Want to cancel out parts of your messages in Discord without deleting the text completely? If so, it's easy to add a line crossing out your text (called a strikethrough) in both your channel messages and your personal DMs. We'll show you how to use that text formatting in Discord for desktop, web, iPhone, and Android.

How to Use Strikethrough in Discord for Desktop or Web

If you're using Discord on a Windows, Mac, Linux, or Chromebook computer, you have two ways to apply strikethrough formatting to your text. You can use a context menu option or markdown.

The steps are the same for both the Discord desktop app and the Discord web app.

To start, launch Discord on your machine and access a channel or conversation with someone. Here, type the text you want to strike through.

Highlight the text you want to strike through. Discord will now show you a few formatting options. In this menu, select the icon that's an "S" with a line crossing through it.

As soon as you select the above icon, Discord will apply strikethrough formatting to your highlighted text.

You can use this method to cross out any words or sentences in your messages.

Another way to strike through text in your Discord desktop or web app is to use markdown. You simply type a symbol before and after the text you want to strike through, and Discord applies that formatting to your text when you send it.

To do that, before and after the text you want to strike through, type two tilde (~) symbols. This means two tildes before and two tildes after your text.

~~Apple~~

When you do that, Discord applies the strikethrough formatting to the text between your tildes.

And that's it.

How to Use Strikethrough in Discord for iPhone or Android

If you're using Discord on your iPhone or Android phone, then unlike Discord's desktop and web app, you only have one method to strike through text. That method is to type two tilde symbols before and after the text you want crossed it.

To do so, launch Discord on your phone and open a text field. Here, before and after the words you want to strike through, type two tilde (~) symbols.

~~Android~~

After doing that, send your message. Discord will format your text with the strikethrough effect.

And that's all there is to it.

FAQs

How do I edit and remove strikethrough formatting?

To edit and remove strikethrough formatting in Discord's desktop or web app, highlight the text with that formatting and deselect the button that's an "S" with a line crossing through it.

If you're on an iPhone or Android phone, remove the tilde symbols that appear before and after the relevant text. This will remove strikethrough formatting from it.

Can I strike through my Discord username or server nickname?

No, you can't strike through your Discord username or server nickname. You can only use the strikethrough effect for messages in your channels and personal DMs.