String.prototype.strike() - JavaScript | MDN

Syntax

Parameters

None.

Return value

A string beginning with a <strike> start tag, then the text str, and then a </strike> end tag.

Examples

Using strike()

The code below creates an HTML string and then replaces the document's body with it:

js

const contentString = "Hello, world";

document.body.innerHTML = contentString.strike();

This will create the following HTML:

html

<strike>Hello, world</strike>

Warning: This markup is invalid, because strike is no longer a valid element.

Instead of using strike() and creating HTML text directly, you should use DOM APIs such as document.createElement(). For example:

js

const contentString = "Hello, world";
const elem = document.createElement("s");
elem.innerText = contentString;
document.body.appendChild(elem);

Specifications

Specification
ECMAScript® 2026 Language Specification
# sec-string.prototype.strike

Browser compatibility

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