LinkedIn Text Formatter
Add bold, italic, underline and more to your LinkedIn posts — style your text right in your browser and paste it anywhere.
The LinkedIn Text Formatter runs entirely in your browser. The text you paste is styled on your own device and is never uploaded to ArrayKit — your draft never leaves your computer.
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About LinkedIn Text Formatter
LinkedIn Text Formatter lets you make parts of a post bold, italic, underlined, struck-through, monospace or fancy (script, gothic, double-struck) — even though LinkedIn only accepts plain text. Paste your post, select the words you want to style, click a style, and the tool swaps in Unicode look-alike characters that keep their look when you paste them into a LinkedIn post, headline, comment or profile. It also builds bullet and numbered lists, and a Clear formatting button turns styled text back into plain letters. Everything runs in your browser, so your draft is never uploaded. The same styled text works on X, Facebook and Instagram too. Because these aren't real letters, use styling sparingly: screen readers may skip them and they aren't searchable, so keep hashtags and @mentions plain.
Features
- Bold, italic and bold-italic styles that survive a copy-paste into LinkedIn
- Underline and strikethrough via combining marks
- Extra flair: monospace, script, gothic and double-struck styles
- Select part of your text to style just that part, or style the whole post
- One-click bullet and numbered lists for readable posts
- Clear formatting converts styled characters back to plain text
- Live preview, character counter and copy-ready output
- Runs entirely in your browser — your draft is never uploaded
How to use the LinkedIn Text Formatter
- Paste or type your LinkedIn post
- Select the words you want to style (or leave nothing selected to style all)
- Click a style — Bold, Italic, Underline, and more
- Copy the result and paste it into your LinkedIn post
Example
Input
Big news!
Output
𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀!
Bold turns your text into Unicode characters you can paste straight into a LinkedIn post.
Common errors & troubleshooting
- The styled text shows as boxes or question marks for some readers. — Not every device has fonts for every style. Bold and italic are the most widely supported; script, gothic and double-struck may not render on older phones — prefer bold/italic for wide reach.
- My hashtag or @mention stopped working after styling it. — LinkedIn only recognises plain-text hashtags and mentions. Keep #tags and @names unstyled so they stay clickable and searchable.
- A screen reader reads the post strangely. — Styled glyphs aren't real letters to assistive tech, so they can be skipped or mis-read. Use styling for emphasis only and keep the core message in plain text.
- I can't edit the styled words anymore. — They're still text — select them and click Clear formatting to turn them back into plain letters, then edit and re-style.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I make bold text for a LinkedIn post?
- Paste your post, select the words to emphasise, and click Bold. The tool replaces them with Unicode bold characters that keep their bold look when you copy and paste into LinkedIn, which has no native bold option.
- Does LinkedIn support bold and italic formatting natively?
- No. LinkedIn posts, headlines and comments are plain text with no rich-text controls. This formatter works around that by substituting Unicode look-alike characters that appear bold, italic and more.
- Will the formatted text also work on X, Facebook or Instagram?
- Yes. The output is standard Unicode, so it pastes into most social apps, bios and messages — not just LinkedIn — wherever the fonts support those characters.
- Is styled Unicode text bad for accessibility or SEO?
- It can be. Screen readers may skip or mangle styled glyphs, and search doesn't treat them as normal words, so use styling sparingly for emphasis and keep the important text plain.
- How do I remove the formatting and get plain text back?
- Click Clear formatting. It maps every styled character (and underline/strikethrough marks) back to plain letters, so you can paste clean text anywhere.
- Is my post uploaded anywhere while I format it?
- No. The LinkedIn Text Formatter runs entirely in your browser. Your draft is styled on your own device and is never uploaded to ArrayKit or any server.
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