<p>The <strong class=html>STRIKE</strong> element, <a href="../deprecated.html">deprecated</a> in HTMLá4.0, suggests that text be rendered with a <em>strike-through style</em>. In many cases, use of a <a href="../phrase/index.html">phrase element</a> such as <strong class=html><a href="../phrase/del.html">DEL</a></strong> is more appropriate since such elements express the <em>meaning</em> of the text more clearly. However, since support for <strong class=html>DEL</strong> among browsers is weak, <strong class=html>STRIKE</strong> is useful in combination with <strong class=html>DEL</strong>, as in the following example:</p>
<p class=example><code class=html>The latest version of HTML recommended by the W3C is HTMLá<DEL DATETIME="1997-12-19T00:00:00-05:00"><strong><STRIKE></strong>3.2<strong></STRIKE></strong></DEL> <INS DATETIME="1997-12-19T00:00:00-05:00">4.0</INS>.</code></p>
<p>If <strong class=html><a href="../phrase/del.html">DEL</a></strong> is not a suitable structure, <a href="http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/css/">style sheets</a> should be used to complement or replace instances of <strong class=html>STRIKE</strong>. <a href="http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/css/">CSS1</a> provides the <strong class=css><a href="http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/css/text/text-decoration.html">text-decoration</a></strong> property for strike-through text.</p>
<h2>More Information</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/present/graphics.html#edef-STRIKE">STRIKE in <abbr class=initialism title="World Wide Web Consortium">W3C</abbr> HTMLá4.0 Recommendation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html32#font-style">STRIKE in <abbr class=initialism title="World Wide Web Consortium">W3C</abbr> HTMLá3.2 Recommendation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/wilbur/font/strike.html">STRIKE in <abbr class=initialism title="Web Design Group">WDG</abbr> HTMLá3.2 Reference</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.hut.fi/u/jkorpela/HTML3.2/5.49.html">STRIKE in <cite>Learning HTMLá3.2 by Examples</cite></a></li>
</ul>
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