Del HTML

HTML <del> Tag

To specify the deleted/removed text in a document, the HTML <del> tag is used. Thus, it acts as a Markup for the deleted text by striking a line through the deleted text. The default markup can be changed using the CSS property. The HTML <ins> tag is often used with the <del> tag to specify the inserted text.

Syntax:

<del>Content</del>

Example 1:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<p>Hello <del>Ladies and Gentleman</del> <ins>World</ins>!!</p>
</body>
</html>

Explanation:

In the above example, we are deleting a certain text from a document and we are inserting some other text in place of it.

Example 2: Using CSS.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Example</title>
<style>  
del{   
background-color: lightgray;
color: red;}  
ins{  
color:blue;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h4>Hello Ladies and Gentleman!!</h4>
<p>Hello <del>Ladies and Gentleman</del> <ins>World</ins>!!</p><br>
<h4>Today is a great day for playing Video Games.</h4>
<p>Today is a great day for <del>playing Video Games</del> <ins>learning HTML</ins>.</p>
</body>
</html>

Explanation:

In the above example, we are deleting a certain text from a document and we are inserting some other text in place of it. Here, we are also using CSS properties to style the contents of the HTML <del> and <ins> tags.

Tag Specific Attributes:

Attribute Value Uses
cite URL Used to define the URL of the source that contains the explanation of the reason for the text removal or deletion of the text.
datetime YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssTZD Used to define the date and time of the text removal. or deletion of the text.

Global Attributes:

The Global attributes are supported by the HTML <del> tag.

Event Attributes:

The Event attributes are supported by the HTML <del> tag.

Supporting Browsers:

Chrome, IE, Firefox, Opera, and Safari.