HTML <del> tag

HTML <del> tag is used to represent the range of text that has been deleted/removed from the document. It is used as a Markup for the deleted content. The browser generally renders it by strike a line through the deleted text, although this can be changed using the CSS property.

Note: To identify the deleted text and inserted text use <ins> tag with <del> which will display deleted and inserted text in a document.

Syntax

Following are some specifications about the HTML <del> tag

Example 1

Output:

Example 2

Using CSS and <ins> tag

Output:

Attribute

Global Attribute

HTML <del> tag supports the Global attributes.

Event Attribute

HTML <del> tag supports the Event attributes.

Supporting Browsers

Element	Chrome	IE	Firefox	Opera	Safari
<del>	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes