LinkedIn character counter: post, comment, headline
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LinkedIn character limits
| Content | Limit | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Post | 3,000 | Documented by LinkedIn |
| Comment | 1,250 | Observed |
| Profile headline | 220 | Observed |
| About section | 2,600 | Observed |
| Connection note (free) | 200 | Observed |
| Connection note (Premium) | 300 | Observed |
| Private message | 8,000 | Observed |
| Article title | 150 | Observed |
Only the post limit is documented by LinkedIn. The others are observed and may change without notice: check in LinkedIn when in doubt.
Why bold counts double
LinkedIn bold and italic are special Unicode characters, counted as two characters each. A heavily formatted post can therefore exceed 3,000 characters while the text looks shorter. Bold a few key words rather than whole paragraphs.
What next?
Frequently asked questions about character limits
The limit documented by LinkedIn is 3,000 characters for a post. The other limits on this page (comment, profile headline, About section, connection note) are observed values that LinkedIn may change.
Unicode bold or italic letters count as two characters each. A heavily formatted text therefore reaches the limit faster. The counter on this page applies that calculation.
Third-party measurements place the cut around 140 characters on mobile and 210 on desktop, over 3 lines at most. These values are not published by LinkedIn: check with the formatter preview.
No. Counting happens entirely in your browser: nothing is sent, stored or measured.