# testing font formatting.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-font-formatting/417914>\
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**Created:** [September 3, 2007, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-font-formatting/417914 "2007-09-03T16:15:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![urban1a](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e47c2d/32.png) [@urban1a](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urban1a)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-font-formatting/417914/1 "2007-09-03T16:15:44Z")

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[strikeout]this is a test[/strikeout]

[strikethrough]this is one too[/strikethrough]

Well, is there a way to strikethrough (crossout, strikeout) text?

Bob.

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**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testing-font-formatting/417914/2 "2007-09-03T16:24:09Z")

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[del]Try this[/del]

Use del instead.