FREE TOOL
LinkedIn Character Counter
Count your LinkedIn post, see exactly where the feed cuts it off with 'see more', and check which length zone it falls in.
Marker = the ~210-character see-more cut-off. Full bar = the 3,000-character post limit.
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Paste a post to score its length
What is the LinkedIn post character limit?
A LinkedIn post allows up to 3,000 characters, and the feed truncates at roughly 210 with a see-more link on desktop. Front-load your hook in the first 210 characters so the preview earns the expand click.
How this is calculated
LinkedIn posts allow up to 3,000 characters, and the feed shows roughly the first 210 before the cut-off. The exact point varies by device, and a paragraph break ends the snippet early.
Linked Insider publishes no engagement rate by post length: the first-party length dataset was retired in August 2026 and carries no replacement, so the counter's zones are length heuristics only.
Free to use and cite with attribution (CC BY 4.0). Benchmark figures from The Linked Insider Benchmark.
Frequently asked questions
What is the LinkedIn post character limit?
A LinkedIn post (text update) allows up to 3,000 characters. The feed shows roughly the first 210 characters before the 'see more' cut-off, and a paragraph break ends that preview snippet early. Comments and other fields have their own shorter limits, but the main feed post caps at 3,000.
What is the ideal LinkedIn post length for engagement?
Linked Insider no longer publishes an engagement rate by post length: the first-party dataset behind the old band figures was retired in August 2026 and carries no replacement measurement. What still holds is structural: front-load a strong hook in the first 210 characters, avoid an early paragraph break that truncates the preview, and stay under the 3,000-character limit.
Where does LinkedIn cut off a post with 'see more'?
On desktop the feed shows roughly the first 210 characters before 'see more'; the exact point varies by device. A double line break also ends the preview early, even under 210 characters. Put your hook in the opening line so it survives the cut-off and earns the expand click.
Does post length actually affect LinkedIn reach?
Length shapes whether readers expand and finish a post, which is why the see-more cut-off matters, but Linked Insider publishes no measured engagement rate by length band: the dataset behind the old figures was retired in August 2026. Treat length as a readability constraint, not a scored ranking factor, and put the hook where the preview cannot cut it off.
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