How to add bold and italic text on LinkedIn
LinkedIn has no formatting button — no bold, no italic. Yet the standout posts use both. The trick is Unicode text: you style it elsewhere and paste it in, and LinkedIn keeps it.
Where it works on LinkedIn
Pasted styled Unicode shows up in your posts, your headline, the About section and comments. It’s real text, so it stays when you publish.
Use it well
A little goes a long way: bold a key phrase, not whole paragraphs. Keep in mind that heavily styled text can be harder for screen readers, so use it for emphasis — headlines and hooks — rather than body text.
Bold text on LinkedIn in 3 steps
- Write your text in ETeext Type your post, headline or comment in ETeext.
- Select and make it bold or italic Highlight the words to emphasize and apply bold or italic (or both).
- Copy and paste into LinkedIn Copy your text and paste it into the LinkedIn post box, headline or comment — the styling stays.
Why choose ETeext
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See it before you paste
WYSIWYG: what you see is what you can use and take anywhere — social networks, messaging, all kinds of apps…
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As easy as a word processor
The ease of a word processor — for stylish text.
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Whole paragraphs, many styles
Multiple styles in a whole paragraph — not just one line.
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Offline-first
Everything stays on your device, even offline.
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No ads, no tracking
No ads, no tracking. Nothing leaves — unless you decide.
Frequently asked questions
Does LinkedIn allow bold and italic?
Not natively — there's no formatting button. But LinkedIn displays pasted Unicode bold and italic characters just fine.
Can I style my LinkedIn headline too?
Yes. The headline accepts pasted styled Unicode, like posts and comments.
Is it accessible?
Use it in moderation. Screen readers may read some styled characters differently, so keep bold for emphasis, not for whole paragraphs.