Insertions and deletions
To strikeout a passage, surround it with dashes (-). An insertion is marked with pluses (+).
Textile example: Insertions and deletions
The news networks declared -Al Gore- +George W. Bush+ the winner in Florida.Textile input (editable)
Browser output
HTML output
More about: Insertions and deletions
1. In earlier HTML standards, the HTML <strike> or <s> tags could be used to render a text with a line through it, but this was discouraged in HTML4 and XHTML, and <strike> was obsoleted in HTML5. This is because the <strike> or <s> tag was taken as a purely styling element. To indicate deleted content, the <del> tag is used in HTML5, and it is rendered similarly. Compare:
<strike>Today's Special: Salmon</strike> NO LONGER AVAILABLE
<s>Today's Special: Salmon</s> NO LONGER AVAILABLE
<span style="text-decoration:line-through;">Today's Special: Salmon</span> SOLD OUT
<del>Today's Special: Salmon</del> NO LONGER AVAILABLE