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Want to cross out text in your Reddit post? Whether you want to strikethrough text in a new Reddit post or by editing an existing post, you can easily do so by surrounding the words with two tildes (~~) on either side. This How.com.vn guide teaches you how to cross out (strikethrough) words and/or sentences in the Reddit mobile app on your Android phone or tablet.
Adding Strike Through Text on the Reddit App
- To cross out text on Reddit mobile, surround the text you want to cross out with ~~two tildes~~.
- All text between the symbols will appear
crossed out. - You can cross out text in a new post or editing one of your previous posts.
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Open the Reddit app. It's the orange icon with a white robot inside. You'll usually find it on the home screen or in the app drawer.- If you're not already signed in to your account, sign in now.
Create a new post or comment. You can cross out words anywhere you post on Reddit.- To add a comment to a post, tap the speech bubble icon beneath it, scroll down, then tap the reply button (a white arrow in a blue circle).
- To create a new post, tap the + in the orange circle, select Post Some Text, then select a subreddit from the “Select Community” drop-down.
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Type ~~ at the beginning and end of the text you want to cross out.- For example: ~~This text will be crossed out~~.
- Any text that is not surrounded by ~~ will appear normally in the post or comment.
Tap POST. It's at the top-right corner of the screen. The post is now viewable by others on Reddit. Any text between two sets of tildes (~~) appears with a line through it.
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1. Open Reddit.
2. Create a new post or comment.
3. Type two tildes (~) before and after the text.
4. Tap POST.
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