Skip plain text with Unicode characters?

Question

Is it possible to hit through unwanted revised words in code comments? Since developers still code in dark times a simpler time for plain text where the text cannot be formatted using hidden identifiers, the only way to achieve this is with Unicode characters.

Since some Unicode characters can expand, they can be denoted by Unicode characters, which create the effect of a blow through ̜̤͉̘̝̙͂̓ͫ̽̊̀ y ̐ͨͧͩ̚ o ̥̗̞̬̯͚͂ n ͔͖̤̜̖̪͒̈́ͅ d ̯̮ͭ.

Unfortunately, dash characters - occupy a significant amount of horizontal space. Is there an alternative character that I can use to create a strike-through effect in the text?

Answer 1

There U + 0336, COMBINED GREAT NEGOTIATION. Googling Unicode strikethoughincludes tools for applying to text, such as this one . Whether it will look good depends on your font; he looks pretty awful in my midst.