Description
The HTML element <s> is used to define a strike-through text.
It specifies the text is no longer correct, accurate, or relevant, so it is displayed with a strike-through line across the text.
It should not be used to define a deleted text, as the correct element to define it is using <del> element.
- Both
<s>and<del>elements display the text with a strike-through, but they are used to define different types of texts.
The below table summarizes its usage.
| Usage Details | |
| Placement | It is displayed as an Inline element. |
| Contents | It can contain Inline elements and text. |
| Tags | Both the opening and closing tags are required. |
| Versions | HTML 4, 4.01, 5 |
Syntax
Here is the basic syntax of the <s> element.
<s>...</s>Examples
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Example - HTML Element s</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>This paragraph contains a <s>strikethrough</s> text.</p>
</body>
</html>Attributes
The following table shows the list of supported and unsupported attributes for the <s> element.
| Attribute Type | Details |
| Element-Specific Attributes | The tag <s> doesn't have any element-specific attributes. |
| Global Attributes | Like all other HTML tags, the tag <s> supports the HTML Global Attributes. |
| Event Attributes | The tag <s> also supports the HTML Event Attributes. |
Browser Compatibility
The tag <s> is supported in all modern browsers.
- Google Chrome 1+
- Internet Explorer or Edge 2+
- Firefox 1+
- Apple Safari 1+
- Opera 4+