Instagram: hide like counts
Hides the like counters under posts to reduce social comparison and popularity pressure.
Code to copy
// Hide like-count labels to reduce social comparison
function hideLikes() {
document.querySelectorAll('section a[href$="/liked_by/"]').forEach(function (el) {
el.style.display = 'none';
});
document.querySelectorAll('button span, a span').forEach(function (s) {
const t = (s.textContent || '').trim();
if (/^[\d.,]+ ?(likes|like|polubie|Gefällt|J.aime|Mi piace|Me gusta|отмет)/i.test(t)) {
s.style.visibility = 'hidden';
}
});
}
hideLikes();
const obs = new MutationObserver(hideLikes);
obs.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true });
How to use this example
- Copy the code with the button above.
- Install JustZix (2 minutes) and open the extension on the target page.
- Add a new rule matching that page.
- Paste the code into the rule's JavaScript panel and save — it runs on every page visit.
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