# Strikeout threw out? Strikethrough strikes out, throughout?

**URL:** <https://talk.commonmark.org/t/strikeout-threw-out-strikethrough-strikes-out-throughout/820>\
**Category:** Extensions\
**Created:** [October 17, 2014, 8:39pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/strikeout-threw-out-strikethrough-strikes-out-throughout/820 "2014-10-17T20:39:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![mofosyne](https://cdn.commonmark.org/user_avatar/talk.commonmark.org/mofosyne/32/1438_2.png) [@mofosyne](https://talk.commonmark.org/u/mofosyne)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://talk.commonmark.org/t/strikeout-threw-out-strikethrough-strikes-out-throughout/820/18 "2014-10-18T15:34:47Z")

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I think on closer reading, there is a distinct difference. The `<del>` tag is specifically a ‘reviewing’ tag, which means it is a tag that along with `<ins>` is for addition and subtraction of a content under review. This is much different than `<s>` which is for marking strikethrough of text, (rather than striking out), and thus is for public consumption. Refer to [Reviewing Markups](http://talk.commonmark.org/t/reviewing-markups/824/8) for more information.

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