HTML Tag Reference - HTML tag <del>
This <del> element is used to highlight what is
removed from a document by displaying it with a line drawn though.
Browser compatibility
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<del> |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
What's new in HTML5
None.
Attribute
- cite
- Value:URL
Provides a URL to a document to explain why the text was deleted - datetime
- Value:YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssTZD
Set the date and time of deleting
Global Attributes
The <del> tag supports the Global Attributes in HTML.
Event Attributes
The <del> tag supports the Event Attributes in HTML.
Default CSS Settings
del {
text-decoration: line-through;
}
Example
A demo showing how to use <del> tag.
<html>
<body>
<p>
The following text has been <del>deleted</del>.
</p>
</body>
</html>