What is the LinkedIn post character limit in 2026?

A LinkedIn post allows up to 3,000 characters. But only about 210 characters, roughly the first one to three lines, are visible before the see more cut on mobile. Put your hook and point in that window.

How many characters before see more on LinkedIn?

On mobile LinkedIn truncates a feed post at around 210 characters or the third line break, whichever comes first. Desktop shows a little more. We mark the stricter mobile fold so your hook works everywhere.

What are the other LinkedIn limits?

Headline 220 characters, about/summary 2,600, comments 1,250, and a connection request note 300. This counter checks your text against whichever surface you select.

Does it count emojis and line breaks?

Yes. Emojis, line breaks, and spaces all count toward LinkedIn's limit, and they count here too, so the number you see is the number LinkedIn sees.

LinkedIn character counter with the see-more fold line

This LinkedIn character counter shows your live character and word count against every real 2026 limit, post 3,000, headline 220, about 2,600, comment 1,250, connection note 300, and draws the line where LinkedIn's mobile feed cuts your post with see more. If your hook is not above that line, most people never read it.

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What is the linkedin character counter?

LinkedIn caps a post at 3,000 characters, but only the first ~210 (roughly 1 to 3 lines on mobile) show before a see more link hides the rest. Generic counters miss this: they count to 3,000 and stop. This one marks the fold, so you write a hook that lands before the cut, and warns you when any surface runs over its own limit.

How to use it

1
Pick the surface
Choose post, headline, about, comment, or connection note.
2
Type or paste
Your character and word count update live as you write.
3
Watch the fold line
For posts, a marker shows exactly where see more will cut your text on mobile.
4
Stay under the limit
The counter turns red the moment you exceed the surface's cap.

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