What This Tool Does
The LinkedIn Character Counter tracks your text length across LinkedIn's content types, including posts, article titles, profile headlines, and summaries. Each has a different limit, and preset buttons switch between them.
Knowing your exact character count helps you write LinkedIn posts, headlines and summaries that fit within each limit and display without unexpected cuts.
How to Use This Tool
- Choose a content type preset: Post (3,000), Article Title (150), Headline (220), or Summary (2,600).
- Paste or type your text into the input area.
- Monitor the real-time character count and progress bar.
- Check the stats grid for word count and paragraph count.
- Copy your text when it's ready to publish.
Why Character Limits Matter
LinkedIn enforces distinct character limits for each content type, and text that exceeds them is either truncated or cannot be saved.
- Posts may be cut off after roughly 210 characters with a 'see more' link in the feed.
- Profile headlines are limited to 220 characters and appear directly below your name.
- Article titles exceeding 150 characters may be cut off in previews and notifications.
- The About section allows up to 2,600 characters, enough for a short summary of your work.
- Your first line is what people see before 'see more', so put the main point there. To make it stand out, you can bold a few words in a LinkedIn post.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is LinkedIn's post character limit?
LinkedIn posts can be up to 3,000 characters. Posts may be cut off in the feed after roughly 210 characters with a 'see more' link. Longer text can be split into separate posts that each fit.
What is the LinkedIn headline limit?
LinkedIn profile headlines are limited to 220 characters. This text appears below your name on your profile and in search results.
Do hashtags count toward the LinkedIn limit?
Yes. Hashtags and their text count toward the post's 3,000-character limit, so a long list of tags leaves less room for the post itself.
Can I count characters for LinkedIn articles?
This tool counts article titles (150-character limit). LinkedIn articles allow far longer text than posts, so the body is not checked here.
Is this tool free?
Yes, completely free with no signup required.