Key takeaways
- The generator writes five LinkedIn headline options of up to 220 characters.
- Your text is sent to our AI model to generate the result and isn't stored, so there's nothing to download or install.
- The headline appears next to your name on every post, comment and search result.
- LinkedIn limits: headline 220, About 2,600, post 3,000 and comment 1,250 characters.
The LinkedIn headline generator writes five headline options of up to 220 characters from a short description of your role, skills and the people you help. Your LinkedIn profile headline is the line shown next to your name on every post, comment and search result, so it is the text people read most often on your profile.
Your text is sent to our AI model to generate the result and isn't stored, so there's nothing to download or install.
How does the LinkedIn headline generator work?
- Describe yourself
Enter your role, your skills, the results you bring and who you help. - Generate options
The tool returns several headlines sized for LinkedIn. - Choose, edit and paste
Pick the one closest to you, adjust the wording and paste it into your profile.
What is a headline on LinkedIn?
It is a field of up to 220 characters under your name. LinkedIn shows it beside your name on each post and comment you publish and in search results, which makes it the most-read line on your profile and often the only one a stranger sees before deciding to click.
Where does LinkedIn show the headline, and how long can each field be?
The headline is one of several profile and post fields, and each has its own character limit and its own place on the page.
| Field | Character limit | Where people see it |
|---|---|---|
| Headline | 220 | beside your name on posts, comments and search results |
| About | 2,600 | on your profile, after a short preview |
| Post | 3,000 | in the feed, cut off at about 210 characters on desktop and about 140 on mobile |
| Comment | 1,250 | below other members' posts |
What makes a strong LinkedIn profile headline?
Name the people you help and the result they get; a job title alone tells a reader very little. Add one piece of proof or a specialty, and put the most important words at the start, because LinkedIn shortens the headline in some views.
Which headline angles does the generator suggest?
Role plus outcome
Your title first, followed by the result you bring.
Audience first
The people you help, then how you help them.
Proof
A specialty or a result people already know you for.
Keyword
The term people type into LinkedIn search when they look for someone like you.
Which tools help you finish the profile and posts?
- LinkedIn hook generator
- LinkedIn caption generator
- LinkedIn hashtag generator
- LinkedIn character counter
- LinkedIn post generator
- LinkedIn profile analyzer
- All free LinkedIn tools
For longer guidance on wording, read our articles on the LinkedIn profile headline and headline ideas for LinkedIn.
What comes after a better headline?
A clear headline earns the first look, and the people who then follow you and react to your posts are what grow the profile. On LinkedInLikes, members follow each other's profiles and react to posts by hand from their own accounts; see LinkedIn followers to learn how it works.
Guides for growing on LinkedIn
- LinkedIn growth course
- How LinkedIn pods work
- Swapping likes and comments on LinkedIn
- Connect for connect on LinkedIn
- Like for like on LinkedIn: give first and share early
Next step: describe your role and the people you help in the generator, pick the option that leads with your audience, and paste it into your profile today.
Frequently asked questions
It is the line of up to 220 characters under your name. LinkedIn shows it next to your name on every post, comment and search result, so it is the most-read line on your profile.
It decides whether a stranger who sees your comment or post clicks through to your profile. A headline that names who you help and the result they get gives that reader a reason to visit and follow.
Yes, together with the outcome you bring. A title on its own tells a reader little about why to follow you.
220 characters. The headline appears beside your name on each post and comment you publish and in search results.
Yes. You can use it on this page for free, with no sign-up. The AI runs on our servers, so there's nothing to download.
Up to 2,600 characters.
A post can have 3,000 characters. LinkedIn shows about 210 of them on desktop and about 140 on mobile before the "...see more" link.