Summary
The HTML Deleted Text Element (<del>) represents a range of text that has been deleted from a document. This element is often (but need not be) rendered with strike-through text.
Content categories | Phrasing content or flow content. |
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Permitted content | Transparent. |
Tag omission | None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory. |
Permitted parent elements | Any element that accepts phrasing content. |
DOM interface | HTMLModElement |
Attributes
This element includes the global attributes.
cite
- A URI for a resource that explains the change (for example, meeting minutes).
datetime
- This attribute indicates the time and date of the change and must be a valid date with an optional time string. If the value cannot be parsed as a date with an optional time string, the element does not have an associated time stamp.
Examples
<p><del>This text has been deleted</del>, here is the rest of the paragraph.</p> <del ><p >This paragraph has been deleted.</p ></del >
Result
This text has been deleted, here is the rest of the paragraph.
This paragraph has been deleted.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
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WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of '<del>' in that specification. |
Living Standard | |
HTML5 The definition of '<del>' in that specification. |
Recommendation | |
HTML 4.01 Specification The definition of '<del>' in that specification. |
Recommendation |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
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Basic support | (Yes) | 1.0 (1.7 or earlier) | (Yes) | (Yes) | (Yes) |
See also
<ins>
element for insertions into a text