See exactly how your Upwork proposal appears to clients in the proposal preview. Paste your cover letter below to check how much text is visible before the client has to click "View more".

Paste your Upwork proposal below to see what clients can view before clicking "View more".

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This tool recreates Upwork's proposal preview using the same 400px width, typography, 22px line-height, and 4-line clamp. The exact cutoff may vary slightly between browsers, just as it does on Upwork, because text rendering and wrapping can differ.

How the Upwork Proposal Preview Works

Upwork only shows the first few lines of your cover letter in the proposal list. This means the opening of your proposal is especially important because clients may decide whether to read more based on what appears in the preview.

This free Upwork proposal preview tool recreates the proposal preview area so you can test your cover letter before submitting it. It takes into account the actual text width, font, spacing, and four-line preview instead of relying on a fixed character count.

Why use this tool?

  • See what clients can read without clicking "View more"
  • Check where your Upwork proposal gets cut off
  • Improve the opening lines of your cover letter
  • Avoid wasting important preview space
  • Test different proposal introductions before applying