Keyboard command for strikethrough text

I see answers to this from many years ago, but they're not working for me in MacOS Tahoe 26.7.1:

Is there an established keyboard shortcut to convert to strikethrough font? Or can I create one that will work across different apps like Pages, Notes, Mail?

There are many situations where it is good to be able to check my work by seeing the replacement text but also what was there before clearly and simply delineated--but highlighting each bit of text to be struckthrough, and going through menus to to get to the command, is incredibly slow and frustrating.

Posted on Oct 4, 2026 9:43 AM

2 replies

6x6

Level 7 (26,777 points)

Oct 4, 2026 12:16 PM in response to Donot_Haveone

For Notes and Pages, you could create a keyboard shortcut (in System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts) and use Format->Font->Strikethrough as the menu title for the keyboard shortcut. (You could also use just Strikethrough as this discussion suggests.)

For Mail, such a solution is not available as the Strikethrough menu does not exist at all. You are forced to use the toolbar in the email:

Donot_Haveone Author

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Oct 4, 2026 1:05 PM in response to 6x6

thank you!!!!