Alex Rivera · 1st
Head of Growth · B2B SaaS
Now ·
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LinkedIn post preview
Paste your post and see both feed views at once — the dashed line is where LinkedIn hides the rest behind “…more”.
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Desktop
Alex Rivera · 1st
Head of Growth · B2B SaaS
Now ·
Your post preview appears here as you type.
Where the fold falls, and why it matters
In the feed, LinkedIn shows only the opening of a post. Everything after the cut is invisible until someone taps “…more” — and that tap is one of the signals LinkedIn’s ranking uses to judge whether a post is worth showing to more people (LinkedIn Engineering has written about “dwell time” as a ranking signal). Drag the slider to see how the length of your first line changes what each device shows.
Your whole hook and some of the next line land above the fold on both devices — the reader gets a reason to tap.
Phone (~140 chars / 3 lines)
I turned down a promotion last year and it was the best The raise was real.…more
The job was not the one I wanted. The question: would I apply for this role if it were posted today?
Desktop (~210 chars / 3 lines)
I turned down a promotion last year and it was the best The raise was real.…more
The job was not the one I wanted. The question: would I apply for this role if it were posted today?
Questions people ask
How do I preview a LinkedIn post before posting?
LinkedIn’s composer doesn’t show the truncated feed view. Paste your post here to see it as a phone and a desktop feed card side by side, including where “…more” cuts it, then copy it back.
How many characters show before “see more” on LinkedIn?
In our testing the cut is around 140 characters or three lines on the phone app and around 210 characters or three lines on desktop, whichever comes first. LinkedIn adjusts this over time and by screen width, so treat it as a guide and keep your hook well inside it.
Does the preview show images or documents?
No — this preview focuses on the text, which is what decides whether people expand the post. If you attach an image or PDF carousel, the text fold works the same way above it.
Is my post uploaded anywhere?
No. The preview runs entirely in your browser. The draft is kept in your browser’s local storage so the formatter and preview share it; clear it on the privacy page or the formatter.