Line Text Generator

Line Text Generator — Strikethrough, Underline & Slash Fonts

A line text generator adds Unicode combining marks to your text that appear as lines through, above, or below each letter. Strikethrough, underline, double underline, overline, slash-through — these are all combining characters from the Unicode standard, not font formatting. The result pastes as plain text into any platform that supports Unicode.

Unicode blocks behind line text

Combining Diacritical Marks (U+0300–U+036F) is the primary source for line effects:

• U+0305 — Combining Overline — adds a line above: ā̅
• U+0332 — Combining Low Line — adds an underline: a̲
• U+0336 — Combining Long Stroke Overlay — the standard strikethrough: a̶
• U+0334 — Combining Tilde Overlay — wavy line through the middle: a̴
• U+0338 — Combining Long Solidus Overlay — forward slash through: a̸
• U+20E5 — Combining Reverse Solidus Overlay — backward slash through: a⃥

Combining Diacritical Marks for Symbols (U+20D0–U+20FF) contains the double underline and some arrow-based combining characters used in more decorative line styles.

The double underline effect (H̳e̳l̳l̳o̳) uses U+0333 — Combining Double Low Line, which draws two lines beneath each character.

Style examples

• Strikethrough → H̶e̶l̶l̶o̶ W̶o̶r̶l̶d̶
• Tilde strikethrough → H̴e̴l̴l̴o̴ W̴o̴r̴l̴d̴
• Underline → H̲e̲l̲l̲o̲ W̲o̲r̲l̲d̲
• Double underline → H̳e̳l̳l̳o̳ W̳o̳r̳l̳d̳
• Overline → H̅e̅l̅l̅o̅ W̅o̅r̅l̅d̅
• Slash through → H̸e̸l̸l̸o̸ W̸o̸r̸l̸d̸
• Backward slash → H⃥e⃥l⃥l⃥o⃥ W⃥o⃥r⃥l⃥d⃥
• Arrow underline → H↴e↴l↴l↴o↴ W↴o↴r↴l↴d↴

Where line text gets used

Discord — strikethrough is natively supported in Discord markdown (~~text~~), but Unicode strikethrough works differently — it renders in usernames, nicknames, and server names where markdown doesn't apply. Unicode strikethrough is the only option in contexts that don't support formatting.

Instagram bios — underline and overline styles add structure to bios without using emoji as dividers. A section label in overlined text reads as a heading within the bio's single text field.

Twitter / X — strikethrough text in tweets is a common rhetorical device online (implying something was "almost" said, or correcting something with humorous intent). Unicode strikethrough works where markdown doesn't.

Sarcasm and irony markers — strikethrough has become an informal convention for ironic or sarcastic statements in online text. I totally love̶ meetings reads clearly as sarcasm.

Editing and corrections — showing a correction inline: the event is on Friday̶ Saturday communicates a change without removing the original text.

Gaming usernames — slash-through and overline styles create distinctive display names. Less common than bold or symbolic styles but recognizable.

Reddit and forums — strikethrough (both markdown and Unicode) is widely used in comments for crossed-out jokes, corrections, and layered meaning.

Choosing between line styles

Strikethrough (U+0336) — the most semantically established style. Implies deletion, correction, or irony in most contexts online.

Tilde strikethrough — wavy version of strikethrough. Less common, slightly more playful or chaotic in feel.

Underline — emphasis. Less common online than bold because most platforms handle underlining differently (it often implies a link), but as plain Unicode text it's unambiguous.

Overline — less familiar to most readers, which makes it feel more decorative than functional. Good for bios and stylized labels.

Slash-through — visually striking. Reads as crossing out or cancellation, similar to strikethrough but more aggressive looking.

Double underline — strong emphasis. Draws more attention than single underline. Good for short labels.

Copy and paste line text

Type your text above, click any style to copy. For text that uses decorations around letters rather than through them, try the boxed text generator. For full distortion effects, the weird text generator covers border and glitch styles.