So many e-commerce websites use the strikethrough style to indicate a discounted price, like this:

Display:
Price: $12.99 $9.99

Code:
Price: <span style=”text-decoration: line-through;”>$12.99</span> $9.99

For the sighted user, the strikethrough text remains readable.

But for those individuals who use screen readers, it’s a strike out.

Screen readers, such as NVDA, ignore the strikethrough text. NVDA reads the price example above as:

Price: $12.99 $9.99

What is the actual price? Very confusing.

Solution

Be sure to deliver the complete info so all shoppers can understand.

Display:
Price: $12.99 now $9.99. You save $3.

Code:
Price: <span style=”text-decoration: line-through;”>$12.99</span> now $9.99. You save $3.

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