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Renders text in strike-through type.

HTML 4, 4.01, 5

HTML Syntax

<s
   class = classname
   id = value
   style = css_style_rules
   title = text
>

NOTE: Both start and end tags are required.

The <s> element represents content that are no longer accurate nor relevant.

For example, a recommended retail price has been marked as no longer relevant as the product in question has a new sale price.

The s element is similar in function to the <del> element, which represents a removal from the document.

The <s> element has no attribute of its own, but supports global attributes common to all HTML elements.

The following shows how the s element may be used.

<s>This text has a line through it.</s>

which would render on a Web page as

This text has a line through it.

• 4.5.5 The s element

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