What is LinkedIn’s character limit for a post text?

LinkedIn’s post text limit is 3,000 characters, counted as what you see (grapheme clusters), including multi-part emoji, rather than raw code points. It updates automatically if LinkedIn changes the number, since the counter reads it from the same limit table SkedCast’s composer uses.

Can I post text only on LinkedIn?

Yes. LinkedIn accepts a text-only post, up to 3,000 characters.

Will LinkedIn cut off a long caption?

In the feed, yes: LinkedIn shows roughly the first 210 characters and hides the rest behind "…more", so put the hook and any call to action first.

How many hashtags can a LinkedIn post have?

SkedCast enforces no hashtag cap for LinkedIn; the practical limit is the 3,000-character text limit and what reads well.

What happens to a link in a LinkedIn post?

The link counts at its real length, and LinkedIn shows a link-preview card for it.

Is this a separate counter built just for LinkedIn?

It is the same counter as our general caption and character counter, which checks every network at once; this page explains LinkedIn’s own limits.

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LinkedIn character counter

LinkedIn’s post text limit is 3,000 characters. Paste or type your text and this counter shows how many characters you have used and how many are left as you type, counting emoji and spaces the way LinkedIn does. It checks the same text against every other network at once, so you can see where one version fits. LinkedIn posts take up to 3,000 characters, shows about 210 before "…more".

Your caption

Characters: 138
Words: 20
Hashtags: 3

Fits on each platform

X (Twitter)Post text · 280 max · weighted (links 23, emoji 2)142 left
BlueskyPost text · 300 max162 left
ThreadsPost text · 500 max362 left
PinterestPin description · 800 max662 left
Google Business ProfilePost description · 1,500 max1,362 left
InstagramCaption · 2,200 max2,062 left
TikTokCaption · 2,200 max2,062 left
LinkedInPost text · 3,000 max2,862 left
TelegramMessage text · 4,096 max3,958 left
YouTubeDescription · 5,000 max4,862 left
Facebook PagesPost text · 63,206 max63,068 left

How do you use the LinkedIn character counter?

Paste or type your LinkedIn caption. Put your draft LinkedIn caption or post text into the box; nothing you type is uploaded anywhere.
Read the LinkedIn row first. Find LinkedIn in the per-platform list to see its exact limit, the characters left, and whether you are over.
Check every other platform too. Scroll the same list to see the identical caption measured against every other platform SkedCast supports, all in one pass.
Watch words and hashtags. The summary above the list also counts total words and hashtags, so you can keep your hashtag set deliberate.
Trim or write a platform-specific variant. If the LinkedIn row shows over-limit, shorten the caption or write a separate version just for LinkedIn instead of cutting every version to the tightest limit.

What are the LinkedIn rules to know?

The limits SkedCast’s composer checks for LinkedIn before a post goes out, read from the same rules table the composer uses.

Text limit	3,000 characters
How length is counted	As you see it: one emoji or accented letter counts as one character
Hashtags	No hashtag cap enforced
Where the caption is cut off in the feed	About 210 characters before "…more", so lead with the point
Text-only posts	Allowed
Links in the text	A pasted URL shows a link-preview card
First comment	Supported: SkedCast can post a first comment right after publishing
Feed crop	1:1 in the feed preview
Images	up to 20 per post · JPEG, PNG, GIF · max 5 MB each · aspect ratio 4:5 to 1.91:1

Good to know

LinkedIn has no native scheduling — SkedCast schedules and publishes these posts.
A poll cannot be combined with media — a LinkedIn post carries a poll OR images/video.
LinkedIn has no Stories, Reels, or threaded posts.
LinkedIn does not auto-shorten links — a URL counts toward the 3,000-character limit at full length.
Standard feed posts have no separate title field (only Articles, which are not offered here).

What does it look like in practice?

A 400-character caption on LinkedIn

LinkedIn shows about the first 210 characters before "…more", so 190 of the 400 are hidden until someone taps. Put the hook in those first 210.

LinkedIn’s real character limit

LinkedIn’s post text limit is 3,000 characters, counted as what you see (grapheme clusters), including multi-part emoji, rather than raw code points. That is the same number shown in the counter’s LinkedIn row, and the same rule SkedCast’s own composer enforces before a post ships.