Slashed Text Generator

The Slashed Text Generator overlays a combining long-solidus (S̸l̸a̸s̸h̸e̸d̸) on every character. Use it as a copy-paste strikethrough text alternative wherever a native strikethrough shortcut is unavailable — Discord messages, WhatsApp chats, Instagram bios, Google Docs, Twitter, LinkedIn, Reddit, and any Unicode-accepting input.

Slashed Text Generator — Copy Paste Strikethrough Without a Shortcut

Most apps that support strikethrough hide it behind a keyboard shortcut or a formatting menu — Discord uses ~~word~~, WhatsApp uses ~word~, Google Docs uses Alt+Shift+5, Word uses the Home tab strikethrough button, and Instagram has no native strikethrough at all. This generator sidesteps every one of those app-specific paths by producing pre-slashed Unicode text that copies clean into any input, keyboard shortcut or not.

Under the hood, this is a Unicode combining diacritic (combining long stroke overlay U+0338) layered above each glyph. The slash is a real Unicode character, so the strikethrough persists after copy-paste even into apps that would normally strip formatting. This makes it useful when you need slashed text in places that reject rich text — bios, single-line inputs, Twitter usernames, or SMS.

Where Slashed Text Gets Used

• Revising menus and price lists: Cross out the old price with slashed text and show the new one — "$̸2̸5̸ now $18" reads like a discount without needing a design app.
• Edited posts and errata: When you post something and want to correct it visibly, slashed the outdated word so readers see the change history: "meeting at 3̸p̸m̸ 4pm".
• To-do list crossoffs: Copy-paste slashed text into Notion, Obsidian, or plain-text task lists to visually complete items without markdown support.
• Debate and protest captions: Slashed text over a word signals rejection, cancellation, or veto — common in reactive social posts and edited screenshots.
• Meme edits and gag captions: Slashing out one word in a phrase for comic effect ("I'm ̸fine̸ tired") is a staple TikTok and Twitter format.

Copy Paste Slashed Examples

• Single words: "cancelled" → "c̸a̸n̸c̸e̸l̸l̸e̸d̸" | "done" → "d̸o̸n̸e̸" | "nope" → "n̸o̸p̸e̸".
• Numbers and prices: "$25" → "$̸2̸5̸" | "2024" → "2̸0̸2̸4̸" | "3pm" → "3̸p̸m̸".
• Edited phrases: "meeting cancelled" → "m̸e̸e̸t̸i̸n̸g̸ c̸a̸n̸c̸e̸l̸l̸e̸d̸" | "was here" → "w̸a̸s̸ h̸e̸r̸e̸".
• Names for parody or cross-out edits: "Alex" → "A̸l̸e̸x̸" | "Trinity" → "T̸r̸i̸n̸i̸t̸y̸".

Slashed Text vs Strikethrough vs Redacted — Which One Fits

• Slashed text (this page): Combining solidus overlay. Diagonal slash through each character. Best for edit-history, meme crossoffs, and protest text where the strike itself is part of the message.
• Native app strikethrough: Rich-text formatting inside apps like Google Docs, Word, and WhatsApp. Renders cleanly but disappears when copied to inputs that strip formatting. Use inside a single app; use slashed Unicode when you need the strike to travel.
• Redacted / censored text: Full-block █ or ⬛ overlays that hide the underlying text entirely rather than crossing it out. Different intent — see our Redacted Text Generator for that effect.

How to Strikethrough Text in Discord, WhatsApp, Google Docs & Word

Common searches on this topic have specific answers. Here is the quick summary — or generate the slashed version above and paste it anywhere:

• Discord: Wrap text with double tildes: ~~word~~ renders as w̶o̶r̶d̶. Alternatively, paste our slashed Unicode output for the same visual — useful in embed fields or nicknames where markdown does not work.
• WhatsApp: Wrap with single tildes: ~word~. For copy-paste use across chats, contacts, or WhatsApp status, the Unicode version above works everywhere without formatting.
• Google Docs: Highlight text and press Alt+Shift+5 (Windows/Chrome) or ⌘+Shift+X (Mac). Or paste from this generator when the shortcut is disabled or you need to include slashed text in a table cell.
• Microsoft Word: Home tab → strikethrough button ("ab"), or press Alt+H, 4. For inline use in comments and headers where format may not persist, use this generator.
• Excel & Google Sheets: Format → Cells → Strikethrough (Excel) or Format → Text → Strikethrough (Sheets). Copy-paste from this tool if you need slashed text inside a formula-generated string.
• Instagram, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Reddit, Facebook: No native strikethrough. Copy from this generator — the Unicode slash persists in all these bios, captions, and posts.

Related Edit, Cross-Out, and Redaction Styles

For adjacent editing aesthetics, explore Redacted for full-block █ censorship, Hidden Text for spoiler and blur-block effects, Blurred for soft-blur redaction, or Underlined for the opposite visual — adding emphasis instead of removing it.