# Free LinkedIn headline generator > Type your role, who you help and what you help them do, and get six LinkedIn headlines at once: value first, role and specialties, helping statement, keyword stack, proof first, audience and outcome. Each one shows its character count against LinkedIn's 220-character limit. Nothing to install, nothing sent. *Canonical: https://derrick-app.com/free-tools/linkedin-headline-generator* The tool is interactive: open the page to use it. It runs in the browser, no signup. --- ## How this LinkedIn headline generator works Your **LinkedIn headline** is the line under your name. It shows up next to every comment, every post, every connection request and every search result, so most people read your headline long before they open your profile. This generator turns a few answers into six headlines built on the formats that work, so you can compare them side by side instead of staring at an empty field. 1. **Fill in the two required fields.** Your role, and who you help. These two answers alone give you a usable headline in every style. 2. **Add what you have.** Your company, what you help people do (start with a verb, such as "book", "hire" or "cut"), your specialties as comma-separated keywords, and one proof or credential. Every field you fill adds a segment to the styles that use it. Every field you leave empty is left out: nothing is invented to fill the gap. 3. **Pick a separator and a status, then copy.** Pipe, dot or bullet changes how the segments are joined. "New wording" rotates the phrasing if the first version does not sound like you. Under each headline you see its character count. LinkedIn caps the headline field at 220 characters; the generator warns you when a version goes over, so you know which segment to cut before you paste. Want to see what finished headlines look like for your job? Our guide lists [50 LinkedIn headline examples by role](https://derrick-app.com/linkedin/profile/headline), from SDRs to founders, recruiters and consultants, with the character limit and the formula behind them. ## The six headline styles and when to use each one - **Value first.** "I help [who] [result] | [role]". Leads with what you do for people. Use it when the people reading your headline are potential clients or buyers. - **Role and specialties.** "[Role] at [company] | [specialties]". The classic format, and the easiest one for recruiters to scan. - **Helping statement.** Puts your audience in the first words. Useful on mobile, where only the start of the headline shows in previews. - **Keyword stack.** One keyword per segment. Built for people who find you through LinkedIn search, where the headline is one of the fields that gets matched. - **Proof first.** Opens with your credential, then your role. Use it when the proof is your strongest argument: a former role, a certification, a known client type. - **Audience and outcome.** "[Role] for [who] | [result]". A plain sentence anyone can repeat after reading it once. ## What makes a good LinkedIn headline The headlines that get read share three things. They say **what you do** in words your audience uses, not internal job titles. They name **who it is for**, because "B2B SaaS teams" makes the right people stop and the wrong ones scroll on. And they carry **one proof** that makes the claim believable. Clever wordplay and a stack of emojis rarely beat those three. Two habits help. Put the words that matter first, because the start of the headline is what survives truncation in comments and on mobile. And write for search: the job title and the two or three skills your audience would type into LinkedIn search belong in the headline, not only in your experience section. ## Why a template generator instead of AI An AI headline writer will always return something, even from a one-word prompt, by filling the gaps with generic claims. This generator does the opposite on purpose. It only uses what you typed, it never adds a number or a credential you did not give, and it shows the six formats side by side so you can choose the structure, not just the words. There is no account, no daily limit and nothing is sent anywhere: the headlines are assembled in your browser. The result is a strong first draft. Read the six versions, keep the one that sounds like you, and swap any word your audience would not use. ## From your headline to your prospects' headlines The headline works both ways. Yours tells people what you do; your prospects' headlines tell you who they are, what they own and whether they are worth a message. Read in bulk, headlines are a fast way to sort a list by seniority, function and focus before you write a single line. The block below shows how to build that list and pull each person's headline at scale. ## When you need your prospects' headlines, not yours In the Derrick web app, describe the people you want to reach in one sentence and the app returns the list of matching profiles. Enrich Leads then completes each LinkedIn profile with its headline, current job title and company, at 1 credit per profile; this step reads LinkedIn, so connect your LinkedIn account to Derrick first. The free plan gives 100 credits a month, no card needed. - Web app (main entry, nothing to install): https://app.derrick-app.com - Free plan: 100 credits per month, no credit card. ## FAQ ### Is this LinkedIn headline generator free? Yes. It is free, it needs no signup and there is no limit on how many headlines you generate. Everything runs in your browser, so it costs nothing to run on our side either. ### Does it use AI? No. It is a template generator: each headline is assembled from the answers you give, in six proven formats, with alternative wordings you can rotate. Nothing is invented, so the result never contains a claim you did not type. ### How many characters can a LinkedIn headline have? LinkedIn limits the headline field to 220 characters. Each headline in the generator shows its count against that limit and warns you if a version goes over, so you can shorten it before you paste it. ### Is what I type sent or stored anywhere? No. The headlines are built in your browser and never leave your computer. Nothing is sent to a server and nothing is kept once you close the page. ### Should my LinkedIn headline be my job title? It can start with it, but a job title alone is LinkedIn's default and says little about what you do or for whom. Adding who you help and one proof usually makes the headline more useful to the people reading it, and gives LinkedIn search more of the words they type. ### How do I change my LinkedIn headline? On your profile, click the pencil icon next to your name, edit the Headline field, then save. Paste the version you chose from the generator and check that the count LinkedIn shows matches the one here.