HTML <del> Tag

The <del> tag is used to define text that has been deleted or removed from a document. When a text is enclosed within the <del> tag, the text will be displayed with a strikethrough. This is commonly used to show changes or corrections made to a document.

Example:

Original text: This is some deleted text.

Here is the code snippet to achieve the above result:

<del>This is some deleted text.</del>

Attributes of the <del> Tag:

Attribute	Description
cite	Specifies a URL to a document that explains why the text was removed
datetime	Specifies the date and time when the text was deleted

Examples with Attributes:

Original text: This is some deleted text with citation and datetime.

Here is the code snippet to achieve the above result with attributes:

<del cite="https://www.example.com" datetime="2022-01-01">This is some deleted text with citation and datetime.</del>