How to Bold Text in LinkedIn® Posts
Bold in a LinkedIn® post is made of bold Unicode letters. Write your text below, select the words, click Bold, then copy and paste it into your post.
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Styled letters count as 2 characters in LinkedIn® posts.
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Bold text in 4 steps
- Write or paste your text in the box above.
- Select the words you want in bold.
- Click Bold, then click Copy.
- Paste the text into your LinkedIn® post or comment.
For example, plain "Launch day" becomes bold "𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗮𝘆". The letters are new characters, so they stay bold wherever you paste them.
For a comment, write it in the box above first. Select only the words you want in bold, click Bold, then Copy, and paste the whole comment into the LinkedIn® comment box.
Before you paste bold text
- Each bold letter takes 2 characters, so check the counter under the box.
- Bold works on Latin letters and digits. Other letters, like Cyrillic, stay as they are.
- Hashtags, mentions and links always stay plain.
- Screen readers and search may not read styled letters. Keep key words plain.
- To remove bold, select the words and click Bold again, or click Clear styles.
Bold only a few words, like your hook or a key number. Long runs of bold text are hard to read.
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Questions
Can you bold text in a LinkedIn® post?
Yes, with Unicode bold letters. Write your text above, select words, click Bold, then copy and paste it into your post.
Does bold text work in comments?
Yes. Bold Unicode letters paste into a comment the same way as into a post.
Why didn't some letters turn bold?
The formatter changes Latin letters and digits. Other letters, like Cyrillic, stay as they are.
How do I remove bold?
Select the bold words and click Bold again, or click Clear styles.