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Indicates text that has been deleted from the document.

HTML 4, 4.01, 5

HTML Syntax

<del cite=url datetime=YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss>
   ...
</del>

NOTE: Both start and end tags are required.

The <del> element represents a removal from the document.

Browsers normally render the element by applying a strike-through style to the text.

The <del> element supports the following attributes, in addition to global attributes common to all HTML elements.

Attribute	Value	Description
cite	URL	Specifies a URL to a document that explains the reason why the text was deleted/changed
datetime	YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss	Specifies the date and time of when the text was deleted/changed

The following example shows how the <del> element may be used.

<del>This text has been revised.</del>

which would render on a Web page as follows:

This text has been revised.

• 4.7.2 The del element

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