# LinkedIn headline character limit > LinkedIn doesn't publish the headline limit. Count yours against the 220 people report. Free, no signup. Runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to us. **LinkedIn headline character limit. Check yours in seconds, no signup.** Use it at https://tools.joinvalley.co/linkedin-headline-character-limit Part of the [LinkedIn character counter](https://tools.joinvalley.co/linkedin-character-counter). ## How many characters can a LinkedIn headline have? Every LinkedIn character limit, with its source. LinkedIn doesn't publish a headline limit in its Help Center. The number people report, from counting what the field accepts, is 220 characters, up from 120 in August 2020. The headline field on your profile is the final word: paste yours there to check. | Field | Characters | Where it's from | | --- | --- | --- | | [Post](https://tools.joinvalley.co/linkedin-post-character-limit) | 3,000 | LinkedIn Help Center | | Headline | 220 | Not published by LinkedIn. 220 is the reported figure. | | About section | 2,600 | LinkedIn Talent Blog | | Comment | 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 | 200 | LinkedIn Help Center | | InMail message | 1,900 | LinkedIn Help Center. One older FAQ says 2,000. | | Group post | 3,000 | LinkedIn Help Center | | Company Page tagline | 120 | LinkedIn Learning | | Company Page overview | 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 headline 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. Because LinkedIn publishes no headline limit, the counter marks 220 as reported, not published. We read the figure, and the note that LinkedIn's Help Center doesn't state it, in Commenti's write-up of 3 Oct 2026. ## Why we say reported, not published. And what that means for yours. Most pages state 220 as if LinkedIn had published it. It hasn't, as far as anyone has found. ### Where 220 comes from LinkedIn doesn't state a headline limit anywhere in its Help Center. The 220 circulates because people counted what the field accepts, after LinkedIn raised it from 120 in August 2020. So treat 220 as a working number, and let the headline field on your profile have the last word. Sources: [Commenti: LinkedIn Headline Character Limit: 220, With Caveats (3 Oct 2026)](https://www.commenti.in/blogs/linkedin-headline-character-limit) (read 2026-10-29) ### Mobile and desktop Some people report that the mobile editor accepts a few more characters than the desktop one. Nobody has tied that to a LinkedIn document, so we wouldn't plan around it. Sources: [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 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 - [Commenti: LinkedIn Headline Character Limit: 220, With Caveats (3 Oct 2026)](https://www.commenti.in/blogs/linkedin-headline-character-limit) (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 LinkedIn headline character limit? LinkedIn doesn't publish one. The number people report, from counting what the field accepts, is 220 characters. ### Does LinkedIn publish the headline character limit? Not in its Help Center, as far as we and others have found. That's why this counter marks 220 as reported, not published. ### What was the old LinkedIn headline limit? 120 characters. People report that LinkedIn raised it to 220 in August 2020. ### Is the LinkedIn headline limit different on mobile? Some people report the mobile editor accepts a few more characters, but nobody has tied that to a LinkedIn document. Plan around 220. ### Do spaces count in a LinkedIn headline? They count in this counter, the way a browser text box counts them. LinkedIn doesn't publish how it counts, so leave a few characters spare. ### Is this LinkedIn headline character 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 connection request character limit](https://tools.joinvalley.co/linkedin-connection-request-character-limit): A note on a LinkedIn connection request holds up to 200 characters. 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? Valley finds buyers showing real buying signals and messages them across email and LinkedIn. 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