LinkedIn Text Formatter
Write your LinkedIn post, select some words and make them bold, italic, underlined or struck through. Then copy the post and paste it into LinkedIn.
Write your post, select some words and press a style. With nothing selected, the style is applied to the whole post.
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Styled text is made of special Unicode letters, so it pastes anywhere. Screen readers may read it badly and it is not searchable, so use it on a few words, not whole posts.
Your post appears here, the way LinkedIn shows it.
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What is LinkedIn Text Formatter?
LinkedIn does not have bold or italic buttons in its post box. This tool gets around that with special Unicode letters that look bold or italic but are ordinary text, so they paste into LinkedIn, comments, headlines and your About section without any plugin. Write or paste your post above, select the words you want to style and press a style. With nothing selected, the style is applied to the whole post. Everything happens in your browser, so your draft is never uploaded.
How to Make Bold Text on LinkedIn
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Write or paste your post: Type it in the box above, or paste a draft from your notes.
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Select the words to style: Drag over a headline, a key phrase or a single word. Select nothing to style the whole post.
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Press a style: Bold, italic, bold italic, monospace, underlined or struck through. Press Plain to turn styled text back into normal letters, or Undo to go back one step.
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Copy the post: Press Copy post and paste it into the LinkedIn post box. The styling comes with it.
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Preview before you post: Use the LinkedIn preview, or post to yourself only, to check line breaks and the first lines.
Which Styles Work and When to Use Them
Bold: For a hook, a heading or one key phrase. The most useful style.
Italic: For a quote, a title or a light emphasis.
Bold italic: A strong accent. Use it sparingly.
Monospace: For code, a command or a number you want to stand out.
Underlined and struck through: Underline for a link-like call to action, strikethrough for a joke or a correction.
Things to Know Before You Style a Whole Post
Styled text is not real formatting. Each letter is swapped for a different Unicode character that happens to look bold or italic, and that has side effects.
Screen readers: Many read styled letters one by one, or by their Unicode names such as mathematical sans-serif bold. A whole post in bold can be hard to follow, so keep it to a few words.
Search: Styled words are not matched by search, so a keyword you want people to find should stay in plain text.
Letters and numbers only: Only letters A to Z and digits are styled. Accented letters, emoji and symbols stay as they are.
Where it shows: Most phones and computers draw these characters. A very old device may show empty boxes.
Tips for Better LinkedIn Posts
Hook first: Only the first few lines show before the see more link, so put the point there.
Short lines: One or two sentences per line and a blank line between them reads well on a phone.
Style a few words: One bold phrase stands out. Ten bold phrases do not.
Mind the limit: A LinkedIn post can be up to 3,000 characters, and the counter above shows how many you have used.
Where to Use Styled Text
Posts and articles: Headings, key points and calls to action.
Comments: Make a reply stand out under a busy post.
Headline and About: A short styled word in your profile can catch the eye. Keep your job title in plain text.
Messages and emails: Works anywhere that accepts plain text.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about LinkedIn Text Formatter.