support required at all.
Most bio fields, chat inputs, and comment boxes accept plain text only — they strip HTML tags and ignore markdown, so a normal strikethrough (like a `<s>` tag or `~~text~~`) either does nothing or shows up as literal symbol characters. Because this tool's strikethrough is made of ordinary Unicode text rather than formatting instructions, it survives being pasted into exactly those plain-text-only fields.
Typing "hello" inserts the combining stroke character after each of the 5 letters, producing 10 characters total (5 visible letters + 5 invisible combining marks) that render on screen as a single struck-through word. Copy-pasting that result elsewhere carries all 10 characters along, so the strikethrough travels with the text rather than being a display-only effect.
Assuming the strikethrough is a font style is the most common misconception — since it's a real character in the text itself, it displays consistently regardless of the receiving app's font, and can't be toggled off by the reader. A less obvious pitfall: some platforms run their own text sanitization and may strip unusual combining characters during input validation, which isn't a limitation of the text itself — the same string pastes correctly in most other apps.
Combining Character — a Unicode character that modifies the character before it rather than standing alone, such as accents, umlauts, and this overlay stroke.
Code Point — the unique number Unicode assigns to every character, including U+0336, the combining stroke this tool inserts.
Rich Text — text with formatting instructions (bold, italic, strikethrough) layered on top, as opposed to plain text, which carries no formatting metadata at all.
It inserts a Unicode combining character (a long stroke overlay) after every letter. Combining characters are ordinary Unicode text, not formatting, so they render correctly anywhere plain text is accepted — no bold/italic support required.
Rendering a combining character depends on the font and app displaying it — some fonts space the overlay more tightly than others, and a handful of very old or minimal apps may not render it at all. The underlying text is always correct; only the visual spacing can vary by platform.
In most cases yes, since it's ordinary Unicode text — but a few platforms strip certain combining characters during input validation. If a specific app doesn't render it, that's a platform-side filter, not a limitation of the text itself.