NOTICE: This website is no longer updated or supported - as such many of the techniques used to build it may seem antiquated in the modern day. It is preserved for historical reasons only.

HTML XHTML The Complete Reference
home » reference » appendix a » html element reference

<s> (Strikethrough)


This element renders the enclosed text with a line drawn through it.

Standard Syntax (Transitional Only)


<s
class="class name(s)"
dir="ltr | rtl"
id="unique alphanumeric identifier"
lang="language code"
style="style information"
title="advisory text"
</s>

Attributes Defined by Internet Explorer


accesskey="key" (5.5)
contenteditable="false | true | inherit" (5.5)
disabled="false | true" (5.5)
hidefocus="true | false" (5.5)
language="javascript | jscript | vbs | vbscript" (4)
tabindex="number" (5.5)
unselectable="off | on" (5.5)

Standard Event Attributes


onclick, ondblclick, onkeydown, onkeypress, onkeyup, onmousedown, onmousemove, onmouseout, onmouseover, onmouseup

Events Defined by Internet Explorer


onactivate, onbeforeactivate, onbeforecopy, onbeforecut, onbeforedeactivate, onbeforeeditfocus, onbeforepaste, onblur, oncontextmenu, oncontrolselect, oncopy, oncut, ondeactivate, ondrag, ondragend, ondragenter, ondragleave, ondragover, ondragstart, ondrop, onfocus, onfocusin, onfocusout, onhelp, onlosecapture, onmouseenter, onmouseleave, onmousewheel, onmove, onmoveend, onmovestart, onpaste, onpropertychange, onreadystatechange, onresize, onresizeend, onresizestart, onselectstart, ontimeerror

Examples


This line contains a <s>misstake</s>.

<s id="strike1"
onmouseover="this.style.color='red'"
onmouseout=
   "this.style.color='black'">

   Fastball</s>

Compatibility


HTML 4, 4.01 (transitional), XHTML 1.0 (transitional)
Internet Explorer 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6
Netscape 3, 4, 4.5-4.8, 6, 7
Opera 4-7

Notes


This element should act the same as the <strike> element.

This HTML 3 element eventually was adopted by Netscape and Microsoft and later was incorporated into the HTML 4.01 transitional specification.

This element has been deprecated by the W3C. The strict HTML 4.01 specification does not include the s element or the strike element. It is possible to indicate strikethrough text using a style sheet.

(X)HTML Elements
CSS Properties
Previous: ruby Next: samp
< Home | About | Chapters | Examples | Errata | Reference | Site Map >