# What's the coding for strikethrough text in this format?

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**Created:** [December 5, 2023, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-coding-for-strikethrough-text-in-this-format/994149 "2023-12-05T23:45:47Z")\
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Prior thread:

> [@Can we have all the active format tags in the UI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-all-the-active-format-tags-in-the-ui/980012):
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> @codinghorror There are more tags that can be used. I discovered [u], which I think is a BB tag. \< br\> works as well so at least one html tag works. I realize the window for composing is small and the bar at the top cannot fit everything (a drop down?). If not doable, a list of working tags would be great. I have a dark theme and bold doesn’t show as … boldly as italic does. If there is a way to get [sup] and [sub] as well, that’d be great. Thanks in advance.

Additional page on formatting:

> **[Forum ( discourse ) Text Formatting](https://forum.playboundless.com/t/forum-discourse-text-formatting/59132)**
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> discourse - The Forum System Boundless uses the discourse.org forum system to give it that sleek look. discourse basically say that if you want to format your text you can use: Markdown, BBCode, or HTML to format. However it’s never always...

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