<strike> (Strikeout Text)
This element is used to indicate strikethrough text, namely text with a line drawn through it. The <s> element provides shorthand notation for this element.
Syntax (Transitional Only)
<strike
class="class name(s)"</strike>
dir="ltr | rtl"
id="unique alphanumeric string"
lang="language code"
style="style information"
title="advisory text"
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="on | off" (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
Example
This line contains a spelling <strike>misstake</strike> mistake.
Price: $<strike style="color: red;">5.00</strike>3.00
Compatibility
HTML 3.2, 4, and 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 <s> tag.
This element has been deprecated by the W3C. The strict HTML and XHTML specifications do not include the <strike> tag nor the <s> tag as it is possible to indicate strikethrough text using the style sheet property text-decoration.
