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Home > Smartphones & Tablets > How to strikethrough text on iPhone

How to strikethrough text on iPhone

Add strikethrough, bold, italic, and underline to text in Pages

By Kyle Weaver | February 8, 2022

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Strikethrough text on an iPhone can be tricky at times. With small screens and finger-based input, it can be hard to select text accurately or cross out text. It’s even more frustrating when you need to underline, strikethrough, or bold a text. That’s because the standard apps on your iPhone/iPad do not allow this. Luckily, there is an app you can use to cross out text on your iPhone.

Contents

  • Pages App
    • Step 1
    • Step 2
    • Step 3
  • Third-party apps
  • Google Drive
    • Step 1
    • Step 2
    • Step 3
  • iOS rich text limitations

Pages App

The Apple’s Pages app is the easiest way to strikethrough text on your iPhone or iPad. It’s a free app that comes included with most Apple devices. It offers a powerful document editor that’s similar to Microsoft Word. To use the Pages app:

Step 1

Tap and hold to select the text you wish to strikethrough and tap the “Paintbrush” icon in the top menu.

Step 2

Tap the “Strike Through” button in the pop-up window. A line will now strike through your chosen piece of text.

Step 3

From here, you can choose to export the documents as a PDF, Pages, or Word file. You can also email documents directly from the Pages app.

Third-party apps

You can also strikethrough text on an iPhone by using alternative third-party apps. One of the easiest options is Documents (Office Docs). Another free option is Microsoft Word. However, you cannot copy and paste a strikethrough text from these apps into the default Apple apps.

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Google Drive

Google Drive is another impressive option you can use to strikethrough on your iPhone, to do so:

Step 1

Open Google Drive on your iPhone or iPad.

Step 2

Tap the “Docs” button to create a new document, then tap the “Desktop” shortcut at the bottom of the screen to switch to the Desktop editor.

Step 3

Tap the “Format” menu at the top of the screen. From the drop-down menu that appears, select “Strikethrough.” Any text you now enter will be crossed out with a line through its center.

iOS rich text limitations

Apple’s iOS operating system does not support rich text. This means your iPhone or iPad cannot copy-paste a cross-out text from the Pages app into another app such as your mail or message app. If you try to copy a strikethrough text and paste it into any default Apple apps, it will appear unformatted without a strikethrough. When you edit rich text such as underline, italics, bold format, or strikethrough, your best option is to export the document as a Pages, Word file, or PDF.

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