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<header><h1><del>: The Deleted Text element</h1></header><div class="section-content"><p>The <code><del></code> <a href="../index">HTML</a> element represents a range of text that has been deleted from a document. This can be used when rendering "track changes" or source code diff information, for example. The <a href="ins"><code><ins></code></a> element can be used for the opposite purpose: to indicate text that has been added to the document.</p></div>
<h2 id="try_it">Try it</h2>
<div class="section-content">
<iframe class="interactive is-tabbed-standard-height" height="200" src="https://interactive-examples.mdn.mozilla.net/pages/tabbed/del.html" title="MDN Web Docs Interactive Example" loading="lazy"></iframe> <p>This element is often (but need not be) rendered by applying a strike-through style to the text.</p> <figure class="table-container"><div class="_table"><table class="properties"> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="../content_categories">Content categories</a></th> <td> <a href="../content_categories#phrasing_content">Phrasing content</a>, <a href="../content_categories#flow_content">flow content</a>. </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Permitted content</th> <td>
<a href="../content_categories#transparent_content_model">Transparent</a>.</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Tag omission</th> <td>None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory.</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Permitted parents</th> <td> Any element that accepts <a href="../content_categories#phrasing_content">phrasing content</a>. </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Implicit ARIA role</th> <td><code><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/structural_roles#structural_roles_with_html_equivalents">deletion</a></code></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Permitted ARIA roles</th> <td>Any</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">DOM interface</th> <td><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLModElement"><code>HTMLModElement</code></a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div></figure>
</div>
<h2 id="attributes">Attributes</h2>
<div class="section-content">
<p>This element's attributes include the <a href="../global_attributes">global attributes</a>.</p> <dl> <dt id="cite"><a href="#cite"><code>cite</code></a></dt> <dd> <p>A URI for a resource that explains the change (for example, meeting minutes).</p> </dd> <dt id="datetime"><a href="#datetime"><code>datetime</code></a></dt> <dd> <p>This attribute indicates the time and date of the change and must be a valid date string with an optional time. If the value cannot be parsed as a date with an optional time string, the element does not have an associated timestamp. For the format of the string without a time, see <a href="../date_and_time_formats#date_strings">Date strings</a>. The format of the string if it includes both date and time is covered in <a href="../date_and_time_formats#local_date_and_time_strings">Local date and time strings</a>.</p> </dd> </dl>
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<h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
<div class="section-content"><div class="code-example">
<p class="example-header"><span class="language-name">html</span></p>
<pre data-signature="G+TZR/OseBOkRke571VojlCMv8p/HEew4Ys3FSjtefo=" data-language="html"><span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>p</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span><span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>del</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>This text has been deleted<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>del</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>, here is the rest of the paragraph.<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>p</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>del</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span><span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"><</span>p</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>This paragraph has been deleted.<span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>p</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span><span class="token tag"><span class="token tag"><span class="token punctuation"></</span>del</span><span class="token punctuation">></span></span>
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</div></div>
<h3 id="result">Result</h3>
<div class="section-content"><div class="code-example" id="sect1">
<iframe class="sample-code-frame" title="Examples sample" id="frame_examples" src="https://live.mdnplay.dev/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/del/runner.html?id=examples" loading="lazy"></iframe>
</div></div>
<h2 id="accessibility_concerns">Accessibility concerns</h2>
<div class="section-content">
<p>The presence of the <code>del</code> element is not announced by most screen reading technology in its default configuration. It can be made to be announced by using the CSS <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/content"><code>content</code></a> property, along with the <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/::before"><code>::before</code></a> and <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/::after"><code>::after</code></a> pseudo-elements.</p> <div class="code-example">
<p class="example-header"><span class="language-name">css</span></p>
<pre data-signature="qGtNqDqqtt1MbQ78KWeowI5a0UodXoXozcv3uLVZfnM=" data-language="css"><span class="token selector">del::before,
del::after</span> <span class="token punctuation">{</span>
<span class="token property">clip-path</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> <span class="token function">inset</span><span class="token punctuation">(</span>100%<span class="token punctuation">)</span><span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token property">clip</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> <span class="token function">rect</span><span class="token punctuation">(</span>1px<span class="token punctuation">,</span> 1px<span class="token punctuation">,</span> 1px<span class="token punctuation">,</span> 1px<span class="token punctuation">)</span><span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token property">height</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> 1px<span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token property">overflow</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> hidden<span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token property">position</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> absolute<span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token property">white-space</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> nowrap<span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token property">width</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> 1px<span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token punctuation">}</span>
<span class="token selector">del::before</span> <span class="token punctuation">{</span>
<span class="token property">content</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> <span class="token string">" [deletion start] "</span><span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token punctuation">}</span>
<span class="token selector">del::after</span> <span class="token punctuation">{</span>
<span class="token property">content</span><span class="token punctuation">:</span> <span class="token string">" [deletion end] "</span><span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token punctuation">}</span>
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</div> <p>Some people who use screen readers deliberately disable announcing content that creates extra verbosity. Because of this, it is important to not abuse this technique and only apply it in situations where not knowing content has been deleted would adversely affect understanding.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.tpgi.com/short-note-on-making-your-mark-more-accessible/" target="_blank">Short note on making your mark (more accessible) | The Paciello Group</a></li> <li><a href="https://adrianroselli.com/2017/12/tweaking-text-level-styles.html" target="_blank">Tweaking Text Level Styles | Adrian Roselli</a></li> </ul>
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<h2 id="specifications">Specifications</h2>
<div class="_table"><table class="standard-table">
<thead><tr><th scope="col">Specification</th></tr></thead>
<tbody><tr><td><a href="https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/edits.html#the-del-element">HTML Standard <br><small># the-del-element</small></a></td></tr></tbody>
</table></div>
<h2 id="browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>
<div class="_table"><table>
<thead>
<tr id="bct-browser-type">
<th></th>
<th colspan="6">Desktop</th>
<th colspan="6">Mobile</th>
</tr>
<tr id="bct-browsers">
<th></th>
<th>Chrome</th>
<th>Edge</th>
<th>Firefox</th>
<th>Internet Explorer</th>
<th>Opera</th>
<th>Safari</th>
<th>WebView Android</th>
<th>Chrome Android</th>
<th>Firefox for Android</th>
<th>Opera Android</th>
<th>Safari on IOS</th>
<th>Samsung Internet</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th><code>del</code></th>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">12</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">Yes</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">15</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">≤4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">4.4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">18</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">14</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">≤3.2</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th><code>cite</code></th>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">12</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">Yes</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">15</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">3</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">4.4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">18</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">14</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">2</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th><code>datetime</code></th>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">12</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">Yes</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">15</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">3</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">4.4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">18</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">4</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">14</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">2</td>
<td class="bc-supports-yes">1.0</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table></div>
<h2 id="see_also">See also</h2>
<div class="section-content"><ul> <li>
<a href="ins"><code><ins></code></a> element for insertions into a text</li> <li>
<a href="s"><code><s></code></a> element for strikethrough separate from representing deletion of text</li> </ul></div><div class="_attribution">
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