<s>

Summary

The HTML Strikethrough Element (<s>) renders text with a strikethrough, or a line through it. Use the <s> element to represent things that are no longer relevant or no longer accurate. However, <s> is not appropriate when indicating document edits; for that, use the <del> and <ins> elements, as appropriate.

• Content categoriesPhrasing content or flow content.
• Permitted content Transparent.
• Tag omission None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory.
• Permitted parent elements Any element that accepts phrasing content.
• DOM interface HTMLElement

Attributes

This element only includes the global attributes.

DOM interface

This element implements the HTMLElement interface.

Example

<s>Today's Special: Salmon</s> SOLD OUT<br />
<span style="text-decoration:line-through;">Today's Special: Salmon</span> SOLD OUT

Result

Today's Special: Salmon SOLD OUT
Today's Special: Salmon SOLD OUT

See Also

• The <strike> element, alter ego of the <s> element is obsolete and should not be used on Web sites any more.
• The <del> element is to be used instead if the data has been deleted.
• The CSS text-decoration property is to be used to achieve the former visual aspect of the <s> element.