Is it possible to apply a strikethrough to text using CSS?
If so, is it considered bad practice to do so?
Are there any supportability issue?
Thanks,
Debbie
Because…
Debbie
… of browser support. (The linked pages list browser support.)
But if <strike> is deprecated as well, doesn’t using that HTML tag create the same issue?
Either way, is it “bad form” to strike-through text online (similat to how many frown upon underlining non-hyperlinked text)?
Debbie
Uhm… Surprised I don’t see the CORRECT tag for this mentioned.
See, sure <s> and <strike> are deprecated – IN FAVOR OF <del>
So use DEL. “deleted text” – renders properly in all browsers, just don’t expect the attributes to do anything.
That’s one problem with the sitepoint reference – on the deprecated tags it often fails to list what they were deprecated in favor of… though it is at least mentioned in “additional reading”
Which is part of why I still use the decade old WDG HTML reference – it’s still the best one out there.
See it’s entries for S and Strike.
http://htmlhelp.com/reference/html40/fontstyle/strike.html
Both of which talk about using DEL – though for comedy they suggest using both DEL and S. This is the site showing it’s age since Nyetscape 4 didn’t support DEL while IE5 did.
CSS support can at times be spotty. however, AFIK, “text-decoration:line-trough” only has minor bugs.
Internet Explorer for Windows versions up to and including 6 place the line-through line noticeably higher above the baseline than other browsers.
<strike> and <s> may still be supported tho. much the same way <font> is deprecated, but you can still use it.
As usual, that you can still use it doesn’t mean you should. Tags convey semantic meaning. Usually a strike through mean information that was deleted ( in fact there is a <del> tag, and <ins>)
You’re a wealth of knowledge!
Thanks,
Debbie