The HTML <del>
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 <ins>
element can be used for the opposite purpose: to indicate text that has been added to the document.
This element is often (but need not be) rendered by applying a strike-through style to the text.
Content categories | Phrasing content or flow content. |
---|---|
Permitted content | Transparent. |
Tag omission | None, both the starting and ending tag are mandatory. |
Permitted parents | Any element that accepts phrasing content. |
Permitted ARIA roles | Any |
DOM interface | HTMLModElement |
Attributes
This element's attributes include the global attributes.
cite
- A URI for a resource that explains the change (for example, meeting minutes).
datetime
- 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 time stamp.
Examples
<p><del>This text has been deleted</del>, here is the rest of the paragraph.</p> <del><p>This paragraph has been deleted.</p></del>
Result
This text has been deleted, here is the rest of the paragraph.
This paragraph has been deleted.
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
HTML Living Standard The definition of '<del>' in that specification. |
Living Standard | |
HTML5 The definition of '<del>' in that specification. |
Recommendation | |
HTML 4.01 Specification The definition of '<del>' in that specification. |
Recommendation |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table in this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | Yes | Yes | 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
cite | Yes | Yes | 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
datetime | Yes | Yes | 1 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Feature | Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge mobile | Firefox for Android | IE mobile | Opera Android | iOS Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
cite | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
datetime | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 | Yes | Yes | Yes |