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Strikethrough Shortcut: 7 That Actually Work in Text Editors
Learn how to strike through text in different editors
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Updated onDecember 22, 2023
updated onDecember 22, 2023
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If you’re looking for Windows strikethrough shortcuts, you’ve come to the right place.
What does strikethrough mean?Strikethrough is a representation of words with a horizontal line through the center. Here is an example of how this process looks after applying:strikethrough.
When used on a typed text such as Google Docs on a computer or mobile device screen, for instance, striking through text might be used to show text that has been deleted recently.
How do you strike through text?Different word editors have various ways through which you can strike through text. You can also use shortcut software to change the mapping of your keyboard keys.
You need to ensure that your content has meaning and is stricken through the correct text. Let us learn about the keyboard shortcuts for striking through text in different editors.
What is the keyboard shortcut for strikethrough?
1. For Google Docs
2. In Excel
3. For Word
- Launch Microsoft Word on your computer.
2.If you have a word document that you want to edit, open it. If not, open a new one. To do this, click onNew, then onBlank Document.
- Add content to your word document and select the text you want to strikethrough. This can be a single word, a sentence, or a paragraph.
4.PressAlt+H+4at the same time on your keyboard.
5.The selected text will now have the strikethrough symbol on it.
If you want to strikethrough text in Microsoft Word, you can do this using a keyboard shortcut. All you need to do is to select the text you want to strikethrough and then use the shortcut to insert the symbol on it.
4. In Outlook
5. In OneNote
6. For Sticky Notes
7. On Mac Notes
Can you cross out text on social media?
Since you can striketh through text on most word editors, it would make sense if you found yourself in a situation where you would like to cross out text on social networks.
Unfortunately, social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook do not come with a way through which you can cross out text. However, you can use tools such as theStrikethrough Text Generator.
All you need to do is paste the text you want to cross out on this tool, cross it out, and then copy it again and paste it into your social media account. You will have applied strikethrough formatting.
Crossing out text on Discord is, however, easier. You need to add two tilde keys (~) at the beginning and the end of the text that you want to strikethrough. An example would be This is a crossed-out text in Discord. On Whatsapp, you add a single tilde key (~) at the beginning and end of the text you want to cross out. For example, ~This is a crossed-out text in WhatsApp~.
As you can see, different word editors have different ways of crossing out text. Moreover, apart from the keyboard shortcuts, some of them come with buttons and editor dialogs for those who do not know about the shortcuts.
We hope that you managed to use the strikethrough shortcuts presented in our article. If you have any questions, let us know in the comments section below.
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Vladimir Popescu
Being an artist his entire life while also playing handball at a professional level, Vladimir has also developed a passion for all things computer-related.
With an innate fascination for research and analysis, and realizing many other people share his passion for this subject, he delved into writing Windows-related articles, so other people can also benefit from the acquired information.
When not writing kick-ass articles, Vladimir likes to spend his time doing Crossfit and creating art.
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