Free LinkedIn headline generator, built by recruiters.

A LinkedIn headline is the 220-character line directly under your name on your LinkedIn profile. It is the single most important piece of text on your profile because it determines whether you appear in recruiter searches. By default LinkedIn fills it with your current job title, but a good headline is closer to a search query than a job title: it lists your target role, top skills, and industry.

Your LinkedIn headline should be exactly 200 to 220 characters and contain 3 to 5 high-intent keywords that recruiters Boolean-search for in your target role, separated by pipes. LinkedIn enforces a 220-character limit on the headline field, and recruiter search results truncate at around 200 characters on most viewports. A strong template: [Target role] | [Top skill 1], [Top skill 2] | [Industry or value prop]. Example: Senior Backend Engineer | Python, Distributed Systems | Fintech. Avoid generic words like passionate, motivated, or rockstar — they consume your 220-character budget without matching any recruiter search.

Your LinkedIn headline is the single biggest factor in whether recruiters discover your profile. LinkedIn's own talent solutions documentation confirms that the Recruiter search algorithm weighs the headline field most heavily among text fields, followed by current job title, About section, and skills. LinkedIn reports more than 95% of its 1 million+ recruiters globally use Boolean keyword search as their primary sourcing method, which means a weak headline leaves you invisible even if your experience is a perfect match.

Three formats that work. (1) Keyword-led: Senior Product Manager | B2B SaaS, Growth, Analytics | Ex-Stripe. (2) Value-led: I help fintechs scale from $1M to $10M ARR | Senior PM. (3) Outcome-led: Backend Engineer | Built payments infra processing $200M/yr at Razorpay. The generator above creates all three variations from your inputs.

Three to five role-relevant keywords is the sweet spot. More than that and you trigger LinkedIn's keyword-stuffing dampener, which can suppress your visibility. The tool optimizes for this balance automatically.

A strong About section has three short paragraphs in 600 to 1200 characters. Paragraph 1 (the first 220 characters, all that shows without clicking): your current role, top skill, and one signature achievement. Paragraph 2: 2 to 3 sentences on what you do day to day, in plain language. Paragraph 3: a clear call to action (open to backend roles at fintechs, reach out at email). Use the same keywords from your headline naturally.

Not if you keep the output in your voice. The tool generates three variations so you can pick the one that sounds most like you. Most candidates lightly edit the result rather than pasting it verbatim.

ChatGPT will write you a generic headline. This tool is prompted specifically for LinkedIn's recruiter search algorithm, including the keywords recruiters actually Boolean-search for in your role and the formatting LinkedIn favours. We built it using data from our own recruiter platform.

One small accent emoji is fine. Multiple emojis hurt search visibility because they push searchable text out of the visible 220-character limit. The tool defaults to no emojis but you can request them.

Three short paragraphs, around 600 to 1200 characters. Longer than that gets skimmed. The tool defaults to this length.

Every 3 to 4 months at minimum. LinkedIn favours recently updated profiles in some recruiter views, and a small edit signals activity. If you change roles, change tech stack, or want to reposition for a new function, update immediately.

Yes, free with no sign-up required. Use it as many times as you want.