{"id":7879,"date":"2023-12-11T15:30:18","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T15:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pttrns.com\/?p=7879"},"modified":"2023-12-11T15:30:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T15:30:19","slug":"how-to-do-strikethrough-in-canva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pttrns.com\/how-to-do-strikethrough-in-canva\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Do Strikethrough in Canva"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learning how to highlight text comes in handy for situations like highlighting changes and indicating edits or removal. Doing so enhances the overall clarity of the design, and here\u2019s how you can do it on Canva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">What we cover<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pttrns.com\/how-to-do-strikethrough-in-canva\/#Strikethrough_Text_in_Canva\" >Strikethrough Text in Canva<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pttrns.com\/how-to-do-strikethrough-in-canva\/#Custom_Strikethrough_in_Canva\" >Custom Strikethrough in Canva&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pttrns.com\/how-to-do-strikethrough-in-canva\/#Wrapping_Up\" >Wrapping Up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"strikethrough-text-in-canva\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Strikethrough_Text_in_Canva\"><\/span>Strikethrough Text in Canva<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Start by navigating to Canva and sign in with your credentials. Next, navigate to <strong>Recent designs<\/strong> to open the design you\u2019re working on. If you haven\u2019t started anything, click on <strong>Create a design<\/strong> to get started.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-image gspb_image gspb_image-id-gsbp-5c7bddef-9d7b\" id=\"gspb_image-id-gsbp-5c7bddef-9d7b\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pttrns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Recent-designs-2.png\" data-src=\"\" alt=\"Recent designs\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1340\" height=\"617\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\">\n<li>After the design is loaded, <strong>click on the text<\/strong> you want to strikethrough and then <strong>double-click to select<\/strong> the text. Doing so, you\u2019re displayed with options on the top. Now, navigate to the <strong>Strikethrough icon<\/strong> and click on it, and you\u2019re done.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-image gspb_image gspb_image-id-gsbp-243a0961-0793\" id=\"gspb_image-id-gsbp-243a0961-0793\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pttrns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Strikethrough-effect.png\" data-src=\"\" alt=\"Strikethrough effect\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"551\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"custom-strikethrough-in-canva\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Custom_Strikethrough_in_Canva\"><\/span>Custom Strikethrough in Canva&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While achieving the strikethrough effect is easy with the <strong>Strikethrough<\/strong> tool, it lacks flexibility. For instance, if you want the strikethrough to feature a color other than the text color, it wouldn\u2019t be possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To address this, we have provided the steps below where you can do custom strikethrough the text or any element on Canva:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Start by opening the design you\u2019re working on (Refer to <strong>Step 1<\/strong> in the above approach), and once it is loaded, navigate to the options on the left and click on <strong>Elements<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now, navigate to the <strong>Shapes<\/strong> section displayed in the Elements tab and pick the straight line.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-image gspb_image gspb_image-id-gsbp-d888d524-9b8c\" id=\"gspb_image-id-gsbp-d888d524-9b8c\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pttrns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Shapes-section-under-Elements.png\" data-src=\"\" alt=\"Shapes section under Elements\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1317\" height=\"644\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"3\">\n<li>With the straight line added to the design, you can place it on an element and adjust its size to create a strikethrough effect. The best part about it is you get to customize its color, styles, and effects.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-image gspb_image gspb_image-id-gsbp-42db9a69-29fe\" id=\"gspb_image-id-gsbp-42db9a69-29fe\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pttrns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Custom-strikethrough.png\" data-src=\"\" alt=\"Custom strikethrough\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1351\" height=\"549\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"4\">\n<li>Once you\u2019re happy with the result, navigate to the <strong>Share<\/strong> button in the top right corner and click on <strong>Download<\/strong> from the available options.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-image gspb_image gspb_image-id-gsbp-0b172360-f883\" id=\"gspb_image-id-gsbp-0b172360-f883\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pttrns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Download-option-1.png\" data-src=\"\" alt=\"Download option\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1483\" height=\"721\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"5\">\n<li>Next, you\u2019re displayed with a <strong>Download box<\/strong>, from which you select the <strong>File type<\/strong> based on your requirement, and you\u2019re done.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-image gspb_image gspb_image-id-gsbp-a1b24cd6-1508\" id=\"gspb_image-id-gsbp-a1b24cd6-1508\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pttrns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/File-type.png\" data-src=\"\" alt=\"File type\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"749\" height=\"449\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wrapping-up\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wrapping_Up\"><\/span>Wrapping Up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Congratulations on making a successful strikethrough on an element in Canva!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While these are the only available ways to make a strikethrough in Canva, if you aren\u2019t happy with the result while working on elements other than text, consider working with photo editing tools like GIMP, Adobe Photoshop, or online image editors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"related-reading\">Related Reading<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pttrns.com\/how-to-select-all-in-canva\/\">How To Select All in Canva<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pttrns.com\/how-to-freehand-crop-in-canva\/\">How to Freehand Crop in Canva<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pttrns.com\/how-to-wrap-text-in-canva\/\">How To Wrap Text in Canva<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pttrns.com\/how-to-convert-canva-docs-to-word\/\">How To Convert Canva Docs to Word<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you trying to strikethrough an element in Canva? 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