(HTML) specify the or tags for rendering text with strikethrough. These tags, however, are purely decorative. In 1999, the HTML standard version 4.01 deprecated them in favor of the tag, a semantic element for marking deleted text. Web browser and other user agents often render the contents of this tag with strikethrough. In the HTML5 draft, the is redefined as a semantic tag that marks its text as no longer correct. The remains unchanged and still specifies deleted text.

Since HTML5 has done away with