Is it possible to make text strikethrough while sending instant messaging in skype?

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does any one know, whether or not it is possible to strike through text like ~~this~~ in skype while sending instant messaging or edit message which has been already sent.

I searched a little, and I found this thread. but it didn't help, plz see below image:

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Welcome to Super User. +0. Reasonable question. But: What Google searches have you already tried? Also, please modify your question's a title so that it forms a valid question and ends with a question mark. And please modify your question so that it doesn't ask "how do I", but so that it asks "How likely is it that it's possible to do this?" Then ask me to vote your question up. — unforgettableidSupportsMonica, Jul 19 '13 at 04:48
@unforgettableid question and its title has been edited. Thanks — Aman Gupta, Jul 19 '13 at 04:52
Thank you. Still, please modify your question so that it doesn't ask "how do I", but so that it asks "How likely is it that it's possible to do this?" — unforgettableidSupportsMonica, Jul 19 '13 at 05:11
but the link which I have shared, is belongs to skype community, I dont understand how do they do it ? — Aman Gupta, Jul 19 '13 at 09:38
@Raystafarian Its version is 6.6.0.106. just updated today morning. — Aman Gupta, Jul 19 '13 at 12:59
@Aman that link is from 2 years ago. I'm pretty sure when MS merged messenger with skype, this functionality was deprecated. — Raystafarian, Jul 19 '13 at 16:16
[source](https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA10042/what-are-chat-commands-and-roles) it doesn't exist as an option — Raystafarian, Jul 19 '13 at 16:34
@Raystafarian hmmm may be you are right... :) anyway I think we need to wait, till microsoft draw his attention to this thread.. :) Thank you — Aman Gupta, Jul 20 '13 at 02:40

score 20 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 27 '14 at 13:17

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Now, it is currently possible in both Mac and Windows. Using ~ tildes surrounding text will make it ~~strikethrough~~:

~this will strike-through~

source - mac v7 & windows preview

answered Oct 27 '14 at 13:17

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Does not work in `Skype for Business`. – SerG Aug 31 '16 at 13:41
@SerG if Skype for Business is different than Skype, you may find another question or even post a question looking for a solution - pointing out that this one didn't work. – Raystafarian Aug 31 '16 at 15:39
@Raystafarian My comment could save some time for those who looking for a solution working with SfB. It's not a reproof. – SerG Aug 31 '16 at 16:15
@SerG if you have a solution to SfB you can post a question/answer and link to it from here. – Raystafarian Aug 31 '16 at 16:23

score 7 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 08 '13 at 09:23

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While you can't do it quickly, you could use an online website to generate the text. Then you could copy and paste it in.

For example: http://fsymbols.com/generators/strikethrough/

answered Aug 08 '13 at 09:23

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Just keep in mind that stuff like that won't necessarily work, based on the available characters in the font being used. – Mario Aug 08 '13 at 09:29
Well it worked for me, though it looks abit shifty. But surely it would be fine enough – Andrew Wong Aug 08 '13 at 10:14
Looks perfect to me, and it's good enough for the 1 in a million times I make a mistake. – Buttle Butkus Dec 03 '14 at 06:57

score 3 · Answer 3 · edited Jun 12 '20 at 13:48

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~~No, it's not currently possible. source~~

Edit

See new accepted answer above.

edited Jun 12 '20 at 13:48

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answered Jul 31 '13 at 00:42

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Interesting. I tried to use a few commands but got this as the answer from Skype **[09:30:05 PM] System: Available commands: /me [text] /add [skypename+] /alertson [text] /alertsoff /help** Why is it that I cannot use all the commands listed in your source?? – Prasanna Oct 28 '14 at 17:32

score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 09 '14 at 07:49

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Some Skype clients support this: ~strike~ Its depending on the client though.

answered Sep 09 '14 at 07:49

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Check also http://superuser.com/a/806164/64719 – KindDragon Sep 25 '14 at 13:55

Is it possible to make text strikethrough while sending instant messaging in skype?

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