LinkedIn Symbols to Copy and Paste

LinkedIn accepts both, but they behave differently in a post.

A text symbol, such as → or ✓, is drawn by the same font as your words. It takes on the colour of the surrounding text, switches from dark to light when a reader uses dark mode, and is usually about the width of a letter. Because it blends in, it works as punctuation: a pointer, a separator, a marker at the start of a line.

An emoji, such as ✅ or 👉, is a small colour picture. Its design depends on the reader’s device, so it looks slightly different on an iPhone, a Pixel and a Windows laptop. Emoji are louder, which is useful when you want one item to jump out, and tiring when there are a dozen of them.

Some characters exist in both forms. The heavy check mark ✔ can show as a black symbol or a coloured emoji depending on the font and a hidden variation selector. Symbols on this page that also exist as emoji are copied with the text-style selector, U+FE0E, which asks devices to draw them as plain text. Most respect it, but some devices may still render them in colour. Symbols are also separate from styled letters: for italic, script or monospace alphabets, use the fonts page.

Build lists that line up

LinkedIn has no list button in posts. Starting each line with the same symbol, such as •, ▪ or →, creates a list that keeps its shape when pasted. Use one marker per list, followed by a single space. Bold labels from the bold text page can follow the marker.

Show change

Arrows are a compact way to express movement: 4 days → 6 hours, junior → lead, ↑ conversion, ↓ churn. They save words and draw the eye to the numbers.

Mark results

Check marks and crosses make before-and-after comparisons easy to scan. A list of ✓ things that worked followed by ✗ things that did not is a clear structure for a lessons-learned post. The LinkedIn post templates use list markers like these in their layouts.

Separate sections

A short line of ─ or ═, or a single ✦ on its own line, splits a long post into parts without headings. Keep dividers short: lines that run wider than a phone screen wrap and look broken.

Write numbers precisely

Math and currency signs avoid awkward spellings: ≈ 40%, ≥ 3 years, € 1,200, ₹ 50,000, ± 5%. They are also clearer for readers whose first language is not English.

Number steps without a list

Circled digits ① to ⑩ give numbered steps a distinctive look and stay aligned on their own line.

Copying from a page is the quickest route when you need a symbol once. If you use the same few every day, your device can type them directly.

• Windows: press Windows key + full stop to open the emoji panel, then choose the Symbols tab for arrows, math signs, currency and more.
• Mac: press Control + Command + Space to open the Character Viewer. Search by name, for example arrow or check.
• iPhone and Android: set up a text replacement in your keyboard settings so that a short code, such as ;arr, expands to →.

You can also use the symbol picker inside the editor at the top of this page while you write, which inserts the symbol at your cursor without a trip to the clipboard. Once you have the symbols you want, paste them into the LinkedIn post formatter to combine them with bold and italic text and check the preview before you post.