Free tool

LinkedIn Post Preview

See exactly how your post will look in the LinkedIn feed before you publish. Real “see more” fold, accurate image grids, mobile and desktop views.

Profile

Stays on your device — nothing is uploaded.

Fold at ~210 chars
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Images

Up to 9. Stays on your device.

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Why preview a LinkedIn post before you publish

LinkedIn's feed is a series of small, identical-looking cards. The first thing a reader sees of your post is roughly the first 210 characters and a “see more” link. Everything below that is invisible until someone clicks. Most under-performing posts aren't bad posts — they're good posts with a hook hidden below the fold.

What this tool shows you

  • Where “see more” lands. The visible portion of your post is rendered in full, the rest collapsed behind a clickable “see more” — exactly like the feed.
  • Hashtag and mention styling. #tags and @mentions are coloured the same way LinkedIn renders them, so you can spot whether they're in the visible window.
  • Image grid layout. LinkedIn uses different grids for 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5+ images — the preview matches each pattern, including the “+N” overlay on the fifth tile for posts with more than four images.
  • Mobile vs desktop. Mobile shows roughly 30% fewer characters before the cutoff, so a post that just fits on desktop often gets truncated on phones. Toggle between the two to catch this.
  • Line break behaviour. LinkedIn collapses runs of blank lines and renders single breaks literally — paste your draft and see the spacing exactly as it'll appear.

When to run a draft through the preview

  • Before publishing — confirm the hook lands and the rest of the post hides cleanly behind “see more”.
  • After repurposing from another platform — Twitter, Substack, or notes app text often pastes with surprise line breaks or broken character counts.
  • Whenever you're posting more than one image — the grid layout changes the visual weight of the post and can crop your best image.
  • For high-stakes posts (announcements, launches, hot takes) — 30 seconds in a preview saves you from publishing and editing in front of your audience.

Privacy

Everything you enter — post text, profile name, headline, avatar, images — stays in your browser. There is no server upload, no draft storage, no tracking of your post content. Closing the tab clears the lot.

Frequently asked questions

What does the LinkedIn Post Preview tool show?
It renders your draft post the way LinkedIn actually displays it in the feed — with the “see more” cutoff at roughly 210 characters, hashtags and mentions styled as links, line breaks preserved, and image grids arranged the way LinkedIn arranges 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5+ images. Toggle between desktop and mobile widths to see both.
Where does my post text and any uploaded images go?
Nowhere. Everything stays in your browser — text never leaves your device, and images are loaded into memory as in-browser blob URLs. There is no upload, no server, no analytics on your draft. Refresh the page and it's gone.
Why does the “see more” cutoff sit at ~210 characters?
On the desktop LinkedIn feed, posts are truncated at roughly 210 characters before the “see more” link appears. The exact pixel break can shift slightly with line length and image presence, but 210 is a reliable working budget for the hook. On mobile the fold is a touch shorter (around 140), which is why testing both views matters.
How does LinkedIn lay out multiple images?
1 image goes full width. 2 images are side by side. 3 images show one large on the left and two stacked on the right. 4 images form a 2×2 grid. 5 or more images show 4 tiles with a “+N” overlay on the last one to indicate the rest. This tool replicates each layout.
Does the preview support bold or italic LinkedIn text?
LinkedIn doesn't render markdown — bold and italic on LinkedIn are achieved with Unicode characters from a text formatter, which copy-paste through into the feed exactly as typed. If you paste Unicode-formatted text into this tool, it will display the same way LinkedIn shows it.
Why preview a post at all? Can't I just publish it?
The first 1–2 lines decide whether anyone clicks “see more”. Most strong drafts have a great insight buried below the fold — a preview catches that before you publish, so you can rewrite the hook instead of watching impressions die. It also catches accidental orphan emojis, mis-aligned line breaks, and image grids that don't render the way you expected.

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