diff --git a/rich/default_styles.py b/rich/default_styles.py
index 46fe41c7..ad72fff5 100644
--- a/rich/default_styles.py
+++ b/rich/default_styles.py
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ DEFAULT_STYLES: Dict[str, Style] = {
     "markdown.h7": Style(italic=True, dim=True),
     "markdown.link": Style(color="bright_blue"),
     "markdown.link_url": Style(color="blue", underline=True),
+    "markdown.s": Style(strike=True),
     "iso8601.date": Style(color="blue"),
     "iso8601.time": Style(color="magenta"),
     "iso8601.timezone": Style(color="yellow"),
diff --git a/rich/markdown.py b/rich/markdown.py
index 246a2e10..ff62899e 100644
--- a/rich/markdown.py
+++ b/rich/markdown.py
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ class Markdown(JupyterMixin):
         "image": ImageItem,
     }
 
-    inlines = {"em", "strong", "code", "strike"}
+    inlines = {"em", "strong", "code", "s"}
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ class Markdown(JupyterMixin):
         inline_code_lexer: Optional[str] = None,
         inline_code_theme: Optional[str] = None,
     ) -> None:
-        parser = MarkdownIt().enable("table")
+        parser = MarkdownIt().enable("strikethrough")
         self.markup = markup
         self.parsed = parser.parse(markup)
         self.code_theme = code_theme
diff --git a/tools/README.md b/tools/README.md
index e6d69030..125693fb 100644
--- a/tools/README.md
+++ b/tools/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 # Tools
 
 These are scripts used in the development of Rich, and aren't for general use. But feel free to look around.
+
+Some ~~strikethrough~~ text.