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Renders text in strike-through type.

HTML 3.2, 4, 4.01 Deprecated

HTML Syntax

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

NOTE: Both start and end tags are required.

The <strike> element is similar in function to the <S> element.

NOTE: This element has been deprecated and is no longer recommended.

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

The following shows how the strike element may be used.

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

which would render on a Web page as

This text has a line through it.

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