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Strikethrough on X is a line laid over each letter with a combining character. It pastes anywhere and shows the word you meant to say, crossed out.
- Strikethrough36 / 280
L̶a̶u̶n̶c̶h̶i̶n̶g̶ o̶n̶ M̶o̶n̶d̶a̶y̶
- Slashed through36 / 280
L̸a̸u̸n̸c̸h̸i̸n̸g̸ o̸n̸ M̸o̸n̸d̸a̸y̸
- Double underline36 / 280
L̳a̳u̳n̳c̳h̳i̳n̳g̳ o̳n̳ M̳o̳n̳d̳a̳y̳
- Underline36 / 280
L̲a̲u̲n̲c̲h̲i̲n̲g̲ o̲n̲ M̲o̲n̲d̲a̲y̲
More styles
- Bold serif36 / 280
𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲
- Bold sans36 / 280
𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆
- Italic serif · Numbers stay upright36 / 280
𝐿𝑎𝑢𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑛 𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑦
- Italic sans · Numbers stay upright36 / 280
𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺
- Bold italic serif · Numbers stay upright36 / 280
𝑳𝒂𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒏 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒚
- Bold italic sans · Numbers stay upright36 / 280
𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙮
- Cursive · Numbers stay plain36 / 280
ℒ𝒶𝓊𝓃𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓃ℊ ℴ𝓃 ℳℴ𝓃𝒹𝒶𝓎
- Bold cursive · Numbers stay plain36 / 280
𝓛𝓪𝓾𝓷𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓸𝓷 𝓜𝓸𝓷𝓭𝓪𝔂
- Gothic · Numbers stay plain36 / 280
𝔏𝔞𝔲𝔫𝔠𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔬𝔫 𝔐𝔬𝔫𝔡𝔞𝔶
- Bold gothic · Numbers stay plain36 / 280
𝕷𝖆𝖚𝖓𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖔𝖓 𝕸𝖔𝖓𝖉𝖆𝖞
- Double-struck36 / 280
𝕃𝕒𝕦𝕟𝕔𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕠𝕟 𝕄𝕠𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕪
- Monospace36 / 280
𝙻𝚊𝚞𝚗𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚗 𝙼𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚢
- Small caps · Capitals become small caps too27 / 280
ʟᴀᴜɴᴄʜɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴍᴏɴᴅᴀʏ
- Bubble36 / 280
Ⓛⓐⓤⓝⓒⓗⓘⓝⓖ ⓞⓝ Ⓜⓞⓝⓓⓐⓨ
- Dark bubble · Capitals only36 / 280
🅛🅐🅤🅝🅒🅗🅘🅝🅖 🅞🅝 🅜🅞🅝🅓🅐🅨
- Squared · Capitals only36 / 280
🄻🄰🅄🄽🄲🄷🄸🄽🄶 🄾🄽 🄼🄾🄽🄳🄰🅈
- Upside down21 / 280
ʎɐpuoW uo ƃuᴉɥɔunɐ⅂
- Vaporwave38 / 280
Ｌａｕｎｃｈｉｎｇ ｏｎ Ｍｏｎｄａｙ
When to use it
The classic use is the joke: the honest word crossed out and the polite one written after it, so readers see both. It is one of the few styles that adds meaning, not just looks.
It also shows a change plainly: an old price next to the new one, a date that moved, a plan you dropped. Crossing out says what changed without a paragraph explaining it.
The line is a separate character after each letter, so a struck-out word uses twice the characters. On a few older Android fonts the line can sit slightly off-centre.
What styled text costs on X
These are not fonts in the usual sense. They are different characters that happen to look like styled letters, and X treats them that way.
| Where | Works | What to know |
|---|---|---|
| Posts and replies | Yes | Each styled letter counts as 2 of your 280, so keep it to a line. |
| Display name | Yes | 50 characters at most, and styled letters use them twice as fast. |
| Bio | Yes | 160 characters. A styled job title or one styled word is plenty. |
| @handle | No | Handles only take plain letters, numbers and underscores. |
| Hashtags | No | A styled hashtag is not a hashtag. X won’t link it or count it. |
| Search | Poorly | Search looks for plain letters, so styled words are hard to find. |
The bigger cost is reading. Screen readers either skip these characters or read them out one by one, as in “mathematical bold capital H”. A styled word is fine. A styled post shuts out the people who listen to X rather than read it, and many people do. Keep the important part in plain text and use styles for decoration around it.
For the same reason, don’t put the point of a post in styled text. If the post only works when people can read the styled line, it doesn’t work for everyone. To see how much of the limit a whole post uses, paste it into the tweet character counter.
Questions
How do you cross out text on X?
Type the words above, copy the strikethrough version and paste it into your post. X has no strikethrough button, but this text keeps the line wherever it’s pasted.
Why does strikethrough text use so many characters?
Each letter is followed by an invisible combining stroke, and X counts that stroke as a character. Five struck-out letters use ten.
Can I strike out just one word?
Yes. Type only that word, copy it, and paste it into the middle of your post.
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