How to Add Languages on LinkedIn

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June 9, 2026

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Use this interactive demo to learn how to showcase your language skills on LinkedIn.

Quick summary

Adding languages to your LinkedIn profile helps recruiters and connections understand your multilingual skills at a glance. This four-step process uses LinkedIn's Add section feature to let you list any language and its proficiency level in under a minute.

Steps

Go to your LinkedIn profile page.
Click 'Add section' below your profile name and photo.
Under the Additional category, click 'Add languages'.
Enter your language and proficiency level, then click 'Save'.

📌 Why this matters

Adding languages to your LinkedIn profile is one of the fastest ways to stand out to global recruiters and multilingual teams. LinkedIn's language section lets professionals signal fluency levels clearly, increasing profile visibility in international job searches. For job seekers and career builders, showcasing language skills directly on LinkedIn can open doors to roles that require bilingual or multilingual candidates. This feature requires no special settings — just a few clicks from your profile page.

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