LinkedIn Character Limits: The Complete 2026 Reference
LinkedIn enforces character limits on every field, but the numbers are scattered and change occasionally. Here's the complete reference, verified for 2026.
The full table
| Field | Limit | Visible before cutoff |
|---|---|---|
| Post (feed) | 3,000 | ~210 desktop / ~140 mobile |
| Headline | 220 | ~65–70 in feed |
| About / Summary | 2,600 | ~300 on profile |
| Comment | 1,250 | — |
| First name / Last name | 20 / 40 | — |
| Connection request note | 300 (200 on some free accounts) | — |
| Message body | 8,000 | — |
| InMail subject / body | 200 / 8,000 | — |
| Article headline | 150 | — |
| Article body | ~110,000 | — |
| Company name | 100 | — |
| Company tagline | 100 | — |
| Company About | 2,000 | — |
| Skills | 100 skills max | — |
| Position title | 100 | — |
| Position description | 2,000 | — |
Limits are set by LinkedIn and occasionally change. Check text against any limit with our free LinkedIn character counter.
The two invisible limits that matter more
1. The post fold (~210 / ~140 characters)
The official post limit is 3,000 characters, but the feed only shows about 210 on desktop and 140 on mobile before "…see more". Your opening lines carry the entire weight of the post. Preview exactly where your post gets cut with the post preview tool.
2. The headline feed crop (~65 characters)
Your 220-character headline shows only its first ~65–70 characters next to comments and in search. Front-load your value proposition; decorate later characters if at all. The headline formatter counts this live.
Practical tips
- Emoji and styled Unicode characters can count as multiple characters internally — leave a 2–3% buffer near any limit.
- Line breaks count as characters and also consume visible fold space.
- Long posts perform fine if the hook works — the limit to optimize is the fold, not the 3,000.
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