Below is an overview of many of the more frequently used current LinkedIn image sizes and character limits that will allow you to plan in advance.

When typing content, it’s always best to type in Word or other word processing program so you can more clearly see the red underline if you have a typo. You can easily paste from Word into LinkedIn.

IMAGES (in pixels):

Banner – 1584 x 396 (4:1 ratio)

Profile photograph – 400 x 400 to 7680 x 4320

Group logo – 60 x 60 to 92 x 92

Article cover image 698 x 400

Company page logo image – 300 x 300

Company page cover image – 1192 x 220

CHARACTER LIMITS (which include spaces, numbers, symbols, and emojis):

First Name – 20

Last name – 40

Headline – 120 on desktop and 200 if you edit on mobile

Vanity (custom) URL – 5 to 30 after the www.linkedin.com/in/

Phone number – 25

Address – 1000

Website – 256

Website text – 30

IM section – 25

About – 2000 (only the first 270-320 will show before clicking on ‘see more’ on desktop and 18-30 on mobile)

Position title – 100

Position description – 2000

Recommendations – 3000

Posts – 1300

Comments – 1250

Article headline – 100

Articles – 125,000

Article photo credit – 250

Company name – 100

Company page description – 200 to 1500

Company status update – 700

Personal message invitation – 300

Recorded message – 1 minute

and … you can have a maximum of 30,000 1st level connections

Although there are more  character limits, these are probably the most frequently used. Hope this helps to clarify some mysteries.

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