Mui Luc's AuthorDNA
The writing patterns that make your content uniquely yours
What is AuthorDNA?
AuthorDNA is a hidden linguistic profile - the subconscious patterns and habits unique to how someone writes. We analyze posts across 243 style metrics specific to B2B social content and compare them to thousands of other authors.
These are the markers most people don't even notice - but they're what makes writing sound authentic.
Does More Of...
Patterns you use more often than typical LinkedIn authors
Percentage of emoji that are neutral/functional
7x more signature
See example from 05 Dec 2025
Number of emoji in call-to-action lines
6x more signature
Percentage of lines containing at least one emoji
7x more signature
Whether the opening line contains a hashtag
5x more signature
Proportion of hashtags in the opening
5x more signature
Variety of different emoji used as bullets
27x more distinctive
Average character length of hashtags
3x more consistent
Does Less Of...
Patterns you use less often - that's part of your style too!
Whether any list structure is used
rarely consistent
Total number of paragraphs
2x less Number of visual text blocks
2x less How frequently new paragraphs start
2x less consistent
How easy the text is to read (higher = easier)
1.5x less Signature = unique to you
| Distinctive = stands out from average
| Consistent = reliable pattern
Your AuthorDNA Profile
You probably didn't realize, but you use neutral or functional emoji in your posts 7x more than the average LinkedIn writer - and 7x more of your lines have at least one emoji embedded. That means, for every smiley or checkmark you drop, you’re quietly shaping the tone of your posts in ways most people never even consider. Emoji aren’t just decoration for you; they’re part of your sentence structure, guiding the reader through your message.
Why does this work? Because it signals clarity, confidence, and a sense of control. You don’t break your thoughts into endless paragraphs or easy-to-read lists - in fact, your posts have half as many paragraphs and visual blocks as average, and your text is actually 1.5x harder to read. Now try briefing a ghostwriter to use 6x more emoji in call-to-action lines but avoid lists and keep the post dense. They’d think you were insane - and you’d never get the same result. This isn’t a style, it’s your instinct in action.
You post less than once a week, but every post is unmistakably yours. This is exactly what Drumbeat captures - the patterns you can’t articulate but your audience feels. Your company’s message, in each team member’s authentic voice, at scale.
Signature Phrases
Your most frequently used words and phrases
Posting Consistency
11 Jan 2022 - 05 Dec 2025
0.2 posts/week avg
40/204 active weeks
164 inactive weeks
Deep Dive
Explore all 17 categories of writing style
Call-to-Action Patterns 7
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whether CTAs include hashtags | 26% of posts | HIGH | VARIES |
| Average position of CTAs in the post | Near top | LOW | VARIES |
| CTAs phrased as questions vs statements | 2% | LOW | VARIES |
| Whether CTAs are concentrated at the end of the post | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Whether CTAs include emoji | 4% of posts | LOW | VARIES |
| Whether any call-to-action exists | 33% of posts | LOW | VARIES |
| CTAs using command verbs (Click, Share, Comment, etc.) | 7% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
Emoji Usage 38
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average emoji per line of text | 56% | HIGH | STEADY |
| Count of neutral/functional emoji | ~1.0 | HIGH | STEADY |
| Emoji count relative to sentence count | 24% | HIGH | STEADY |
| Emoji density in the hook section | 4 - 28 | HIGH | STEADY |
| Emoji used to replace words entirely | 25% | HIGH | VARIES |
| How consistently the same emoji is used for bullets | 25% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Number of bullet point lines using emoji as markers | 0.0 - 0.8 | HIGH | VARIES |
| Number of emoji in call-to-action lines | ~1.0 | HIGH | STEADY |
| Number of emoji in the opening hook | 0.2 - 1.2 | HIGH | STEADY |
| Percentage of emoji that are neutral/functional | 100% | HIGH | STEADY |
| Percentage of lines containing at least one emoji | 56% | HIGH | STEADY |
| Variety of different emoji used as bullets | 25% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Whether emoji are used as bullet point markers | 25% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Whether the post starts with an emoji | 25% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Average distance between repeated emoji | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Average number of emoji appearing together in clusters | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Balance between positive and negative emoji | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Count of negative/warning emoji | ~0.0 | LOW | STEADY |
| Count of positive/celebratory emoji | ~0.0 | LOW | STEADY |
| Emoji count per 1000 words | 1% | LOW | VARIES |
| Emoji usage in the middle section of the post | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| How consistently emoji pair with specific words | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| How often the same emoji repeats across the post | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Largest group of adjacent emoji | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Number of different emoji types used | 0.0 - 0.4 | LOW | VARIES |
| Number of emoji clusters (groups of adjacent emoji) | ~0.0 | LOW | STEADY |
| Percentage of emoji that are 'corpspeak' type | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Percentage of emoji that are negative/warning | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Percentage of emoji that are positive/celebratory | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Percentage of lines that contain only emoji | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Proportion of emoji appearing in clusters | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Proportion of emoji that appear multiple times | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Total count of repeated emoji across the post | ~0.0 | LOW | STEADY |
| Total number of emoji in the post | 0.0 - 0.4 | LOW | VARIES |
| Variety of different emoji used (unique/total ratio) | 8% | LOW | VARIES |
| Whether any emoji are used in the post | 8% of posts | LOW | VARIES |
| Consistency of emoji bullet indentation | 0% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Emoji density in CTA sections | 10 - 26 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
Formality & Tone 9
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Count of negative contractions used | 6% | LOW | VARIES |
| Count of positive contractions used | 22% | LOW | VARIES |
| Number of different contraction types | 29% | LOW | VARIES |
| Ratio of negative to positive contractions | 1:20 | LOW | VARIES |
| Total number of contractions | 29% | LOW | VARIES |
| Percentage of words that are contractions | 78% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Usage of negative contractions (don't, won't, can't) | 19% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Usage of positive contractions (it's, I'm, we're) | 58% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Variety of different contractions used | 18% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
Function Words 21
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usage of 'and' per 1000 words | 16 - 62 | HIGH | STEADY |
| Usage of 'by' per 1000 words | 0-14 per 1k words | HIGH | VARIES |
| Usage of 'so' per 1000 words | 0-15 per 1k words | HIGH | VARIES |
| Usage of 'because' per 1000 words | ~0 per 1k words | LOW | STEADY |
| Usage of 'but' per 1000 words | 0-7 per 1k words | LOW | VARIES |
| Usage of 'if' per 1000 words | 0-8 per 1k words | LOW | VARIES |
| Usage of 'that' per 1000 words | 0-11 per 1k words | LOW | VARIES |
| Usage of 'which' per 1000 words | ~0 per 1k words | LOW | STEADY |
| Overall grammatical word usage | 159 - 261 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Usage of 'a' per 1000 words | 0 - 33 | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Usage of 'as' per 1000 words | 0-9 per 1k words | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Usage of 'at' per 1000 words | 0-17 per 1k words | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Usage of 'for' per 1000 words | 0 - 44 | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Usage of 'is' per 1000 words | 0 - 26 | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Usage of 'of' per 1000 words | 0 - 35 | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Usage of 'on' per 1000 words | 0-20 per 1k words | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Usage of 'the' per 1000 words | 8 - 66 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Usage of 'to' per 1000 words | 9 - 58 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Usage of 'who' per 1000 words | 0-11 per 1k words | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Usage of 'with' per 1000 words | 0-21 per 1k words | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Variety of function words used | 34% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
Hashtag Usage 12
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average character length of hashtags | 8 - 18 | HIGH | STEADY |
| Proportion of hashtags in ALL CAPS | 10% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Proportion of hashtags in the opening | 84% | HIGH | STEADY |
| Proportion of hashtags using CamelCase | 61% | HIGH | STEADY |
| Ratio of inline hashtags to end hashtags | 0 - 303 | HIGH | VARIES |
| Whether any hashtags are used | 90% of posts | HIGH | STEADY |
| Whether the opening line contains a hashtag | 91% | HIGH | STEADY |
| Proportion of hashtags placed at the end | 11% | LOW | VARIES |
| Hashtag density per 100 words | 0.1 - 8.2 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Proportion of all-lowercase hashtags | 29% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Proportion of hashtags woven into the text | 6% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Total number of hashtags | 0.2 - 3.3 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
Opening Hooks 14
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of emoji in the hook | 0.0 - 0.2 | LOW | VARIES |
| Whether the hook contains a question | 6% of posts | LOW | VARIES |
| Whether the hook contains emoji | 4% of posts | LOW | VARIES |
| Whether the hook starts with a conjunction | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Whether there's a blank line after the hook | 10% | LOW | VARIES |
| Whether there's a clear opening hook section | 8% of posts | LOW | VARIES |
| ALL CAPS words in the hook | 2% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Character count of the hook | 177 - 385 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Character position where the hook ends | 177 - 385 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Hook length relative to total post | 91% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Hook lines relative to total lines | 81% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Negation words in the hook | 0.0 - 0.7 | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Use of 'you/your' in the hook | 2% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Where LinkedIn's 'see more' cuts off | 91% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
Line Structure 18
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average characters per line | 153 - 277 | HIGH | STEADY |
| Average words per line | 24 - 45 | HIGH | STEADY |
| Variation in line lengths | 0 - 1448 | HIGH | VARIES |
| Average spacing between blank lines | 24% | LOW | VARIES |
| Blank lines per 100 total lines | 0 - 31 | LOW | VARIES |
| Lines containing exactly one sentence | 33% | LOW | VARIES |
| Number of visual text blocks | 0.7 - 2.5 | LOW | STEADY |
| Percentage of single-word lines | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Percentage of very short lines (<5 words) | 6% | LOW | VARIES |
| Predictability of line length pattern | Very consistent | LOW | VARIES |
| Proportion of blank space | 14% | LOW | VARIES |
| Ratio of lines starting with numbers | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Ratio of lines starting with punctuation | 1% | LOW | VARIES |
| Variation in block sizes | 2% | LOW | VARIES |
| Average lines per text block | 0.9 - 1.2 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Ratio of lines starting with ALL CAPS | 2% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Ratio of lines starting with quotes | 1% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Spacing between content-rich lines | 78% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
List Patterns 15
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average items per dash/bullet list | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Average items per emoji list | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Consistency of emoji bullet indentation | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Consistency of numbered list formatting | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Nesting depth of numbered lists | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Number of dash/bullet list sections | ~0.0 | LOW | STEADY |
| Number of emoji bullet list sections | ~0.0 | LOW | STEADY |
| Number of numbered list sections | ~0.0 | LOW | STEADY |
| Use of fraction-style numbering (1/, 2/) | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Use of inline enumeration | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Variety of emoji used as bullets | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Whether any list structure is used | 0% of posts | LOW | STEADY |
| Whether dash/bullet lists are used | 0% of posts | LOW | STEADY |
| Whether emoji bullet lists are used | 0% of posts | LOW | STEADY |
| Whether numbered lists are used | 0% of posts | LOW | STEADY |
Vocabulary & Phrases 10
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common idioms and expressions per 1000 words | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Count of idiomatic expressions | ~0.0 | LOW | STEADY |
| How often three-word phrases repeat | 28% | LOW | VARIES |
| How often two-word phrases repeat | 0.0 - 5.7 | LOW | VARIES |
| Length of longest repeated phrase | 84% | LOW | VARIES |
| Count of words used only once | 18 - 63 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Number of unique words used | 18 - 74 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Percentage of words used only once | 89% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Ratio of meaningful words to grammatical words | 4% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Unique words divided by total words | 86% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
Sentence Openings 16
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Count of sentences starting with adverbs | 0.0-0.7 per post | HIGH | VARIES |
| Count of sentences starting with discourse markers | 0.0-0.5 per post | HIGH | VARIES |
| Count of sentences starting with subordinate clauses | 0.0-0.5 per post | HIGH | VARIES |
| Count of sentences starting with time words | 0.0-0.4 per post | HIGH | VARIES |
| Sentences starting with Actually, Basically, etc. (%) | 3% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Sentences starting with And, But, Or, So (%) | 2% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Sentences starting with adverbs (%) | 6% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Sentences starting with subordinate clauses (%) | 5% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Sentences starting with time words (%) | 2% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Count of sentences starting with -ing verbs | 0.0-0.4 per post | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Count of sentences starting with There is/It is | 0.0-0.2 per post | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Count of sentences starting with conjunctions | 0.0-0.3 per post | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Count of sentences starting with pronouns | 0.0-1.6 per post | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Sentences starting with 'There is/are' or 'It is' (%) | 41% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Sentences starting with -ing verbs (%) | 2% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Sentences starting with pronouns (I, You, We, They) (%) | 0 - 40 | TYPICAL | VARIES |
Closing Patterns 11
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whether the ending includes hashtags | 90% of posts | HIGH | STEADY |
| Number of emoji in the closing | 0.0 - 0.4 | LOW | VARIES |
| Whether the closing has a signature phrase | 10% of posts | LOW | VARIES |
| Whether the closing has emoji clusters | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Whether the ending includes emoji | 8% of posts | LOW | VARIES |
| Whether the ending is a question | 6% | LOW | VARIES |
| ALL CAPS words in the closing | 2% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Character length of the closing | 163 - 477 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Closing length relative to total post | 97% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Whether the ending has a call-to-action | 35% of posts | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Whether there's a clear closing section | 47% of posts | TYPICAL | VARIES |
Paragraph Structure 13
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average change in length between paragraphs | 0.6 - 2.7 | HIGH | STEADY |
| Closing paragraph length vs body average | 86% | HIGH | STEADY |
| How much paragraph length varies | 0.0 - 4.2 | HIGH | VARIES |
| Opening paragraph length vs body average | 2% | HIGH | STEADY |
| Consecutive long paragraphs | 6% | LOW | VARIES |
| Consecutive short paragraphs | 0.0 - 2.0 | LOW | STEADY |
| How frequently new paragraphs start | 21 - 41 | LOW | STEADY |
| Total number of paragraphs | 0.7 - 2.5 | LOW | STEADY |
| Variation in length changes between paragraphs | 42% | LOW | VARIES |
| Average sentences per paragraph | 1.3 - 3.2 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Average sentences per paragraph | 1.3 - 3.2 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Length of your longer paragraphs (80th percentile) | 1.6 - 3.8 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Typical paragraph length (median) | 1.3 - 3.2 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
Parts of Speech 9
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balance/distribution of different word types | Moderately varied | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Percentage of auxiliary/helper verbs | 5% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Percentage of words that are adjectives | 7% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Percentage of words that are adverbs | 4% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Percentage of words that are determiners | 6% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Percentage of words that are nouns | 12 - 28 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Percentage of words that are prepositions | 7 - 16 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Percentage of words that are pronouns | 8% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Percentage of words that are verbs | 8 - 16 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
Post Basics 7
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sentence count | 1.5 - 5.3 | LOW | STEADY |
| Total word count of the post | 16 - 96 | LOW | STEADY |
| Average word complexity (syllables per word) | 1.5 - 2.0 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Count of complex words (3+ syllables) | 4 - 17 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| How easy the text is to read (higher = easier) | 13 - 60 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Percentage of complex words (3+ syllables) | 12 - 29 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Total syllables in the post | 35 - 159 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
Punctuation Style 17
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semicolon usage per 1000 words | 0-9 per 1k words | HIGH | VARIES |
| Colon usage per 1000 words | 0-25 per 1k words | LOW | VARIES |
| Ellipsis (...) usage per 1000 words | 0-5 per 1k words | LOW | VARIES |
| Em dash (—) usage per 1000 words | ~0 per 1k words | LOW | STEADY |
| En dash (–) usage per 1000 words | 0-1 per 1k words | LOW | VARIES |
| Mixed punctuation clusters per 1000 words | ~0 per 1k words | LOW | STEADY |
| Multiple exclamation marks per 1000 words | ~0 per 1k words | LOW | STEADY |
| Multiple question marks per 1000 words | ~0 per 1k words | LOW | STEADY |
| Parentheses usage per 1000 words | 0-7 per 1k words | LOW | VARIES |
| Percentage of sentences ending with a question | 3% | LOW | VARIES |
| Percentage of sentences trailing off with ellipsis | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Question marks per 1000 words | 0-8 per 1k words | LOW | VARIES |
| Comma usage per 1000 words | 0-87 per 1k words | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Exclamation marks per 1000 words | 0-36 per 1k words | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Hyphen usage per 1000 words | 0-30 per 1k words | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Percentage of sentences ending with exclamation | 0 - 43 | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Quotation mark usage per 1000 words | 0-15 per 1k words | TYPICAL | VARIES |
Quotes & Narrative 10
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use of story transitions | 16% | HIGH | VARIES |
| Number of quotation blocks | 0.0 - 0.8 | LOW | VARIES |
| Presence of dialogue attribution patterns | 0% | LOW | STEADY |
| Average length of quoted passages | 0 - 125 | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Lines starting with quotation marks | 1% | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Lines using past tense | 49% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Number of narrative/story signals | 0.4 - 2.0 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Total characters in quoted content | 0 - 125 | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Whether the post contains quotations | 33% of posts | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Whether the post tells a story | 33% of posts | TYPICAL | VARIES |
Sentence Rhythm 16
| Feature | Your DNA | vs Others | Consistency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall sentence complexity | 0 - 123 | HIGH | VARIES |
| Percentage of sentences over 20 words | 45% | HIGH | STEADY |
| Word count of shortest sentence | 0 - 21 | HIGH | VARIES |
| How often paragraphs contain just one sentence | 32% | LOW | VARIES |
| Parenthetical breaks per 1000 words | 0-7 per 1k words | LOW | VARIES |
| Average number of clauses per sentence | 1.3 - 3.9 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Average number of words per sentence | 10 - 28 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Average words per sentence | 10 - 28 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| How much sentence length varies (normalized) | 53% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Length of your longer sentences (80th percentile) | 16 - 38 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Length of your shorter sentences (20th percentile) | 0 - 22 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Percentage of sentences under 8 words | 22% | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Typical sentence length (median) | 9 - 29 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Variation in clause count across sentences | 0.0 - 5.2 | TYPICAL | VARIES |
| Variation in sentence lengths | 2 - 16 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
| Word count of the longest sentence | 16 - 39 | TYPICAL | STEADY |
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