Strikethrough Text Generator
Cross out text with a s̶t̶r̶i̶k̶e̶t̶h̶r̶o̶u̶g̶h̶ line — copy and paste into any post, bio or message.
M̲a̲k̲e̲ y̲o̲u̲r̲ w̲o̲r̲d̲s̲ b̲o̲l̲d̲l̲y̲ y̲o̲u̲r̲s̲.̲
M̶a̶k̶e̶ y̶o̶u̶r̶ w̶o̶r̶d̶s̶ b̶o̶l̶d̶l̶y̶ y̶o̶u̶r̶s̶.̶
Why use a strikethrough text generator?
Strikethrough is the internet's tone-of-voice shortcut — it says 'I know what I really mean' without deleting the word. But most social platforms don't have a strikethrough button. This tool adds a Unicode combining character to every letter so the line-through effect pastes anywhere as plain text.
Best practices
- Use strikethrough for humour, self-correction or showing a price drop — it reads as intentional, not sloppy.
- Keep it to a word or short phrase; a full sentence of crossed-out text is hard to read on a phone screen.
- Pair strikethrough with the replacement word right next to it so the joke or correction lands.
- Heads-up: screen readers may announce 'combining long stroke overlay' for every letter, so don't use it on must-read text.
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They're symbols, not fonts. A 'fancy font' generator doesn't change your typeface — it swaps each letter for a look-alike character from a different Unicode block (𝗮 is a different code point than a). Because the styling lives in the characters themselves, it travels with the text when you copy and paste, which is why it survives into Instagram or LinkedIn where real custom fonts don't. The trade-off is that the text is no longer plain letters, so treat it as decoration for short phrases, not body copy.
Try every style at onceThat's a missing-glyph fallback. When an app or older device doesn't have a glyph for a rarer Unicode style (some scripts and decorative blocks), it renders a box (▯) or question mark instead. Sans-serif bold and italic are the most widely supported; bold script, fraktur and double-struck are the most likely to break on older Android keyboards or low-end devices. Always preview on a phone before you post, and keep the safe styles for anything that matters.
Use the safe social stylesYes. Neither editor has a bold button because both are plain-text by design, but both render Unicode. Generate the bold text, copy it, and paste it straight into the bio field — the bold survives. Keep it to one emphasised phrase rather than a whole bold bio, since a wall of bold reads as shouting and is harder for screen readers. Links and @handles should stay in plain characters so they remain tappable.
Open the bold generatorBold Unicode (𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗱) is for emphasis and hooks — the first thing a reader's eye lands on. Italic Unicode (𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘤) signals nuance: titles, product names, quotes and wry asides. Both come in sans and serif variants, and there's a combined sans bold-italic for text that's both. The rule is the same for each: use them on a single word or phrase, never for full paragraphs, and never on links or hashtags.
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