What this preview shows
LinkedIn truncates every post after a couple of lines and hides the rest behind "see more". This tool renders your draft the way the feed will: the visible part, the fold, and what gets buried. Desktop shows roughly 210 characters or 3 lines; the mobile app shows around 140 characters over 2 lines, and most of your audience reads on mobile.
How to use the fold
- Paste your draft and switch to the mobile view first. That is the version most people see.
- Read only the visible text. Would a stranger tap "see more"? If not, rewrite the first line. The hook generator gives you eight options in one click.
- Move your strongest specific detail (a number, a mistake, a result) above the fold and cut warm-up sentences. "I want to share something" spends your whole preview saying nothing.
Three hook shapes that survive the cutoff
- The number: "12 views. That's what our launch post got." Specifics stop thumbs.
- The confession: "I ignored marketing for 8 months. Here's the bill." Vulnerability earns the tap.
- The stakes: "We almost shut down the feature that now drives half our signups." Open a loop the reader has to close.
Once the hook works, make it visually loud with the text formatter: a bold first line reads as a headline in the feed.
Questions
How many characters does LinkedIn show before 'see more'?
Roughly 210 characters or the first 3 lines on desktop, whichever comes first, and around 140 characters over 2 lines in the mobile app. LinkedIn tweaks these numbers quietly, so treat them as close estimates and keep your hook well inside them.
Why does the cutoff matter so much?
Most people never tap 'see more'. The text above the fold is your whole pitch: if the first two lines don't earn the tap, the other 1,200 characters were written for nobody. Top creators write the hook first and the post second.
Do line breaks count against the preview?
Yes, hard. A short line still spends one of your visible lines, so a one-word first line plus a blank line can eat most of the mobile preview. Use early line breaks deliberately.
What is the maximum length of a LinkedIn post?
3,000 characters for a standard post. Long posts perform fine when the hook works; the preview is the gate, not the total length.
Is my text stored anywhere?
No. The preview renders entirely in your browser; nothing you type leaves the page.