The Headline Generator & Grader · free

Your headline is 220 characters long.Strangers only ever see 65 of them.

In the feed, in comments, in search, in connection requests: your headline gets cut at roughly 65 characters. This tool grades what survives the cut against the formula that works (who + outcome + proof), flags every buzzword, then writes 3 rewrites from your real facts. It will not invent achievements for you.

Grade my headline

No login, nothing stored. Paste, grade, copy, done.

Step 1Paste your headline

Plus one line on who you help and what you sell. Real proof if you have it.

Step 2Get the grade

Six mechanical checks, the 65-character verdict, and every buzzword named.

Step 3Copy a rewrite

Three angles, built only from facts you gave. No invented numbers, ever.

The 65-character test

0 chars · first 65 highlighted as you type

Next: the other 8 seconds

The headline is what travels. The profile is where it lands.

A killer headline over a default banner and a memoir About section is a suit jacket over pajamas. See what a stranger concludes from the whole profile in 8 seconds.

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Quick answers

What makes a good LinkedIn headline?
Who you help + the outcome you deliver + one piece of proof, title and company last. And the first 65 characters must work alone, because that's all the feed, comments, and search ever show. The full formula with 12 examples lives in the headline guide.
What does the grader actually check?
Six mechanics: names who it's for, names a concrete outcome, carries proof, uses words buyers search, contains zero blacklisted buzzwords (visionary, passionate, thought leader, and their friends), and puts the title last. Plus the 65-character survival verdict.
Will it invent numbers or clients for me?
No. Rewrites use only facts you typed in. If you give no proof, you get a clean headline without fake claims, plus a nudge that one real number would make it stronger. A headline that lies costs you the first call.
Is my headline stored?
No. It's processed once to generate the grade and rewrites, and nothing is stored after the response. Details in the privacy policy.