Bring Your Posts To Life
Add bold, italic, underline, strikethrough and 10+ Unicode font styles to your posts — directly inside the LinkedIn composer. No copy-pasting, no separate tools.
Works on LinkedIn web & mobile · 100% local · No sign-up
LinkedIn FormatterEverything you need to format posts
Built around the LinkedIn post composer, so formatting feels native.
Inline formatting toolbar
A floating toolbar appears right where you select text in the LinkedIn post composer — no copy-pasting between tools.
10+ Unicode styles
Serif and Sans-Serif families with bold, italic and bold-italic, plus underline, strikethrough and lists.
Bulleted & numbered lists
Turn selected lines into clean • bullet or 1. numbered lists in a single click.
Keyboard shortcuts
Format without leaving the keyboard — ⌘B, ⌘I, ⌘U, ⌘⇧X and more, just like a real editor.
Draft auto-save
Your post is saved to local browser storage as you type and offered back for restore next time you open the composer.
Create post from Google
A “Create post” button shows up next to LinkedIn results in Google Search so you can jump straight into writing.
Handy popup
Open LinkedIn, start a new post or rate the extension from the toolbar popup in one tap.
100% local & private
Formatting happens entirely in your browser with real Unicode characters. Nothing is sent to any server.
10 Unicode styles, one click each
Real Unicode characters — copy them anywhere and they keep their look.
How it works
From install to a polished post in seconds.
Install the extension
Add LinkedIn Formatter to Chrome — it embeds itself into the LinkedIn post composer automatically.
Select your text
Highlight any part of your post. The floating formatting toolbar appears next to your selection.
Pick a style
Choose bold, italic, underline, strikethrough or a list. The text is swapped for its Unicode equivalent.
Post with confidence
Publish your post. The formatting is real Unicode, so it renders everywhere LinkedIn does.
Keyboard shortcuts for power users
Format without ever touching the mouse.
| Action | macOS | Windows / Linux |
|---|---|---|
| Bold (Sans) | ⌘B | Ctrl+B |
| Italic (Sans) | ⌘I | Ctrl+I |
| Underline | ⌘U | Ctrl+U |
| Strikethrough | ⌘⇧X | Ctrl+Shift+X |
| Bold (Serif) | ⌘⇧B | Ctrl+Shift+B |
| Italic (Serif) | ⌘⇧I | Ctrl+Shift+I |
| Clear formatting | ⌘O | Ctrl+O |
Frequently asked questions
What is LinkedIn Formatter?+
It's a free Chrome extension that lets you add bold, italic, underline, strikethrough and lists to your LinkedIn posts — which LinkedIn doesn't support natively.
How does the formatting actually work?+
LinkedIn has no rich-text in posts, so the extension replaces your letters with their typographic Unicode equivalents (Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols and combining marks). The text stays as real characters when you publish.
Which styles can I use?+
Serif and Sans-Serif bold, italic and bold-italic, plus underline, strikethrough, bulleted lists and numbered lists. You can also clear formatting back to plain text.
Will the formatting break on mobile or in notifications?+
Because it's standard Unicode, it renders consistently across LinkedIn web and mobile and most modern apps. A small number of older systems may show plain glyphs.
Is it free?+
Yes. LinkedIn Formatter is completely free to use.
Is my data safe?+
Everything runs locally in your browser. Drafts are stored in your browser's local storage and nothing is sent to any external server.
Does it save my drafts?+
Yes. Your post is auto-saved as you type and offered back for restore the next time you open the composer.
Which browsers are supported?+
Any Chromium-based browser that supports Manifest V3 extensions, including Google Chrome, Edge, Brave and Arc.
Start formatting your LinkedIn posts today
Add LinkedIn Formatter to Chrome for free and make every post stand out.
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