This article explains how to apply a strikethrough to text in Google Docs. It also includes information on why you might use strikethrough formatting and how to remove it if you change your mind.
How to Use Google Docs Strikethrough
You've probably seen strikethrough text (text with a line through it) in blog posts and other online content. Google Docs users have a few ways to use strikethrough in Google Docs.
How to cross out text in Google Docs isn’t immediately obvious when you look at the available toolbars in an open document. That’s because there are two ways to do it:
Start in an open Google Docs document and select the text you want to strikethrough. You can do this by clicking and dragging from the beginning of where you want to strikethrough to the end of the selection.