LinkedIn text formatter
Free LinkedIn text formatter: bold, italic, underline, strikethrough and bullet points that paste into posts, with a "see more" preview. No sign-up.
Free · Runs in your browserHow to use it
Write or paste your post
Everything runs in your browser.
Style a few words
Select text and choose bold, italic, underline or another style, or add bullets to lines. Plain undoes it.
Check the fold, then copy
The preview shows what readers see before "…see more". Copy the post and paste it into LinkedIn.
How to bold text on LinkedIn
LinkedIn's post box has no bold button, so you style the text before you paste it: write the post above, select the words, click Bold, click Copy post and paste it into LinkedIn. The bold letters are separate Unicode characters, so they stay bold after you paste.
Italic, bold italic, monospace, underline and strikethrough work the same way. To undo a style, select the words and click Plain.
LinkedIn text styles at a glance
| Style | Looks like | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Bold | 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗯𝗼𝘅𝗲𝘀 | A short heading or the one term readers must not miss |
| Italic | 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘢 | A quiet aside or a title |
| Bold italic | 𝙣𝙚𝙬 | One word, rarely |
| Monospace | 𝚗𝚙𝚖 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚕 | A command, a key or a setting name |
| Underline | u̲n̲d̲e̲r̲l̲i̲n̲e̲ | Rarely: readers expect underlined text to be a link |
| Strikethrough | o̶l̶d̶ ̶w̶a̶y̶ | What changed: the old step, the old limit |
| Bullets and numbers | • one / 1. one | Lists of three to five items; plain characters, safe for screen readers |
How LinkedIn bold and italic text works
LinkedIn posts have no formatting options. The “bold” text you see in posts is made of Unicode mathematical letters, separate characters that happen to look bold or italic. That is why it survives copy and paste, and also why it has costs.
Underline and strikethrough work differently: they add a combining mark after every character (U+0332 for underline, U+0336 for strikethrough), so they can sit on top of bold or italic, and they double the length of the words you style. If a reader's device has no font with these characters, they see empty boxes or a line that sits a little off the letters.
How to add bullet points to a LinkedIn post
LinkedIn has no list button either, but it keeps the line breaks you paste. Put each item on its own line, select the lines and click • Bullets or 1. Numbers; click again to remove them. Bullets are ordinary characters, so unlike bold text they read normally with screen readers and LinkedIn search. Keep a list to three to five short items and leave a blank line before and after it.
Can you change the font on LinkedIn?
No. LinkedIn shows every post, comment and profile in its own font, and there is no setting to change it. “LinkedIn font generators” don't change the font: they swap your letters for the Unicode characters above, which is why the choice is limited to bold, italic, monospace and a few marks.
Use it sparingly: accessibility and search
- Screen readers may read styled letters one by one, announce them as math symbols, or skip them.
- Search doesn't match them: a bold product name won't show up when people search for it.
- Keep it to a few words, like a heading or a key term. Never style a whole sentence, a link or a hashtag.
Write for the fold
LinkedIn shows about three lines before “…see more”. Put the news in the first line, leave a blank line, then the details. For product updates, start from the PR to LinkedIn post generator, or pick a layout from our LinkedIn post format templates, which also list the post, image and document sizes.
Questions about this tool.
01How do I make text bold on LinkedIn?
Select the words in this tool, click Bold, copy the post, and paste it into LinkedIn. The styled characters paste as they are.
02Can I underline or strike through text on LinkedIn?
Yes, with combining characters: select the words, click Underline or Strikethrough, copy and paste. They double the length of the styled words and may sit slightly off the letters on some devices.
03How do I add bullet points to a LinkedIn post?
Put each item on its own line, select the lines and click Bullets or Numbers. LinkedIn keeps the line breaks and the bullet characters when you paste.
04Can I change the font on LinkedIn?
No. LinkedIn uses its own font everywhere. Formatters swap letters for Unicode bold, italic or monospace characters instead.
05Why does my formatted text show as boxes?
The reader's device has no font with those Unicode characters. It happens most on older phones and computers, which is one more reason to style only a few words.
06Where does LinkedIn cut the "see more"?
After about three lines, which is roughly 200 characters on desktop and fewer on mobile. It depends on screen width and line breaks, so treat the preview as a guide.
07What is the LinkedIn post character limit?
3,000 characters for a post.
08Is my text sent anywhere?
No. Formatting and the preview run in your browser.
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