HTML del Tag
HTML del Tag
In HTML, we use the <del> tag to indicate that the enclosed text has been deleted from the document. This tag is used to display the deleted text, which is displayed with a strike through the text.
- The
<del>tag is used to provide information about changes and updates made to a document. - The web browser renders the enclosed text as strikethrough.
- The
<del>tag comes under the category of Logical Style elements.
HTML <del> Tag - Syntax and Usage
The <del> tag requires the start(opening) tag and end(closing) tag.
Following is the syntax for using the <del> tag in your HTML code:
<del>
deleted text
</del>HTML <del> Tag Basic Example
Below we have a basic example showing how we can use the HTML <del> tag,
<!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<title>
Using DEL tag
</title>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Using the <del> tag</h2>
<p>The <del>center</del> tag is now deprecated in HTML.</p>
</body>
</html><!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
<title>
Using DEL tag
</title>
</head>
<body>
<h2>Using the <del> tag</h2>
<p>The <del>center</del> tag is now deprecated in HTML.</p>
</body>
</html>HTML <del> Tag Attributes
This element does not have any specific attributes although this element supports Global attributes and Event attributes.
Some other important attributes used along with <del> tag are given below:
1. cite:
- This attribute is used to indicate the reason for deletion.
- The value of this attribute is URL(Universal Resource Locator), which points to some other document that describes the deleted text.
Here is an example,
<p><del cite="/path/to/reason_for_deletion.html">This text has been deleted.</del></p>2. datetime:
- It is used to indicate the time of deletion.
- It takes only a single value which is the date and time when the text got deleted.
Here is an example,
<p><del datetime="2020-05-15T22:55:03Z">This text has been deleted.</del></p>HTML <ins> tag:
When we delete some text in a webpage, we can use the <del> tag to show it and if there is some other text inserted in the place of the deleted text, we can show it on the webpage using the <ins> tag.
Let's take an example:
<p>We no longer sell <del>ProductX</del>, instead, we now have the new <ins>ProductY</ins>.</p>Try using the <ins> tag in the Code playground above and you will see that the text enclosed within the <ins> tag is underlined.
Default CSS style for HTML <del> tag
del {
text-decoration: line-through;
}Browser Support for HTML <del> tag
Following browsers support this attribute:
- Firefox 1+
- Google Chrome 1+
- Internet Explorer 4+
- Safari 1+
- Opera 7+










