LinkedIn headline generator

Enter your role, your skills and who you help, pick a tone, and get five headline drafts of 220 characters or less, or start from the formula and templates below.

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A simple LinkedIn headline formula

  1. Role: what you do, in the words people search for.
  2. Audience: who you help.
  3. Value: the result you help them get, or the skills behind it.
  4. Focus (optional): a niche, a credential or a topic you write about, after a | separator.

LinkedIn headline templates

Role and result

[Role] | Helping [audience] [result]

Role and skills

[Role] at [company] | [Skill] · [Skill] · [Skill]

I help

I help [audience] [result] through [method]

Specialist

[Role] for [industry] | [Credential] | Writing about [topic]

Open to work

[Role] | [Result you deliver] | Open to [type of role]

Founder

Founder of [company]: [what it does] for [audience]

Student or graduate

[Student/Graduate] in [field] | Interested in [area] | [Skill]

Input to output

[Role] turning [input] into [output] for [audience]

Use this tool from code

The same tool is an API call with a free account's API token; each new generation spends 1 AI credit of your workspace, and a repeated request is free. It also works with our 9 SDKs and the MCP server.

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curl -X POST https://postboost.co/app/api/tools/linkedin-headline-generator -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"role":"Customer success lead","skills":"B2B SaaS onboarding, churn analysis, customer training","audience":"SaaS founders"}'

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A headline that says what you do

Your headline is the line under your name, and LinkedIn shows it next to every post and comment you write. The generator turns your role, skills and audience into five drafts in the tone you pick, each within 220 characters, so you can compare a short, clear version with a fuller one. Every draft shows its length, counted like our character counter.

If the AI part is switched off, the headline formula and the eight templates on this page work the same way. Fill in the brackets with your own details and you have a solid headline in a minute.

Tips for a better LinkedIn headline

  • Start with the role. People and search both read the first words first.
  • Name who you help. "For B2B founders" tells the right people they are in the right place.
  • Show the value, not only the title. "Turning product updates into posts people read" says more than "Marketing".
  • Keep it readable. Two or three parts separated by | read better than a long list of keywords.
  • Keep it true. Only mention titles, credentials and results you can back up.

From headline to a profile people follow

A clear headline makes people look at your posts; regular posts make them follow. In PostBoost you can write LinkedIn posts with AI, format them, and schedule them for your profile and Page with your other networks.

How to use

  1. Enter your role, and the skills or value you bring in a sentence.
  2. Add who you help if you like, and pick a tone: professional, bold or friendly.
  3. Generate five headlines; each shows its length against the 220-character limit.
  4. Copy the one closest to how you talk about your work, edit it, and paste it into the headline field of your LinkedIn profile.

FAQ

How long can a LinkedIn headline be?

220 characters, according to LinkedIn's own Talent Blog. LinkedIn's help pages do not state the number, so the counter in the profile editor is the final check. Every draft from this generator stays within 220 characters.

What should a LinkedIn headline say?

What you do, who you help and the value you bring. Your headline shows next to your name on your posts, your comments and in search, so it works best when someone who does not know you can understand it.

How does the AI headline generator work?

When it is switched on, your role, skills, audience and tone are sent to PostBoost and our AI provider, which writes five different headlines. The same request returns the cached result, and each visitor gets a few free generations per day, shared with the other AI tools.

Can I use the headlines as they are?

Treat them as drafts. Edit the headline until it matches how you describe your work, and only keep claims, titles and results you can back up.

Should I use emoji or hashtags in my headline?

The drafts use neither, so the headline reads cleanly next to your name. You can add one emoji yourself if it fits your field; check the length again, because most emoji count as two characters.

Why is the generator form not shown?

The AI part can be switched off, for example when the monthly free allowance is used up. The headline formula and templates still work, and a free PostBoost account lets you write LinkedIn posts with AI inside the app.

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