diff --git a/lib/htmlToTextObjects.js b/lib/htmlToTextObjects.js
index d4c32fb..415cc70 100644
--- a/lib/htmlToTextObjects.js
+++ b/lib/htmlToTextObjects.js
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ function parseNode(node) {
         isBold: isBoldTag(node.tagName),
         isItalic: isItalicTag(node.tagName),
         underline: (node.tagName == 'u'),
+        strikeOut: (node.tagName == 'del'),
         attributes,
         styles,
         needsLineBreaker: needsLineBreaker(node.tagName),
diff --git a/lib/text.js b/lib/text.js
index 799b647..21687df 100644
--- a/lib/text.js
+++ b/lib/text.js
@@ -334,14 +334,25 @@ exports.text = function text(text = '', x, y, options = {}) {
                     // console.log(textWidth, lineWidth, currentLineWidth)
                     const underlineY = y - options.textHeight * 0.1;
                     //  TODO: fix the line with calculation
-                    const width = currentLineWidth - ((isHTML || toWriteTextObject.text.endsWith(' ')) ? spaceWidth : 0);
+                    // const width = currentLineWidth - ((isHTML || toWriteTextObject.text.endsWith(' ')) ? spaceWidth : 0);
                     ctx
                         .q()
-                        .drawPath(x, underlineY, x + width, underlineY, options)
+                        .drawPath(x, underlineY, x + options.lineWidth, underlineY, options)
                         .Q();
                 }
             };
 
+            const addStrikeOut = (x, y, ctx, options) => {
+                // strikethrough implementation
+                if (options.strikeOut) {
+                    const strikeOutY = y + options.textHeight * 0.2;
+                    ctx
+                        .q()
+                        .drawPath(x, strikeOutY, x + options.lineWidth, strikeOutY, options)
+                        .Q();
+                }
+            }
+
             const addTextTraits = (ctx, options) => {
                 ctx.Tf(options.font, options.size);
                 ctx.Tc(options.charSpace);
@@ -364,6 +375,7 @@ exports.text = function text(text = '', x, y, options = {}) {
                 ctx.ET();
 
                 addUnderline(x, y, ctx, options);
+                addStrikeOut(x, y, ctx, options);
             };
 
             const justifyText = (left, x, wto, textBox, ctx, options, callback) => {
@@ -393,6 +405,10 @@ exports.text = function text(text = '', x, y, options = {}) {
                     return next_x;
                 }
 
+                if (options.underline || options.strikeOut) {
+                    options.lineWidth = wto.lineWidth;
+                }
+
                 // Produce a hilite under words?
                 if (options.hilite) {
                     const bgColor = options.hilite.color || '#ffff00';
@@ -720,6 +736,7 @@ exports._layoutText = function _layoutText(textObjects, textBox, pathOptions) {
                 child.isBold = (textObject.isBold) ? textObject.isBold : child.isBold;
                 child.isItalic = (textObject.isItalic) ? textObject.isItalic : child.isItalic;
                 child.underline = (textObject.underline) ? textObject.underline : child.underline;
+                child.strikeOut = (textObject.strikeOut) ? textObject.strikeOut : child.strikeOut;
 
                 child.lineID = textObject.lineID;
                 writeValue(child);
@@ -968,6 +985,7 @@ function makeTextObjects(self, textObject = {}, pathOptions, textBox = {}) {
         color: textObject.styles.color,
         opacity: parseFloat(textObject.styles.opacity || pathOptions.opacity || 1),
         underline: textObject.underline || pathOptions.underline,
+        strikeOut: textObject.strikeOut || pathOptions.strikeOut,
         size: textObject.size,
         alignHorizontal: alignHorizontal,
         alignVertical: alignVertical,