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LinkedIn post preview
LinkedIn shows the first 210 characters or 3 lines of a post in the feed, whichever comes first, then “…see more”. Type or paste your post below to see it the way LinkedIn shows it and where it gets cut. Posts can be up to 3,000 characters.
0 of 3,000 characters · 3,000 left
How this count works
- Most letters count as one and most emoji as two.
- A line break counts as one character.
- Mentions and hashtags count like any other text, the @ and # included.
- Links count by their full length.
LinkedIn preview
LinkedIn shows this much before “…see more”.
It stays in your browser and is never uploaded.
Your text never leaves your browser: nothing is sent anywhere or stored.
How LinkedIn counts characters.
LinkedIn counts text in UTF-16 units, the way many apps store it. Letters, spaces and most symbols count as one; most emoji count as two, an emoji with a skin tone as four, and joined emoji like families as more.
A few examples, counted the way LinkedIn counts them: “Refract” counts as 7, “👍” counts as 2, “👍🏽” counts as 4, “👨👩👧” counts as 8, “日本語” counts as 3 and “https://refract.social/pricing” counts as 30.
In the feed, LinkedIn shows the first 210 characters or 3 lines of a post, whichever comes first, and hides the rest behind a “more” link.
Character limits on every network.
| Network | Limit | How it counts |
|---|---|---|
 Instagram | 2,200 | Unicode characters; a flag counts as two |
 Facebook | 63,206 | Unicode characters; a flag counts as two |
 Threads | 500 | Emoji count as their size in bytes |
 TikTok | 2,200 | Most emoji count as two |
 YouTube | 5,000 | Bytes: most emoji count as four |
| LinkedIn This page | 3,000 | Most emoji count as two |
 X | 280 | Emoji and CJK count as two, links as 23 |
 Pinterest | 800 | Unicode characters; a flag counts as two |
 Bluesky | 300 | Every character you see counts as one |
 Mastodon | 500 | Links count as 23 |
 Telegram | 1,024 | Most emoji count as two |
 Google Business Profile | 1,500 | Unicode characters; a flag counts as two |
 WordPress | No limit | Unicode characters; a flag counts as two |
 Discord | 2,000 | Most emoji count as two |
 Tumblr | No limit | Unicode characters; a flag counts as two |
 Slack | 4,000 | & counts as five, < and > as four |
 Pixelfed | 500 | Unicode characters; a flag counts as two |
 DEV | 819,200 | Bytes: most emoji count as four |
Questions and answers.
How much of a LinkedIn post shows before “…see more”?
The first 210 characters or 3 lines, whichever comes first. Short lines with breaks between them reach the line limit sooner.
How long can a LinkedIn post be?
Up to 3,000 characters. Count yours with the LinkedIn character counter.
Is my image uploaded?
No. An image you add stays in your browser to show in the preview, and is gone when you leave the page.
Is my text sent anywhere?
No. The preview is drawn in your browser, and nothing you type is sent to Refract or stored.
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