# The “strike” element is obsolete. Use “del” or “s” element instead. > Canonical HTML version: https://rocketvalidator.com/html-validation/the-strike-element-is-obsolete-use-del-or-s-element-instead > Attribution: Rocket Validator (https://rocketvalidator.com) > License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The `` element is no longer part of HTML, so replace it with `` for text removed from the document or `` for text that is no longer accurate. `` only told the browser to draw a line through some text. It said nothing about why the line was there, so HTML5 dropped it along with other presentational elements such as ``, `
` and ``. Browsers still render it, but the validator reports every use as an error. The two replacements mean different things. `` marks content that was deleted from the document, such as a corrected time in an announcement. It accepts `cite` and `datetime` attributes to record the source and the date of the change, and it often sits next to an `` element holding the new text. `` marks content that is still shown for context but is no longer accurate or relevant, such as the old price next to a sale price. When the line is only decoration, use a `` with the CSS `text-decoration: line-through` instead. Rich text editors and old CMS templates still produce ``, sometimes as empty `` pairs left over from formatting. Change the editor's strikethrough output if it has a setting for it, or clean up the saved HTML. Empty pairs can simply be deleted. ## Invalid example ```html

Ticket price: $49 $29

The meeting starts at 10:00 11:00.

``` ## Valid example ```html

Ticket price: $49 $29

The meeting starts at 10:00 11:00.

```