HTML <del> Tag
Last Updated :
29 Jan, 2024
HTML <del> Tag is used to mark a portion of text that 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.
Syntax
<del attr="values"> Contents... </del>
Attributes
The <del> tag contains two attributes which are described below:
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cite
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It is used to specify the URL of the document or message which denotes the reason for deleting the text.
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datetime
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It is used to specify the date and time of the deleted text.
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Supported Attributes
This Tag supprts the Global attribute & the Event Attibute.
Example 1: Illustration of the <del> element in HTML
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
<h2>HTML del Tag</h2>
<p>
GeeksforGeeks is a
<del>mathematical</del>
science portal
</p>
</body>
</html>
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Output:
Example 2: Use of the <del> tag with the datetime attribute. Â
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<h1>GeeksforGeeks</h1>
<h2>HTML del Tag</h2>
<p>
GeeksforGeeks is a
<del datetime="2024-01-03T12:00:00Z">
mathematical
</del>
science portal
</p>
</body>
</html>
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Output:Â
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Supported BrowsersÂ
- Google Chrome 1
- Firefox 1
- Opera 15
- Safari 4
- Edge 12
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