# How to do a 'strike through.'

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-do-a-strike-through/690740>\
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**Created:** [June 13, 2014, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-do-a-strike-through/690740 "2014-06-13T23:56:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-do-a-strike-through/690740/1 "2014-06-13T23:56:40Z")

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Am numb from searching.  
Blind from looking at pages of ‘see src.’  
Fingers are frozen from trying different combinations.

I am trying this with my nose as it is this important to me.

It is right in front of me I am sure but I give up.

Someone please lead me by the hand. :smack:

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2014, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-do-a-strike-through/690740/2 "2014-06-13T23:58:49Z")

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(del) and (/del) except with [and]

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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2014, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-do-a-strike-through/690740/3 "2014-06-14T00:05:31Z")

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Like this:

I really [noparse][del]like[/del][/noparse] hate Justin Bieber.

Becomes

I really [del]like[/del] hate Justin Bieber.

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**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2014, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-do-a-strike-through/690740/4 "2014-06-14T00:06:34Z")

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Well, here goes [del]nothing[/del]… :eek:

And enter er preview…  
del, of course, I knew it was simple & intuitive… :rolleyes:

Thanks a bunch **Little Nemo**. 😃 And **cochrane**

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**Author:** ![donkeyoatey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@donkeyoatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donkeyoatey)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2014, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-do-a-strike-through/690740/5 "2014-06-14T00:49:25Z")

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And if you hit the quote button under anyone’s post you will see the coding they have used.

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**Author:** ![KarlGauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karlgauss/32/3713_2.png) [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2014, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-do-a-strike-through/690740/6 "2014-06-14T03:39:18Z")

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> [@cochrane](#):
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> Like this:
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> I really [noparse][del]like[/del][/noparse] hate Justin Bieber.
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> Becomes
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> I really [del]like[/del] hate Justin Bieber.

That ‘no parse’ trick is nice! Thanks.

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**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2014, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-do-a-strike-through/690740/7 "2014-06-14T04:39:12Z")

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> [@cochrane](#):
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> Like this:
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> I really [noparse][del]like[/del][/noparse] hate Justin Bieber.
> 
> Becomes
> 
> I really [del]like[/del] hate Justin Bieber.

Thanks everybody.

Now to not forget this… :smack:

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**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2014, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-do-a-strike-through/690740/8 "2014-06-14T04:54:01Z")

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Put it in your profile!

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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2014, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-do-a-strike-through/690740/9 "2014-06-14T06:09:49Z")

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Full list of formatting codes (called “BBcodes”), including usage examples, [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/misc.php?do=bbcode).