LinkedIn Character Counter

LinkedIn gives you 3,000 characters to work with, but the first 210 are the most important. That is where LinkedIn truncates your post with a "see more" link. If your hook does not grab attention in those first few lines, most people will never click to read the rest.

The ideal LinkedIn post length falls between 1,200 and 1,500 characters according to engagement studies. This range is long enough to provide real value but short enough to hold attention. Posts that ramble on tend to lose readers before they reach your call to action.

Formatting makes a huge difference on LinkedIn. Short paragraphs with line breaks between them are much easier to scan than dense walls of text. Many viral LinkedIn posts use single-sentence paragraphs and strategic white space to keep readers scrolling.

Hashtags count toward your character limit, so use them strategically. LinkedIn recommends 3-5 hashtags per post. Stick them at the end rather than cluttering your main content, and choose hashtags your target audience actually follows.

Headlines for article shares have their own 220-character limit. When sharing links, that headline text appears prominently and should be optimized separately from your post commentary.