The steps in this article are going to show you how to use the striekthrough option in the Mail app on your iPhone to select and draw a line through text in your email message.
- Open the Mail app.
- Create a new message.
- Type the message content into the body of the email.
- Double-tap on a word to select it.
- Touch the Aa button above the keyboard.
- Tap the strikethrough icon.
There are a number of text formatting options that are commonly available in most applications with a text editor. These options usually include bold, italics, and underlines.
One other option that you may also find is called strikethrough, and it lets you draw a line through text. This is typically used as a means to show that something should not be included when reading content, but that its absence is worth noting.
The Mail app on your iPhone provides a means for you to draw a line through text in your email body, although it may be a little tough to find at first.
How to Draw a Line Through Text in an Email on an iPhone 11
The steps in this article were performed on an iPhone 11 in iOS 13.4.
Step 1: Tap the Mail icon.

Step 2: Select the Compose button at the bottom-right of the screen.

Step 3: Tap inside the email message body and start typing your text.
Step 4: Double-tap on a word to select the whole word, then adjust the blue sliders to select additional content.
Step 5: Choose the Aa button in the gray bar above the keyboard.

Step 6: Tap the strikethrough button to draw a line through the selected text in your email message.

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