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Under the Radar Ways to Spark Interest in Your LinkedIn Profile (Part 1)

Jeff Rothman

LinkedIn might seem a bit plain, but guess what? You can jazz it up with special characters! ๐ŸŽ‰

๐Ÿ”ŽThe Quest for Cool

LinkedIn may not allow you to do fancy stuff like bold or underline, but you can still add some flair by copying and pasting special symbols and emojis. (Look for our next post for a formatting workaround!)

๐Ÿ”ŽWatch Out for Surprises

But here's the tricky part: symbols can look different depending on what device or system you're using. So, before you go wild, make sure to check how your profile looks on different gadgets.

๐Ÿ”ŽPicking Your Favorite Ones

Keep it simple! Stick to easy-to-recognize symbols like stars, circles, and squares to make sure your profile looks awesome no matter where you're browsing from.

๐Ÿ”ŽA Friendly Reminder

Don't go overboard! Too many special characters can make your profile look cluttered. Just sprinkle them in here and there for a touch of fun.

๐Ÿ”ŽLet's Have Some Fun!

Stars, arrows, bullets โ€“ there are so many to choose from! Take a look around and find the ones that speak to you. It's like picking out decorations for your own little corner of the internet!

โœDo Be Afraid to Get Creative

Ready to make your profile pop? It's easy peasy! So, what are you waiting for? Go ahead and sprinkle some magic on your LinkedIn profile. It's your time to shine! ๐ŸŒŸ

โญSpecial Characters and How to Use Them:

Instructions

1. Find the Unicode symbol you want to use and highlight it.

2. Highlight it and copy it.

You can copy it by clicking Ctrl-C or right mouse clicking on the highlighted symbol and choosing COPY from the right mouse menu. If you use a Mac, you can click Apple+C.

3. Open your LinkedIn profile.

4. Place your cursor where you want the bullet placed and paste the bullet.

Paste the bullet by clicking Ctrl-V or right mouse clicking and choosing PASTE from the right mouse menu. If you use a Mac, you can click Apple+V.

Voila! You now have added visual flair to your LinkedIn profile!

Hereโ€™s the List:

Stars: โ˜€๏ธ ๐ŸŒŸ ๐Ÿ’ฅ โ‡ ๐Ÿ”…โ˜… โœช โœฏ โœฐ โœท โœน โœฑ โœฒ โœบ ูญ โœช โญ โ˜… โœถ โ˜† โœฐ โ›ฅ โœซ  โ˜…ๅฝก 

Arrows: โ˜› โ˜š โ˜œ โ†’ โ˜ž โ˜Ÿ โ‡จ โ–บ โžค โ—„  » โžŸ โ–ธ โžข โ–ทโ— โ–น โ—ƒ โžง โž› โž™ โžœ 

Bullets: โ—พ โ™ฆ โ—† โ— โ—‰ โ–ช ๐Ÿ“Œ โ–ฃ ๐Ÿž” ๐Ÿž• โ–ซ โ—† โ—‡ โ—ง โ–ฐ โ–ข ๐Ÿž„

Ticks: โœ˜ โ˜ โœ“ โœ” ๐Ÿ—น โ˜‘ โœ… โœ– โŽ โœ— โ˜’ โŒ โ˜‘

Email: โœ‰ @ ๐Ÿ–„ ๐Ÿ“ง ๐Ÿ“ฅ ๐Ÿ“‡ โœ ๐Ÿ“ ๐Ÿ“จ

Phone: โœ† ๐Ÿ“ž โ˜Ž ๐Ÿ•ฝ ๐Ÿ“ฑ

Calendar: ๐Ÿ—“ ๐Ÿ“… ๐Ÿ“† ๐Ÿ•š

Sound/Speaker/Podcast: ๐Ÿ“ข ๐Ÿ”ˆ ๐Ÿ”Š ๐Ÿ“ฃ  ๐Ÿ”” ๐Ÿ‘‚ ๐Ÿ“ป ๐ŸŽค๐ŸŽง

Lines: โ˜ฒโ˜ฒโ˜ฒโ˜ฒโ˜ฒโ˜ฒโ˜ฒโ˜ฒโ˜ฒโ˜ฒโ˜ฒ โ–„โ–€โ–„โ–€โ–„โ–€โ–„โ–€โ–„โ–€โ–„โ–€โ–„โ–€โ–„โ–€โ–„

โ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌโ–ฌ

โ–“โ–’โ–‘โ–“โ–’โ–‘โ–“โ–’โ–‘โ–“โ–’โ–‘โ–“โ–’โ–‘โ–“โ–’โ–‘

 โ”‰ โ”‰ โ”‰ โ”‰  โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ ๏น‹๏น‹๏น‹๏น‹๏น‹๏น‹

Underline: โ€พโ€พโ€พโ€พโ€พโ€พโ€พโ€พโ€พ (use below text)

Space: ๐ŸŒž ๐ŸŒฃ ๐Ÿš€ ๐ŸŒ™ ๐ŸŒ  โœจ โšก โ˜€

Nature: โ˜˜ ๐ŸŒฒ ๐ŸŒด ๐Ÿก โš˜ โ•  ๐ŸŒˆ ๐Ÿ”ฅ โ„ ๐ŸŒช ๐Ÿ

Hand Gestures: ๐Ÿ‘Œ ๐Ÿ‘ˆ ๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘Ž ๐Ÿ‘ โœŒ ๐Ÿ‘Šโœ๏ธ

Business Concepts: ๐Ÿ‘‘ ๐ŸŽ“ ๐Ÿ” ๐Ÿ”Ž ๐Ÿ“Ž ๐Ÿ”‘ โšฟ ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ’ก ๐ŸŽฏ ๐Ÿ”’ โ›ณ โœ”

Location: ๐ŸŒŽ ๐ŸŒ ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿข ๐Ÿ  ๐Ÿ

Financial: ๐Ÿ“ˆ ๐Ÿ“Š ๐Ÿ—  ๐Ÿ’ฐ $ ๐Ÿ’ฒ ๐Ÿ’ณ ๐Ÿ›’ โ˜‚

Healthcare, Medical: ๐Ÿฉบ ๐Ÿฉน ๐Ÿ’‰ ๐Ÿฉธ ๐Ÿ’Š ๐Ÿงช ๐Ÿงฌ ๐Ÿงซ ๐Ÿ”ฌ ๐ŸŒก

IT: ๐Ÿ’ป ๐Ÿ–ง โ„น โš™ ๐Ÿค– ๐Ÿ›  โš 

Creative: โœ ๐Ÿ–Ž ๐ŸŽจ ๐Ÿ–ผ ๐ŸŽญ ๐ŸŽฉ ๐Ÿ“ท ๐Ÿ“ธ ๐ŸŽฅ ๐Ÿ“ ๐Ÿ•ฎ ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“š

Communication: ๐Ÿ“ž โ˜Ž โ˜Ž๏ธ๐Ÿ“ฒ๐Ÿ“ฑ

Tools:  โš™ ๐Ÿ›  ๐Ÿช“ ๐Ÿ”ง ๐Ÿ”จ โš’ 

Punctuation: โ—๏ธ โ• โ“ โ” โ€ผ๏ธ โ‰๏ธโ•โ€ผ๏ธโ“โ—๏ธโ•โ€ผ๏ธโ“๐Ÿ’ฒโ”

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