# Shortcut for strikethrough when composing text?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/shortcut-for-strikethrough-when-composing-text/276989>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** keyboard-shortcuts\
**Created:** [August 29, 2023, 5:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shortcut-for-strikethrough-when-composing-text/276989 "2023-08-29T05:37:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![donaldsoncd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90ced4/32.png) [@donaldsoncd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/donaldsoncd)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2023, 10:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/shortcut-for-strikethrough-when-composing-text/276989/3 "2023-08-29T10:52:03Z")

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Thank you for flagging this potential option, @Lilly! I’d prefer a shortcut for myself, but a button maybe be a good start for some of my forum’s users that don’t know the markdown convention.

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