Profile Tools
LinkedIn About Section Character Counter
The About section has a generous limit but only the first few lines show before a reader taps to expand it. Paste your draft to see the character count against the limit and where the visible portion ends, so your opening lines carry the message on their own.
This tool is in progress
The LinkedIn About Section Character Counter is being built. Everything below explains what it will do, and the related tools are worth a look in the meantime.
How it works
- 1Paste your About section draft.
- 2Check the count against the About limit.
- 3Make sure the first lines work as a standalone summary.
What this tool does
- Characters used against the About limit
- Approximate visible text before expanding
- Word, line, and paragraph counts
Frequently asked questions
- How long can the About section be?
- Up to about 2,600 characters.
- How much of it shows by default?
- Roughly the first three lines on desktop and slightly less on mobile before a reader has to expand it.
- Can I use bullet points?
- The field is plain text, so bullets have to be typed as characters. A text formatter can generate them for you.
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