LinkedIn Text Formatter: Bold, Italic and More

Style words for LinkedIn, check the character count and preview the post before you paste it. Nothing is sent anywhere.

LinkedIn130 / 3,000

The styled letters are Unicode characters, so they paste into any app. Screen readers may read them badly and search will not match them. Keep them for a few words, not whole posts, and not for hashtags, links or @mentions.

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Your Name
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Write your post here. Select a few words and press a style button. With nothing selected, the style is applied to the whole text.
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How to use the LinkedIn Text Formatter

  1. Type or paste your post into the box.
  2. Select the words to style and press Bold, Italic, Underline, Strikethrough or Monospace. With nothing selected, the style is applied to the whole text.
  3. Press the same button again to take the style off, or Plain to clear all of it.
  4. Check the character count and the preview, then press Copy text and paste it into LinkedIn.

At a glance

Limit3,000 characters per post
Works inposts, comments, the About section and your headline
StylesBold, italic, bold italic, monospace, underline, strikethrough, bullet and numbered lists
How it worksUnicode look-alike letters and combining marks, no app or extension needed
PrivacyText stays in your browser

Good to know

  • LinkedIn shows only the first few lines of a post, then a "see more" link, so the opening lines carry the post.
  • The styled letters are Unicode characters, not real formatting. Screen readers may read them badly and search does not match them, so use them sparingly.
  • Letters other than A to Z and digits are left as they are, so accented letters and non-Latin scripts are not styled.

Questions

Can I make text bold on LinkedIn?

LinkedIn has no bold button in the post box. The usual way is to paste letters from the Unicode set that look bold. Style the words here, press Copy and paste them into your post.

Does bold text on LinkedIn hurt reach or accessibility?

Screen readers can read these letters out one by one or skip them, and search does not match them as normal words. Use them for a few key words, never for a whole post, your name or hashtags.

Can I use it in my headline or About section?

Yes, the styled letters paste into any text field that accepts Unicode, which includes the headline and About. Keep the headline readable, because it is also what search and recruiters read.

Is my text sent to a server?

No. The styling runs in your browser and nothing is uploaded or saved.

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