HTML5 <del> Tag

Example

A text with a deleted part and a new inserted part:

<p>My favorite color is <del>blue</del> <ins>red</ins>!</p>

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Definition and Usage

The <del> tag defines text that has been deleted from a document.

Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5

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Tips and Notes

Tip: Use it together with the <ins> tag to describe updates and modifications in a document.

Attributes

Attribute	Value	Description
cite	URL	Specifies a URL to a document which explains why the text was deleted
datetime	YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssTZD	Specifies the date and time when the text was deleted

Standard Attributes

The <del> tag also supports the Standard Attributes in HTML5.

Event Attributes

The <del> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5.

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