# LinkedIn About section character limit > A LinkedIn About section holds up to 2,600 characters. Count yours against it. Free, no signup. Runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to us. **LinkedIn About section character limit: 2,600. Count yours as you type, no signup.** Use it at https://tools.joinvalley.co/linkedin-about-character-limit Part of the [LinkedIn character counter](https://tools.joinvalley.co/linkedin-character-counter). ## How long can a LinkedIn About section be? Every LinkedIn character limit, with its source. A LinkedIn About section, the summary near the top of your profile, can be up to 2,600 characters. LinkedIn's own Talent Blog gives that number, calling the section an open-ended space for an overview of your professional life. | Field | Characters | Where it's from | | --- | --- | --- | | [Post](https://tools.joinvalley.co/linkedin-post-character-limit) | 3,000 | LinkedIn Help Center | | [Headline](https://tools.joinvalley.co/linkedin-headline-character-limit) | 220 | Not published by LinkedIn. 220 is the reported figure. | | About section | 2,600 | LinkedIn Talent Blog | | [Comment](https://tools.joinvalley.co/linkedin-comment-character-limit) | 1,250 | LinkedIn Help Center, for comments in groups. None published for the feed. | | [Connection request note](https://tools.joinvalley.co/linkedin-connection-request-character-limit) | 200 | LinkedIn Help Center | | [InMail subject](https://tools.joinvalley.co/linkedin-inmail-character-limit) | 200 | LinkedIn Help Center | | [InMail message](https://tools.joinvalley.co/linkedin-inmail-character-limit) | 1,900 | LinkedIn Help Center. One older FAQ says 2,000. | | Group post | 3,000 | LinkedIn Help Center | | [Company Page tagline](https://tools.joinvalley.co/linkedin-company-page-character-limit) | 120 | LinkedIn Learning | | [Company Page overview](https://tools.joinvalley.co/linkedin-company-page-character-limit) | 2,000 | LinkedIn Learning | We count spaces, line breaks and punctuation, the way a browser text box does. Emoji and some symbols count as 2. LinkedIn doesn't say how it counts, so leave a few characters spare. Sources: [LinkedIn Help: Post and share updates](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a528176) (read 2026-10-29), [LinkedIn Help: General limits for LinkedIn groups](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a544801) (read 2026-10-29), [LinkedIn Help: Personalize invitations to connect](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/46662/personalize-invitations-to-connect?lang=en) (read 2026-10-29), [LinkedIn Help: InMail character limits](https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a411986/inmail-character-limits) (read 2026-10-29), [LinkedIn Talent Blog: 14 LinkedIn Profile Summaries That We Love (Jen Dewar, 30 Apr 2024)](https://www.linkedin.com/business/talent/blog/product-tips/linkedin-profile-summaries-that-we-love-and-how-to-boost-your-own) (read 2026-10-29), [LinkedIn Learning: Creating your tagline (Growing Your Business with LinkedIn Pages)](https://www.linkedin.com/learning/growing-your-business-with-linkedin-pages-22873022/creating-your-tagline) (read 2026-10-29), [LinkedIn Learning: About overview and company description (Growing Your Business with LinkedIn Pages)](https://www.linkedin.com/learning/growing-your-business-with-linkedin-pages-22873022/about-overview-and-company-description) (read 2026-10-29), [Commenti: LinkedIn Headline Character Limit: 220, With Caveats (3 Oct 2026)](https://www.commenti.in/blogs/linkedin-headline-character-limit) (read 2026-10-29) ## How it works Paste your About section and the counter shows the characters used against that field's limit, what's left, and where your text would stop if it's over. It also shows every other LinkedIn field it would fit. Everything runs in your browser, and nothing you type is sent to us. It counts the way a browser text box does: in UTF-16 code units, so spaces, line breaks and punctuation count, and an emoji can count as 2. It tells you when that happens. LinkedIn doesn't publish how it counts, so leave a few characters spare. The 2,600 is from a post on LinkedIn's Talent Blog by Jen Dewar, published 30 April 2024. ## 2,600 characters to say who you help. Here's how we'd use them. The number is LinkedIn's. The advice below is ours. ### Where the number comes from LinkedIn's Talent Blog puts the About section, which it calls your profile summary, at 2,600 characters at most. Sources: [LinkedIn Talent Blog: 14 LinkedIn Profile Summaries That We Love (Jen Dewar, 30 Apr 2024)](https://www.linkedin.com/business/talent/blog/product-tips/linkedin-profile-summaries-that-we-love-and-how-to-boost-your-own) (read 2026-10-29) ### Write it for the person you just wrote to When you send a connection request or a message, the About section is often the next thing they read. Say who you help and how, in the first lines, before the career story. That's our view, not a rule LinkedIn publishes. ### How the counter counts A browser text box measures length in UTF-16 code units, which is usually but not always one per character. Most letters, spaces and line breaks are one each. Many emoji are two. We count the same way, and show the difference when your text has characters that count as two. LinkedIn doesn't publish how it counts, so if you're within a couple of characters of a limit, check in LinkedIn itself. Sources: [MDN: the HTML maxlength attribute](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Reference/Attributes/maxlength) (read 2026-10-29) ## Sources - [LinkedIn Talent Blog: 14 LinkedIn Profile Summaries That We Love (Jen Dewar, 30 Apr 2024)](https://www.linkedin.com/business/talent/blog/product-tips/linkedin-profile-summaries-that-we-love-and-how-to-boost-your-own) (read 2026-10-29) - [MDN: the HTML maxlength attribute](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Reference/Attributes/maxlength) (read 2026-10-29) ## Questions people ask ### What is the character limit for the LinkedIn About section? 2,600 characters, according to LinkedIn's Talent Blog. ### Is the LinkedIn summary the same as the About section? Yes. LinkedIn's Talent Blog calls the About section your profile summary. ### Do line breaks count in the LinkedIn About section? They count in this counter, one each, the way a browser text box counts them. LinkedIn doesn't publish how it counts. ### Is this LinkedIn About section counter free? Yes. It's free, needs no signup and runs in your browser, so nothing you type is sent to us or stored. ## Related tools - [LinkedIn character counter](https://tools.joinvalley.co/linkedin-character-counter): Counts a LinkedIn post, headline, About or connection note against the field's limit. - [LinkedIn headline character limit](https://tools.joinvalley.co/linkedin-headline-character-limit): LinkedIn doesn't publish the headline limit. Count yours against the 220 people report. - [LinkedIn company page character limits](https://tools.joinvalley.co/linkedin-company-page-character-limit): A Company Page tagline holds 120 characters and its overview 2,000. Count yours. - [LinkedIn post character limit](https://tools.joinvalley.co/linkedin-post-character-limit): A LinkedIn post holds up to 3,000 characters. Count yours against it. ## Next step Want replies, not just clean copy? 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