Ever spend time crafting the perfect LinkedIn post, only to have it collapse into a messy wall of text the second you hit “publish”? You’re not alone. It’s a common frustration. You add spaces, you hit enter, and yet, LinkedIn’s mobile app seems to ignore it all.

Good formatting is everything on LinkedIn. It makes your content scannable, professional, and easier to read. And the most important part of good formatting? Line breaks.

This guide will show you exactly how to add line breaks that actually stick, why they disappear in the first place, and a few tricks to make sure your posts always look the way you want them to.

TL;DR: How to Fix LinkedIn Line Breaks

Why Do My Line Breaks Disappear?

The main culprit is LinkedIn’s mobile app. When you press ‘Enter’ twice to create a blank line, the app’s rendering engine often sees it as extra, unnecessary space and simply collapses it. It’s trying to be helpful by cleaning up what it thinks is a mistake, but it ends up ruining your careful formatting.

This is why a post might look perfect on your desktop but turn into a single, dense block of text on a phone. With over 90% of LinkedIn engagement happening on mobile, formatting for the mobile experience is what matters most.

Three Ways to Add and Keep Your Line Breaks

Here are three methods to take back control of your post's formatting, from a quick trick to a more robust workflow.

1. The Invisible Character Trick

This is the most common quick fix. It involves pasting a single, invisible Unicode character onto the empty lines you want to keep. This character acts as a placeholder, tricking LinkedIn into thinking the line isn’t actually empty.

How to do it:

1. Copy the invisible character between these brackets: [⠀]
2. Write your post and create your line breaks as usual.
3. On each empty line you want to preserve, paste the invisible character.

It’s a simple trick, and it works. But it can be a bit of a pain to do for every single post.

2. Use Strategic Spacing

You can also avoid the problem altogether by changing how you structure your posts. Instead of relying on blank lines to create space, write in a way that builds in natural breaks.

Here are a few tips:

• Keep paragraphs short. Aim for a maximum of 2-3 lines per paragraph.
• Use single line breaks. Instead of hitting enter twice, just hit it once. This creates a new line without an extra space.
• Embrace white space. Short, punchy paragraphs are easier to read on a mobile screen.

This approach forces you to be a more concise writer and is great for mobile readability. It’s less about tricking the algorithm and more about working with it.

3. Use a Markdown to LinkedIn Converter

If you want a reliable way to write and format your posts without worrying about disappearing line breaks, a Markdown converter is your best bet. You can write your content in a plain text editor using simple Markdown syntax (like **bold** for bold text and *italic* for italics), and then use a tool to convert it into a LinkedIn-friendly format.

Our tool, MarkdownToLinkedIn.com, is built specifically for this. It automatically handles the formatting conversion, including preserving your line breaks, so you can focus on writing.

How it works:

1. Write your post in any text editor using Markdown.
2. Paste your Markdown into the converter.
3. Copy the formatted output and paste it directly into LinkedIn.

This is the most efficient workflow for anyone who writes a lot of content. You get the clean, simple writing experience of Markdown with the guarantee that your formatting will look perfect on LinkedIn.

Formatting for Readability is Key

No matter which method you choose, the goal is the same: make your content easy to read. Posts with good formatting and plenty of white space get more engagement because they don’t overwhelm the reader. So, stop fighting with LinkedIn’s formatting quirks and start using these techniques to create clean, professional, and readable posts every time.

Resources

• SocialRails: LinkedIn Post Character Limits 2026
• DoFormat: LinkedIn Line Break Generator