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Live character, word and line counts — checked against every official LinkedIn limit.
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| Field | Limit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Post | 3,000 characters | Feed shows ~210 chars (desktop) / ~140 (mobile) before “…see more” |
| Headline | 220 characters | ~65–70 visible in the mobile feed |
| About / Summary | 2,600 characters | First ~300 visible before “see more” |
| Comment | 1,250 characters | |
| Connection request note | 300 characters | 200 for some free accounts |
| First & last name | 20 each | Keep plain text — searchable |
| Article headline | 150 characters | Article body ~110,000 |
| Company tagline | 100 characters | |
| Message (InMail body) | 8,000 characters | Subject 200 |
Limits are set by LinkedIn and can change. Last reviewed: 2026.
The feed truncates your post at roughly 210 characters on desktop and 140 on mobile. Readers decide whether to click “see more” based on that opening. Write your hook first, check it with the post preview tool, and style it with the formatter.
3,000 characters for a standard feed post. The feed shows roughly the first 210 characters (desktop) before the “see more” link.
2,600 characters. Only around the first 300 characters are visible before the “see more” fold on your profile.
Emoji can count as more than one character internally, but this counter counts visible characters the way most editors do. Leave a small buffer when near a limit.
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