LinkedIn headline counter (220 + snippet)
LinkedIn stores 220 characters. Search results, comments and connection cards often show only the first ~60–70. Write the opening for the snippet, the rest for search keywords.
How to use the LinkedIn headline counter (220 + snippet)
What does the LinkedIn headline counter (220 + snippet) do?
Count a LinkedIn headline against the 220-character limit and preview the ~65-character snippet people see in search and comments; It applies this page-specific rule: the official headline field accepts 220 characters on current accounts.
Which inputs does this counter use?
To count a linkedin headline against the 220-character limit and preview the ~65-character snippet people see in search and comments, enter Headline draft, What a short card may show; keep every value in the same example; the page then updates the result from the current values; Start with a familiar case covered by this rule - This page counts graphemes and draws a hard cut at 65 characters as a conservative snippet preview - so the expected result can confirm the settings.
How should the counter result be read?
For a result intended to count a linkedin headline against the 220-character limit and preview the ~65-character snippet people see in search and comments, this page counts graphemes and draws a hard cut at 65 characters as a conservative snippet preview; read what a short card may show together with the original headline draft rather than as an isolated answer, and confirm that its units or structure match the intended use.
Is the limit still 120?
When the goal is to count a linkedin headline against the 220-character limit and preview the ~65-character snippet people see in search and comments, no.
Why 65 for the preview?
When using the page to count a linkedin headline against the 220-character limit and preview the ~65-character snippet people see in search and comments, a midpoint of the 60–70 range reported for search/comment cards.
Limits and accuracy
When using this counter to count a linkedin headline against the 220-character limit and preview the ~65-character snippet people see in search and comments, this is not a headline writer and not career advice; check the result in its intended destination before relying on it for important work; keep headline draft until the output has been checked in its intended destination.
How this works
The official headline field accepts 220 characters on current accounts. That full string is indexed. Most surfaces do not show it. People scanning a comment or a search hit see a short prefix and an ellipsis.
This page counts graphemes and draws a hard cut at 65 characters as a conservative snippet preview. Real cutoffs vary by surface and font. If the first clause does not say who you are, the rest of the 220 never gets read.
This is not a headline writer and not career advice. It is a meter plus a preview.
Frequently asked questions
Is the limit still 120?
No. Older guides are stale. The field is 220.
Why 65 for the preview?
A midpoint of the 60–70 range reported for search/comment cards. The app can clip earlier if you insert a line break.
Does this post to LinkedIn?
No.