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LinkedIn Symbols to Copy & Paste

Arrows, checkmarks, bullets, stars and circled numbers for posts, comments, headlines and your About section. Click a symbol, paste it into LinkedIn, done.

Quick answer: LinkedIn has no symbol menu, but it accepts any Unicode character as plain text. Click a symbol below to copy it, then paste it anywhere on LinkedIn, posts, comments, your headline or About section. It renders on every device without images or markup.

Click any symbol to copy it

Arrows

Checkmarks & crosses

Bullets & dots

Stars & sparkles

Circled numbers

Hearts

Lines & separators

Signs & marks

Updated August 2026

Where Symbols Work on LinkedIn

Everywhere text goes. Because these are ordinary Unicode characters rather than images or formatting, LinkedIn treats them like letters:

Where	Symbols render?	Worth knowing
Posts	Yes	Anywhere in the 3,000-character body
Comments	Yes	Same as posts, 1,250-character limit
Headline	Yes	Counts toward the 220-character limit
About section	Yes	Popular for structuring the 2,600 characters
Connection notes	Yes	Keep it to one, notes are only 200 to 300 characters
Company pages	Yes	Posts and the overview text both accept them

Two caveats before you sprinkle them everywhere. Screen readers announce each symbol by name, so a decorative run becomes noise for anyone listening; one symbol as a separator is fine, ten are not. And a rare glyph can show up as an empty box on older devices, so stick to widely supported characters like the ones above. For structuring whole posts, bullets, spacing and line breaks, our bullet points guide and post formatting guide pick up where symbols leave off.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are symbols allowed on LinkedIn?

Yes. Symbols like arrows, checkmarks and stars are ordinary Unicode text characters, and LinkedIn accepts them in posts, comments, headlines, About sections and messages. There is no rule against them; what matters is using them sparingly enough to stay professional.

Do symbols work in LinkedIn headlines?

Yes. Symbols render in your headline on your profile and in search results, and each one counts as at least one character toward the 220-character headline limit. One or two separators or arrows can structure a headline nicely; more than that crowds out the words recruiters actually search for.

Why do some symbols show as empty boxes?

A box means the reader's device has no font glyph for that character, which mostly affects rarer symbols on older phones and Windows versions. The symbols on this page are from well-supported Unicode blocks, but it is still worth previewing your post on mobile before publishing.

How do I make bullet points on LinkedIn?

Copy a bullet character like • from the Bullets section above and paste it at the start of each line, LinkedIn has no native list button. For spacing tricks, alignment and 12 ready-to-copy bullet styles, see our dedicated guide on adding bullet points to LinkedIn.

What is the difference between symbols and emoji?

Symbols are monochrome text characters (→ ✓ ★) that render in the same style as the surrounding text, emoji are colored pictographs (🚀 ✅) drawn by the platform. Symbols tend to read as cleaner and more professional inside body text and headlines; emoji stand out more and carry tone. Many strong posts use one emoji for attention and symbols for structure.

Do symbols affect accessibility or search?

Screen readers announce symbols by their Unicode names, so a decorative run of stars is read out loud as "black star, black star, black star". One separator is no problem; a border of ten stars gets read out star by star. Symbols in moderation do not hurt how your post performs in LinkedIn search, unlike styled Unicode fonts, which LinkedIn search does not index at all.