How to use it
- Enter your role, the way it would appear on your profile.
- Say who you help and how, in a sentence. “I design onboarding for B2B SaaS so new users get value faster” says more than “passionate designer”.
- Add the skills you want to be found for, and a result or credential if you have one. The model only uses what you give it.
- Pick a style, then paste your favourite into the Headline field of your profile intro.
LinkedIn’s headline rules
| What | Rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | The text below your name. It shows in search results and can differ from your current job title. | LinkedIn Help: Edit your headline |
| Length | Not published by LinkedIn. 220 characters is the limit people report from the profile editor. | LinkedIn Help: Edit your headline |
| Other statuses | You can edit it to show a status such as unemployed or retired | LinkedIn Help: Edit your headline |
Checked against each platform’s own help and developer pages in October 2026.
We couldn’t find the headline limit on any LinkedIn page, so we keep to the 220 people consistently report and show every count, in case the editor stops you sooner.
What a strong headline does
- Says what you do in the words a recruiter or client would type into search.
- Says who you help, so the right people recognise themselves.
- Names a few skills, not every skill. A list of fifteen reads like a keyword dump.
- Puts the important words first. In comments and other places, LinkedIn shows a shortened headline.
Honest limits
The model is told not to invent employers, credentials or numbers, and options likely to do so are dropped, but check each one is true before it goes under your name. It doesn’t know your industry’s job titles better than you do. For posts, use the LinkedIn post generator.