del – deleted text

ⓘ del – deleted text # T

The del element represents a range of text that has been deleted from a document.

Permitted contents #

transparent (either phrasing content or flow content)

Permitted attributes #

global attributes & cite & datetime (any)

ⓘ global attributes

Any attributes permitted globally.

ⓘ cite = URL potentially surrounded by spaces #

The address of a document that explains why the text was deleted.

ⓘ datetime = date and time or date #

The date and time when the text was deleted.

A valid date-time as defined in [RFC 3339], with these additional qualifications:

the literal letters T and Z in the date/time syntax must always be uppercase
the date-fullyear production is instead defined as four or more digits representing a number greater than 0

Examples:

1990-12-31T23:59:60Z
1996-12-19T16:39:57-08:00

A valid full-date as defined in [RFC 3339], with the additional qualification that the year component is four or more digits representing a number greater than 0.

Example:

1996-12-19

Tag omission #

A del element must have both a start tag and an end tag.

Permitted parent elements #

any element that can contain phrasing elements, any element that can contain flow elements

DOM interface #

interface HTMLModElement : HTMLElement {
           attribute DOMString cite;
           attribute DOMString dateTime;
};

Typical default display properties #

del {

text-decoration: line-through; }

HTML 5: The Markup Language (ARIA Edition)