HTML <del> tagS2C Home « HTML <del> tag
Definition
The <del> tag is used to define editorial deletions in text.
Example
Today is <del>Monday</del>Tuesday.
Required Attributes
NONE
Optional Attributes
cite specifies the a URL containing information regarding the deletion.
Today is <del cite="http://server2client.com/pages/deletions.html">Monday</del>Tuesday.
datetime specifies the data and time of the editorial deletion.
Today is <del datetime="value">Monday</del>Tuesday.
Common Attributes
class - specifies a classname for the element allowing you to apply the style of the predefined class to the content.
<del class="classname">Strikethrough text here</del>
id - specifies a unique id for the element allowing you to apply the style of the predefined id to the content.
<del id="idname">Strikethrough text here</del>
style - specifies an inline style for the element allowing you to apply the style to the content.
<del style="color:red;text-align:left">Strikethrough text here</del>
title - specifies extra information about the content.
<del title="information about the content">Strikethrough text here</del>
Language Attributes
dir - specifies the directional flow of the content.
<!-- The text will flow from left to right -->
<del dir="ltr">Strikethrough text here</del>
<!-- The text will flow from right to left -->
<del dir="rtl">Strikethrough text here</del>
lang - specifies a language code for the content of the element.
<del lang="en">Strikethrough text here</del>
xml:lang - specifies a language code for the content of the element in XHTML documents.
<del xml:lang="fr">Strikethrough text here</del>
Document Event Attributes
NONE
Form Event Attributes
NONE
Image Event Attributes
NONE
Keyboard Event Attributes
onkeydown - The JavaScript code to be run when an element is in focus and keyboard key is pressed.
<!-- Executes the go() function -->
<del onkeydown="go()">Strikethrough text here</del>
onkeypress - The JavaScript code to be run when an element is in focus and keyboard key is pressed down and released.
<!-- Executes the go() function -->
<del onkeypress="go()">Strikethrough text here</del>
onkeyup - The JavaScript code to be run when an element is in focus and keyboard key is released.
<!-- Executes the go() function -->
<del onkeyup="go()">Strikethrough text here</del>
Mouse Event Attributes
onclick - The JavaScript code to be run when a mouse is clicked on the element.
<!-- Executes the go() function -->
<del onclick="go()">Strikethrough text here</del>
ondblclick - The JavaScript code to be run when a mouse is double clicked on the element.
<!-- Executes the go() function -->
<del ondblclick="go()">Strikethrough text here</del>
onmousedown - The JavaScript code to be run when the mouse button is pressed down while the cursor is over the element.
<!-- Executes the go() function -->
<del onmousedown="go()">Strikethrough text here</del>
onmousemove - The JavaScript code to be run when the mouse button is moved.
<!-- Executes the go() function -->
<del onmousemove="go()">Strikethrough text here</del>
onmouseout - The JavaScript code to be run when the mouse cursor moves off an element.
<!-- Executes the go() function -->
<del onmouseout="go()">Strikethrough text here</del>
onmouseover - The JavaScript code to be run when the mouse cursor moves over an element.
<!-- Executes the go() function -->
<del onmouseover="go()">Strikethrough text here</del>
onmouseup - The JavaScript code to be run when the mouse button is released while the cursor is over the element.
<!-- Executes the go() function -->
<del onmouseup="go()">Strikethrough text here</del>
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