LinkedIn Character Counter

Count characters for your LinkedIn posts in real-time. Check against the 3,000 character limit and optimize your professional content.

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LinkedIn Character Limits

Content Type	Limit
Post Regular feed posts	3,000
Article LinkedIn articles (Pulse)	125,000
Headline Profile headline	220
Summary/About Profile summary section	2,600
Comment Comments on posts	1,250
Company Page Update Company page posts	700
Company Page About Company description	2,000
Connection Request Note Personalized invite message	300
InMail Subject InMail message subject line	200
InMail Body InMail message content	1,900

Tips for LinkedIn

1Posts under 1,300 characters show fully in the feed without a "see more" link.
2Use line breaks and white space to make posts scannable.
3Start with a hook - LinkedIn shows only the first 2-3 lines before truncating.
4Include 3-5 relevant hashtags for discoverability.
5Posts with images or documents get significantly more engagement.
6Ask a question at the end to encourage comments and boost reach.
7Tag relevant people (but don't overdo it) to expand your reach.
8Carousels (PDF documents) often outperform single images.

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LinkedIn's Character Limit Reality

You get 3,000 characters on LinkedIn posts. That's a lot. But here's the thing - only the first ~140 characters show before people have to click "see more." Even less on mobile. So those first two lines? They're everything.

I've found posts around 1,200-1,600 characters do best. Long enough to say something meaningful, short enough that people actually read it. The algorithm cares about engagement in the first hour, so if nobody clicks "see more," your reach tanks.

What Actually Works on LinkedIn

Start with a hook. Something that makes people stop scrolling. Personal stories work well.
Short paragraphs. One or two sentences each. Walls of text get skipped.
Drop the corporate speak. "I messed up" beats "learnings from a challenging quarter" every time.
End with a question. People love sharing opinions. Gets you comments.
Tuesday-Thursday mornings usually work best. But honestly, test your own audience.