Put your words in.
Paste a draft or start writing. The proof updates as you type, with the counts and the formatting controls beside it.
Fold.
Make the scroll stop
Your best thought.
Before the “more”.
Your words
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Select text, then set the type. Break inserts an invisible character on an empty line, for when LinkedIn closes the gap.
The first impression
LiveThe fold is an estimate. Nobody has measured it on real posts yet, so treat the line as roughly right, not exactly right.
THE ATTENTION LINE…more
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The whole post shows without a fold.
A thought on your opening
The first three lines are the whole assignment.
Ready when you are
Copy applies the spacing fixes: leading spaces removed, runs of blank lines closed up. Plain copy also reverses the Unicode type.
LinkedIn text formatter and post preview
You have a point.
Let people see it.
A good post can lose its reader before it gets going. Fold brings the opening into focus: see what fits before the “more”, tighten the first lines, and format the finished draft. All in one place, before you post.
Find the actual opening.
Switch between phone and desktop. Read only the words above the lime line. Do they stand up alone, and do they give anyone a reason to carry on?
Copy. Read. Publish.
Take the formatted version or the plain one in a click. Give it a last look in LinkedIn, then post it.
A small edit. A clearer opening.
Move the point.
Lose the preamble.
You rarely need a louder hook. The useful sentence is usually already in the draft, three paragraphs down. Give it the first line.
Fold’s note on your opening gives you something specific to reconsider, without pretending there is a formula for a good post.
Before / the long way in
I’ve been reflecting on a few things recently and wanted to share something we learned about client onboarding.
After / the point comes first
Clearer next steps made our client onboarding simpler.
An illustrative rewrite. Make a claim like that only where your own experience holds it up.
Make the first lines work
A reason to stop scrolling.
The proof gives you a useful constraint: make the visible part worth reading before you ask anyone for another tap.
- Lead with one thought. An observation, a useful claim, or a question the post then answers.
- Watch the line breaks. Space helps a reader, and it also spends the opening.
- Check both views. A line that sits comfortably on desktop can wrap quite differently on a phone.
Formatting, with the small print visible
Bold words. Clear trade-offs.
Fold offers bold, italic and bold italic for the letters Unicode covers, plus a reverse map back to plain. These are characters, not styling, so the look travels with the text wherever it is pasted.
Looking like a letter does not make it one. Mathematical characters can be awkward for screen readers, and LinkedIn’s search will not match them. Keep the meaning in plain words. Copy plain sits beside the formatted copy button for that reason.
A few useful answers
Before you hit post.
What Fold helps with, what the proof means, and where judgement still sits with you.
What does a LinkedIn text formatter do?
It prepares a post before you publish it. Fold combines bold and italic formatting with a phone and desktop preview, character counts, spacing fixes and a note on your opening line. You copy the finished text into LinkedIn yourself.
How many characters show before LinkedIn's more link?
There is no dependable single number. The width of the feed, the letters you use and your own line breaks all change how much fits, which is why Fold measures rendered lines rather than counting characters. The fold is an estimate. Nobody has measured it on real posts yet, so treat the line as roughly right, not exactly right.
How do I make LinkedIn text bold or italic?
Select a word or phrase in the editor, then choose Bold, Italic or BI. Fold swaps the letters for mathematical Unicode characters, which most fonts draw in bold or italic. Aa Plain removes the formatting from a selection, and Copy plain gives you a plain version of the whole post.
Is Unicode bold accessible?
Not reliably. They are maths characters wearing a costume, not letters: a screen reader may announce them as symbols, read them oddly or skip them, and LinkedIn's own search will not match them. Keep the meaning in plain words, use the styling sparingly, and take the plain copy when accessibility matters.
Can Fold fix LinkedIn line breaks?
The LinkedIn copy strips leading spaces and closes up runs of blank lines. To hold a deliberate empty line, put the cursor on it and press Break, which inserts an invisible character so the line is not empty. Check the result in LinkedIn before posting, because platform behaviour changes.
Does Fold write or publish my post?
No. You write the draft. Three other first lines moves sentences you already wrote to the front using local rules. Fold does not connect to LinkedIn, publish, schedule or touch your account.
Is my draft private?
Editing happens in your browser and no draft is stored on a server. If you choose Share proof the whole draft travels inside the link, so anyone with the link can read it, and a warning says so before it is copied.
Should my link go in the post or the first comment?
Our preference is the body, where readers can find it. That is a usability view, not a claim about LinkedIn's ranking or a promise of better reach.
The next good line is probably already in your draft.
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