strikethrough
Line through text
Strikethrough is a typographic effect that draws a horizontal line through text, like ~~this~~.
It indicates deletion, correction, or obsolescence while keeping the original visible.
In digital communication, strikethrough often conveys ironic retraction—crossing out what you "didn't really mean" while making sure readers see it: I think he's an idiot a lovely person.
Removal of content
- overstrikeSuperimposed typed character
- redlineEditorial revision marking
- markupAdded percentage for profit
- proofreadingChecking text for mistakes
revision · correction · annotate · copyediting · manuscript · draft · formatting · typeset
Remove or pull away
- recantFormally withdraw a statement
- disavowDeny any association
- renounceFormally give up
- revokeOfficially cancel authorization
rescind · annul · nullify · invalidate · cancel · repudiate · unsay · takeaway
Fault in communication
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- typoPrinting mistake
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
inaccuracy · fix · amend · revise · update · modify · alter · change
Arranging letters for display
- fontCharacter style set
- styleDistinctive way of expression
- HTMLWeb page code
- CSSWeb presentation language
markdown · underline · bold · italic · highlighting · inline · display · rendering
Conceal text for secrecy
- suppressForcibly put an end to
- banOfficial restriction on something
- censorOne who suppresses content
- expurgateRemove offensive material
bowdlerize · sanitize · blackout · classified · concealment · obscure · removal · excision
deletion
Removal of content
- overstrikeSuperimposed typed character
- redlineEditorial revision marking
- markupAdded percentage for profit
proofreading · revision · correction · annotate · copyediting · manuscript · draft · formatting · typeset · publishing
withdraw
Remove or pull away
revoke · rescind · annul · nullify · invalidate · cancel · repudiate · unsay · takeaway · reversal
error
Fault in communication
oversight · inaccuracy · fix · amend · revise · update · modify · alter · change · rewrite
typography
Arranging letters for display
CSS · markdown · underline · bold · italic · highlighting · inline · display · rendering
redact
Conceal text for secrecy
expurgate · bowdlerize · sanitize · blackout · classified · concealment · obscure · removal · excision · block
- word processingword processor, WordPerfect, text editor, Microsoft Word, copy
- deletiondelete, erase, erasure, cross out, scratch out
- linesstraight line, line, dotted line, dashed line, solid line
- redactedredacted, censored, blacked out, expunged, deleted
- correctionscorrection, corrections, fix, fixing, rectification
- emphasisstress, accent, stressing, highlighting, underscoring