HTML <s> Tag

Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025

This tag is used to specify that the text content is no longer correct or accurate. This tag is similar but slightly different from the <del> tag. The <s> tag should not be used to define deleted text, rather use the <del> tag for that.

  • The <s> tag is used to define text that should be presented with a strikethrough effect.
  • The <optgroup> tag also supports the Global Attributes and Event Attributes in HTML.
  • This tag is depreciated from HTML 4.1, but it is redefined in HTML5 using the CSS text-decoration property instead. It is used to define the text is no longer correct.

Syntax

<s> Contents... </s>

Default CSS for <s> tag is as:

s {
  text-decoration: line-through;
}

Example 1: In this example, we will see the use of <s> tag by using HTML.

HTML 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<body>

    <h1>
        GeeksforGeeks
    </h1>
    <h2>&lt;s&gt;
            Tag
    </h2>
    <p>GeeksforGeeks is a
        <!-- html <s> tag is used here -->
        <s>computer science</s>
        portal for geeks
    </p>
</body>

</html>

Output: 

Supported Browsers:

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