LinkedIn: Adding Symbols and Bullets to Your Profile (updated 2023)

Have you ever seen someone’s LinkedIn account and wondered how they added fun characters to really make their profiles really stand out?

Unfortunately, there is no ‘bullet button’ in LinkedIn, just like there isn’t a way to italicize, underline, or bold words. Your profile is in all essence, an unformatted document. But, there are ways to add some fun icons and bullets to really make your profile stand out.

One option to add a bullet is to use the keyboard shortcut "Alt + 7" (on Windows) or "Option + 8" (on Mac) to insert a bullet point.

Alternatively, you can simply highlight, copy (CTRL+C or Apple +C), and paste (CTRL+V or Apple+V) into your profile. Of course, you can also right-click and select ‘copy’ or ‘paste.’

All-time favorites:

• ● ✔ ★ ►🔹♦️

Traditional bullets:

■ ♦ ◆ ●

Stars:

★ ✪ ✯ ✰

Arrows:

☛ ☚ ☜ ☝ ☞ ☟ ⇨ ► ◄ ► »

Ticks:

✔ ✘ ☑ ☒

Contact Me:

✉ ✍ ✆ ☎ ☏

Colors:

✅ 💡🔹🔸 🟣🔵🔴🔷 🔶

If you are a little more creative you may notice that there are many options also available in Word. All you need to do is look at Wingdings or Webdings and you can add a great deal more to your profile. Additionally, platforms like free icon sites: FontAwesome or Flaticon can be utilized. Alternatively, if you are editing your profile via a mobile device you can use the emojis available.

Please note: not all of the symbols will work on LinkedIn.

Have fun customizing your LinkedIn profile but remember, don’t get too carried away!

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