How to Get My LinkedIn Hyperlink

Your LinkedIn hyperlink is your digital handshake, and knowing how to find, customize, and share it is essential for professional branding. This guide will walk you through exactly where to find your LinkedIn URL on both desktop and mobile, how to create a clean, custom link that stands out, and the best ways to use it to grow your network and career.

What Exactly Is a LinkedIn Hyperlink (and Why Does It Matter)?

A LinkedIn hyperlink, or URL, is the unique web address that leads directly to your LinkedIn profile. Think of it as the specific street address for your professional home on the internet. When someone clicks it, they land right on your profile, ready to learn about your skills, experience, and professional story.

By default, LinkedIn assigns you a long, clunky URL that often includes a random string of numbers and letters, something like this:

www.linkedin.com/in/john-doe-a1b2c3d4/

While this link works, it’s not memorable, looks messy on a resume, and does little to build your personal brand. A clean, professional URL is a small but powerful detail that shows you pay attention to your professional image. You can – and absolutely should – customize it to be something simple and professional, like this:

www.linkedin.com/in/johndoe/

Having this link handy is a must for:

• Resumes and CVs: It allows recruiters to instantly view your full professional profile.
• Email Signatures: It gives every person you email a direct path to connect with you professionally.
• Personal Websites &, Portfolios: It links all your professional online presences together.
• Business Cards: It’s a modern alternative (or addition) to just listing your phone number and email.
• Other Social Profiles: It provides a professional connection point from your more casual social media accounts.

How to Find Your LinkedIn Hyperlink: Step-by-Step

Finding your profile link is straightforward, though the steps differ slightly between the desktop website and the mobile app. Here’s how to locate it in seconds.

Finding Your URL on a Desktop Browser

The desktop version of LinkedIn is the easiest place to find and manage your profile URL.

1. Log into your LinkedIn account.
2. Navigate to your profile page by clicking the Me icon (with your profile picture) in the top-right corner of the navigation bar, then clicking View Profile.
3. Once you're on your profile page, look at your browser's address bar at the top of the screen. The URL displayed there is your direct LinkedIn hyperlink. You can copy it directly from there.

This is also the best place to find the setting to customize your URL, which we'll cover in the next section.

Finding Your URL on the LinkedIn Mobile App (iOS &, Android)

If you're on the go, you can grab your link from the mobile app to quickly share it with someone.

1. Open the LinkedIn app on your phone and tap your profile picture in the top-left corner.
2. From the menu that appears, tap View Profile.
3. On your profile page, tap the three dots (...) icon next to the "Add Section" button.
4. A menu will pop up from the bottom of the screen. Tap on Share via….
5. This will open up your phone’s sharing options. You can send it directly through a messaging app, or simply choose the Copy option to copy the hyperlink to your clipboard.

Remember, you can only view and share your URL from the mobile app, you cannot customize it there. To create a vanity URL, you'll need to use a desktop browser.

How to Customize Your LinkedIn URL for a Professional Look

Creating a custom, or "vanity," URL is one of the quickest wins for improving your professional brand online. It replaces the generic, number-filled link with something clean, memorable, and personalized. Instead of sharing a link that looks like `linkedin.com/in/jane-smith-1a2b3c456`, you can share `linkedin.com/in/janesmithmarketing`.

Step-by-Step Guide to Customizing Your URL

This process can only be done on a desktop web browser. It's not available in the mobile app.

1. Navigate to your LinkedIn profile page.
2. On the right side of your profile, you will see a box with the heading Public profile &, URL. Click on Edit public profile &, URL.
3. This will take you to your Public Profile Settings page. On the right-hand side, under the section Edit your custom URL, you will see your current URL. Click the blue pencil icon next to it.
4. In the text box that appears, type your desired custom URL ending. Your custom URL must contain 3-100 letters or numbers. Do not include spaces, symbols, or special characters.
5. Once you've entered your new URL, click the Save button.

If the URL you want is already taken by another LinkedIn member, you'll see an error message. It's time to get a little creative – which leads us to some best practices.

Best Practices for Choosing a Great Custom URL

The goal is to be professional, recognizable, and easy to remember. Here are a few formats that work well:

• The Standard: FirstnameLastname
  This is the gold standard. Try `www.linkedin.com/in/johndoe` first. If your name is common, this may already be taken.
• Add Your Middle Initial: FirstnameMiddlenameLastname
  A simple way to differentiate yourself. `www.linkedin.com/in/johnmichaelsmith` is just as professional.
• Include Your Profession or Industry: FirstnameLastname[Profession]
  This is great for personal branding and can even help with keyword recognition. A few examples:
  • `linkedin.com/in/sarahjonescopywriter`
  • `linkedin.com/in/michaelchenrealtor`
  • `linkedin.com/in/davidthompsondev`
• Use an Initial: FirstnameLLastname or FLastname
  If your name is very common or long, you can sometimes abbreviate it professionally. `linkedin.com/in/jsmith` or `linkedin.com/in/jonathans` might work.

What to Avoid:

• Nicknames or unprofessional handles (e.g., `linkedin.com/in/davesworld123`)
• Too many numbers that look like your old default URL (e.g., `linkedin.com/in/samsmith1998`)
• Anything that is hard to spell or remember.

How to Share Your LinkedIn Hyperlink Effectively

Once you have your clean, custom URL, it’s time to put it to work. Think of it as a piece of your professional toolkit. Here are the most valuable places to share it.

1. Your Resume or CV

Place your LinkedIn URL in the contact information section at the top of your resume, alongside your email and phone number. This gives recruiters a one-click option to see endorsements, recommendations, and a more dynamic view of your accomplishments than a static document can provide.

Make sure to format it as a clickable hyperlink in the digital (PDF or Word) version of your resume.

2. Your Email Signature

Adding your LinkedIn hyperlink to your email signature is a subtle but effective networking tool. Every single email you send becomes an opportunity for a new connection. Most email clients (like Gmail, Outlook) have a simple "Insert Link" option in their signature settings.

Pro Tip: Instead of just pasting the full URL, you can hyperlink text like "View My LinkedIn Profile" or a LinkedIn icon for a cleaner look.

3. Other Social Media Profiles

Cross-promote your professional presence. Add your LinkedIn hyperlink to a "link-in-bio" tool on Instagram, your bio on X (formerly Twitter), or your "About" section on Facebook. This helps people who know you from a more casual setting easily find your professional side.

4. Your Personal Website or Portfolio

Your portfolio shows your work, your LinkedIn profile tells your career story. The two are complementary. Add a prominent LinkedIn icon or link on your website's header, footer, or 'Contact' page to create seamless navigation for potential clients or employers.

5. Your Business Cards

A custom, shortened URL is perfect for a business card because it's easy for someone to type into a browser. While QR codes that link to your profile are also popular, a clean URL like `linkedin.com/in/yourname` is often just as efficient and professional.

Troubleshooting Common Issues

Problems can pop up, but they're usually easy to fix. Here are a couple of common sticking points.

"The custom URL I want is already taken."

This is extremely common for people with popular names. Don't worry. Refer back to the "best practices" section. Add a middle initial, your industry (`janedoehr`), your city (`janedoenyc`), or a variation that is still professional and recognizable. Stay away from adding random numbers.

"My link isn't clickable."

When you're adding your hyperlink to places like a Word document or an email, make sure you're creating a true hyperlink and not just pasting plain text. Most programs do this automatically when you paste a URL and press space, but if they don't, select the text and use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+K (on Windows) or Command+K (on Mac) to open the linking tool and paste your URL there.

Final Thoughts

Knowing how to get your LinkedIn hyperlink is more than a technical task – it's a critical step in managing your professional online identity. By finding, customizing, and strategically sharing your unique URL, you make it simpler for recruiters, clients, and colleagues to connect with you and access your full career history.

Of course, a polished profile is just the beginning. The real work is in sharing valuable content and engaging with your network on LinkedIn and other platforms. At Postbase, we built our tool to solve the daily frustrations of managing that content. Since it was designed for today's social reality – short-form video, platform-specific strategies, and rock-solid reliability – you can schedule your LinkedIn posts alongside your Instagram Reels and TikToks in one clean, visual calendar, without your tools getting in the way.