<line-through>
A strikethrough is a typographical presentation of words with a horizontal line through their center. It can indicate that words are a mistake and not intended for inclusion, or it can be used deliberately to imply a change of thought.
Usage information
The <line-through>
element is designed to
enable authors to indicate a deletion or revision for rhetorical
purpose; it is not intended to be used for indicating
revisions.
Rendering expectations
The content of the <line-through>
element
is rendered with a line struck through.. It is
represented by the line-through value for the CSS text-decoration
property.
Specialization hierarchy
The <line-through>
element is specialized from
<ph>
. It is defined in the highlighting-domain module.
Content model
(Text | <cite>
| <include>
| <keyword>
| <ph>
| <q>
| <term>
| <text>
| <tm>
| <xref>
| <data>
| <draft-comment>
| <foreign>
| <required-cleanup>
)*
Not contained by any element.
Not contained by any element.
Inheritance
+ topic/ph hi-d/line-through
The <line-through>
element is specialized from <ph>
. It is defined in the hi-domain module.
Attributes
The following attributes are
available on this element: universal
attributes and @keyref
.
The following attributes are available on this element: universal attributes and the attributes defined below.
@keyref
- Specifies a key name that acts as a redirectable reference based on a key definition within a map. See The keyref attribute for information on using this attribute.
Example
This section is non-normative.
The following code sample shows a
<line-through>
element used to indicate a
rhetorical revision:
<p>After writing up an angry post for social media, the author
<line-through>wisely reconsidered</line-through> decided to wait a day before sharing.</p>