<del> tag Prev Next HTML <del> tag The <del> tag defines the deleted text in HTML document.When you use this tag to delete a specified text, the browsers will strike a line through deleted text. Syntax:<del>Text…<del> Example <p>What is <del>my</del> your name?</p> Run the Code How Browser will display INLINE. Difference between HTML4.01, XHTML and HTML5 HTML4 XHTML HTML5 No Difference No Difference No Difference Attributes used with the <del> tag Attribute Description cite This defines a URL to other document to explain why you deleted the text. datetime This sets the date and time when the text was marked as deleted. The format is YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssTZD Note/Info If you wish to replace a deleted text with another text, then you can use the <ins> tag to mark an inserted text. × Dismiss this alert. Global Attributes The <del> tag supports Global attributes. Event Attributes The <del> tag supports Event attributes. Default CSS Value text-decoration: line-through; Supporting Browsers Related Tags <ins> tag. Prev Next Facebook Twitter Google-plus