DEL tag to show a range of deleted text in strikeout font in html

This is normal text . This range of text is deleted. This part is normal

The code is here

This is normal text . <del>This range of text is deleted</del>. This part is normal

Strikeout or strikethrough text can be displayed by using html <strike> tag also. It is recommended to use <del> tag than using strike tag as del is supported in higher versions of html.
Here are some sample codes Better to use <del> in place of <strike> tag as it is Obsolete and not supported in HTML5.

Internal Style to create strikethtough font

<style>.strike_font { 
text-decoration: line-through;
}</style>

We can add colour to our line through text

<style>.strike_font { 
text-decoration: line-through;
color:#f00000;
}</style>

Attributes of DEL tag

CITE : A URI explaining the reasons for change
DATETIME : Date and time of deletion of the range of text.

Example of Attributes

This is normal part and ~~This text has been deleted~~ , this part is normal again.

This is normal part and <del datetime="2018-12-16T21:53:03Z" cite="plus2net.com/html_tutorial/site_map.php">This text has been deleted</del> , this part is normal again.

Difference between <strike> and <del>

This is normal text ~~this part is strike out~~ This is normal. ~~This part is deleted text~~ . This is normal again

This is normal text <strike>this part is strike out</strike> This is normal. <del>This part is deleted text</del> . This is normal again

Tag	Display	Description	HTML5 Support
<DEL>	Strike-through font	Part of the text which is removed or deleted	Yes
<STRIKE>	Strike-through font	Part of the text which is not accurate or not relevant	No
<S>	Strike-through font	Part of the text which is not accurate or not relevant	Yes

<DEL> tag to show range of deleted text

Internal Style to create strikethtough font

Attributes of DEL tag

Example of Attributes

Difference between <strike> and <del>

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