HTML <del> Tag
The <del> tag in HTML stands for delete and is used to mark a portion of text which has been deleted from the document. The deleted text is rendered as strike-through text by the web browsers although this property can be changed using CSS text-decoration property. The <del> tag requires a starting and ending tag.
Attributes: The <del> tag contains two attributes which are listed below:
- cite: It is used to specify the URL of the document or message which denotes the reason for deleting the text.
- datetime: It is used to specify the date and time of the deleted text.
Syntax:
<del> Contents... </del>
Example 1: Below example illustrate the <del> element in HTML:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html> <body> <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> <h2>HTML del Tag</h2> <!-- HTML del tag is used in paragraph Tag --> <p>GeeksforGeeks is a <del>mathematical</del> science portal</p> </body></html> |
Output:
Example 2: This example use the <del> tag with the datetime attribute.
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<!DOCTYPE html><html> <body> <h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1> <h2>HTML del Tag</h2> <!-- HTML del tag is used in paragraph Tag --> <p>GeeksforGeeks is a <del>mathematical</del> science portal</p> </body></html> |
Output:
Supported Browsers:
- Google Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Firefox 1 and above
- Opera
- Safari
- Edge 12 and above
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