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This wikiHow teaches you how to cross out (strike-through) words and/or sentences in your Reddit post when you're using an Android.
Steps
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1Open 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.
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2Create 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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3Type ~~ 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.
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4Tap 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.
