A visible revision carries more meaning than a deletion
Editors have kept rejected words on the page for centuries. A line through a phrase records the change while preserving the earlier thought.
Digital strikethrough serves the same purpose in a lighter setting. A crossed-out deadline shows a schedule change. An old price beside a new one shows the difference. A finished list item stays readable, so progress remains visible.
Humor takes another path. Writers cross out the polite version, leave the blunt version beside the edit, or reverse the order. The reader sees the correction plus the thought behind the revision.
Tuesday delivery
Thursday delivery
A short 47-slide update
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One invisible code point draws every line
The generator places Unicode character U+0336 after each visible grapheme. Fonts render the mark across the preceding letter, number, symbol, or emoji.
Nothing becomes an image. Copying the result copies ordinary text plus a repeated overlay mark.
U+0053U+0336copy-paste textThe line is visual, not semantic
Unicode strikethrough looks convincing, yet software still reads every original letter. Screen readers often ignore the line or announce combining marks awkwardly. Search boxes, usernames, spell-checkers, plus character limits also treat the overlay as extra data.
Font rendering varies. A clean line in one app might sit too high, break around emoji, or appear uneven in another.
Use this format for casual copy. For accessible web content, tracked edits, legal text, or product pricing, choose real HTML <del> markup or the editor’s native strikethrough control.
Three checks before the final paste
- Read the plain words.The crossed phrase remains searchable plus copyable.
- Preview the destination.Fonts place combining marks at slightly different heights.
- Keep meaning accessible.Do not rely on the line alone for warnings, corrections, or price changes.
