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LinkedIn cuts a post at about 210 characters on desktop and closer to 140 on mobile. Write for the tighter number and see exactly where it lands.
Last updated: 2026-08-03
LinkedIn folds a post behind "...see more" at roughly 210 characters on desktop, and closer to 140 on mobile. Two different numbers for the same post is what makes this network awkward to write for: a hook that fits neatly on a laptop is already cut on a phone, and most of the feed is read on a phone.
The practical answer is to write for 140 and let desktop readers get a bonus line. That is a tweet and a half to establish who you are talking to, what the post is about and why anybody should tap. The remaining 2,790 characters of the 3,000 limit are for the people who already decided to stay.
This preview lays your post out in the 1.91:1 shape LinkedIn built the feed around, with a page style name line, and draws the "...see more" control where the fold falls. Switch between folded and expanded to check both halves. Nothing you type or upload leaves your browser.
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This is an approximation, not a screenshot. Desktop cuts the post at about 210 characters behind "...see more". Mobile folds closer to 140, so write for the tighter number. Write as if the fold sits earlier than the number and you will never be surprised by it.
Where each network folds a caption
The character limit is the ceiling. The fold is the number that decides how much of your caption a scrolling reader ever sees, and it is far smaller on every network that has one.
| Network | Folds at | What happens at the cut |
|---|---|---|
| ~125 charsBehind "... more" | The feed collapses a caption after roughly 125 characters behind a "... more" link, so the opening line carries the hook. | |
| ~477 charsBehind "See more" | Desktop folds a post behind "See more" after about 477 characters. Mobile folds earlier depending on screen width. | |
| Threads | No fold500 character cap | Each post in a chain gets its own 500 characters, so longer thoughts are split across replies rather than stretched. |
| LinkedInThis page | ~210 charsBehind "...see more" | Desktop cuts the post at about 210 characters behind "...see more". Mobile folds closer to 140, so write for the tighter number. |
| X (Twitter) | No fold280 character cap | A standard post never folds. Premium posts longer than 280 characters collapse behind a "Show more" toggle in the timeline. |
| TikTok | ~100 charsBehind "more" | Only about the first line shows over the video, roughly 100 characters, before the "more" toggle. The exact cut depends on screen width. |
| YouTube | ~157 charsBehind "...more" | The watch page shows roughly the first 157 characters of the description before "Show more", and that opening usually seeds the search snippet. |
| ~50 charsBehind "more" | Only the first 50 to 60 characters of the description appear under a Pin in the feed. The rest opens on the Pin page. |
Fold points verified 2026-07-31. Every one of them moves with screen width, text size and language, so treat them as close rather than exact.
Writing above the fold
On LinkedIn you are writing two things at once: a caption of up to 3,000 characters, and an opening of roughly 210 that has to work entirely on its own. Everything past that opening sits behind "...see more", and the tap rate on that control is nothing like the read rate on the line above it.
Put the claim in the first sentence
Not the setup, not the context, not the greeting. The sentence that would make someone stop has to be the one that survives the cut, because everything after it is behind a tap that most readers never make.
Never break a thought across the fold
A caption that stops mid-clause reads like a bug rather than like a teaser. Either finish the idea before the cut or place a deliberate cliffhanger there, but do not let the character count choose the break for you.
Push hashtags and credits to the end
A block of tags at the top spends the most valuable space on the page on text nobody reads as a sentence. Tags work the same anywhere in the caption, so they belong after the words that have to be seen.
The one thing no preview can do is tell you exactly where the cut lands on a given phone. The fold moves with screen width, with the text size a reader has chosen, and with the language: German runs longer than English for the same sentence and folds sooner. Treat every number on this page as a ceiling to write under rather than as a mark to write up to, and the caption reads the way you meant it on every device.
LinkedIn preview tips
- Write for 140 characters, not 210. Mobile folds earlier than desktop, and the tighter number is the one most of your audience sees.
- Skip the throat clearing. "I have been thinking a lot lately about..." burns the entire visible portion before the post has said anything.
- Break the first line out on its own. A single short line followed by a blank line reads cleanly at both fold points and survives either cut.
- Keep hashtags to 3 to 5 and put them at the bottom. They are indexed the same wherever they sit, and at the top they eat the only lines anybody reads.
- Do not bury the ask. If the post ends with a question or a link, say in the first line that it does, otherwise only the people who expand ever find it.
- Export post images at 1200 x 627. That is the size LinkedIn designed the feed card and its link previews around, and square at 1200 x 1200 is worth testing against it for vertical space.
Frequently asked questions
Is this a real LinkedIn screenshot?
No. It is a neutral HTML approximation built from published layout numbers: a 1.91:1 media box matching 1200 x 627, a page style name line, and the post folded where LinkedIn folds it. There is no LinkedIn branding or interface in the card.
Will the "...see more" cut land in the same place for everyone?
No, and the gap is unusually wide here. Desktop cuts the post at about 210 characters behind "...see more", while mobile folds closer to 140, so write for the tighter number. Text size settings and language move it further, which is why the preview should be read as an approximation.
Where does the image I upload go?
Nowhere. It is turned into a local object URL and drawn into the card in your browser. Nothing is uploaded to us and nothing reaches LinkedIn until you publish it yourself, and the URL is released when you replace the image or close the page.
Can I download the preview as an image?
Not yet. Copying the post text takes one button, but exporting the card as a picture is not built. A screenshot is the workaround: Cmd, Shift and 4 on macOS, or the Windows key with Shift and S on Windows. Fold or expand the card first so you capture the right version.
How many characters does LinkedIn show before "see more"?
About 210 on desktop and closer to 140 on mobile, out of a 3,000 character limit. That means somewhere between 5 and 7 percent of a full length post is visible in the feed, which is why the opening line does nearly all the work.
Does a document post or a carousel fold the same way?
The text does, yes. What changes is what sits under it: the swipeable carousel LinkedIn is known for is a document post, a PDF of up to 300 pages and 100 MB, rather than an image set. The caption above it is folded at the same point regardless.
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