Smileys etc

Sorry bathsheba I also am struggling to understand where I find the 1 in a circle with the iPad. Would,you explain, please?

I in a circle? Do you mean on the iPad keyboard?

—strikethrough— striketheough
Well I see what you all mean - I can’t do this on my iPad or iPhone. BUT I can do it by using the presets in the circles below right. Tap the I in a circle and you’ll get a drop down menu of ‘styling’

It is an Apple problem just started since last iOS update.

I can’t do the - - without a space on my iPhone now. I just get —. I’ve no problem on my desktop or Kindle, so I’m sure it’s an Apple issue.

—strikethrough—
I’ve just got an I pad, I can’t do it either, could always do it on my ancient kindle.

strike through Eureka !

Since I upgraded the operating system recently I’ve had the same problem with my iPad, so not you, I suspect an Apple glitch, so unless or until there is a fix no strikeouts for us. I could do it without problem before the upgrade.

Thank you Bathsheba but if I type two hyphens with no spaces it comes out just one long one like this —testing—
Not to worry, it’s late so goodnight for now.

It doesn’t work whichever way I do it. Could it be an iPad problem?

Artyfarty the hyphens should be together and with no space between them, like this -- and with no space before or after the word. So --stikethrough.....
... followed by strikethrough--
When typed out all together you'll get strikethrough

- -testing- - —testing— - - testing - -

Just re read your post, I think that's what you meant sorry

Sorry oldgoat I think Artyfarty's problem is the space between the hyphens - - should be -- she/he had no space between the second hyphen and word.
Just trying to help.

For a strike-through artyfarty don't leave any spaces between the hyphens and the word.

Should I be using the square brackets for a strikethrough or italics? Sorry to be a nuisance.

Well the smiley worked but not the strikethrough!

. - -testing- -

Prooves the point should say 'never' of course.
The emots did show in preview when I tested that post.

I necer use preview

sorry, heading of a post thread

use the square brackets each side of the word - it will show up as a word when you type it, then appear as an emoticon when you post
likewise also with the strikethrough

I don't think it works in the headings of a post