<del>

Summary

The HTML <del> element (or HTML Deleted Text Element) represents a range of text that has been deleted from a document. This element is often (but need not be) rendered with strike-through text.

• 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 HTMLModElement

Attributes

This element includes the global attributes.

cite

A URI for a resource that explains the change (for example, meeting minutes).

datetime

This attribute indicates the time and date of the change and must be a valid date with an optional time string. If the value cannot be parsed as a date with an optional time string, the element does not have an associated time stamp.

Examples

<p><del>This text has been deleted</del></p>

Result

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• <ins> element for insertions into a text