LinkedIn Markdown Formatting Guide

LinkedIn does not render raw markdown. See which bold, italics, and lists survive a paste, and preview the post before you publish.

LinkedIn does not accept raw markdown in the composer. Pasting bold syntax shows asterisks, not styling. Creators who want structure still write in markdown because it is fast—then convert the output before publishing.

What works on LinkedIn today

Unicode bold and italic characters that display in the feed
Line breaks and emoji for scanability
Lists written as plain lines with bullets you type manually
Links pasted as full URLs

# We just shipped v2

**Three things changed:**

- Drafts save automatically
- *Faster* exports
- A new Slack preview

> Built from your feedback. Thank you.

Markdown2Social turns headers, bold, italics, lists, and quotes into formatting that survives a paste into a LinkedIn post.

Markdown2Social maps familiar markdown habits to that reality: you draft with headings and emphasis in the editor, preview the LinkedIn rendering, and copy rich text that respects the 3,000 character limit.

A simple workflow

Open the LinkedIn formatter and paste or write your draft.
Use the toolbar for bold, lists, and links where supported.
Check the live preview and character counter.
Copy once and paste into LinkedIn’s “Start a post” box.

Keep hooks and headings short. LinkedIn rewards posts that read well on mobile—exactly where heavy formatting hurts readability.