{"id":58932,"date":"2022-02-16T15:01:40","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T07:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=58932"},"modified":"2022-02-15T21:34:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T13:34:46","slug":"hide-facebook-likes-count","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/hide-facebook-likes-count\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Hide Your Facebook Likes and Reactions Count"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook has recently launched a new feature for users that allows you to hide Likes or Reactions on your posts as well as disable Like counts from other posts that appear on your Timeline. This feature is expected to positively impact users\u2019 mental health and cater to the ever-increasing privacy concerns.<\/p>\n<p>So, if you want to hide Likes and Reactions on your Facebook account or just want to test this new feature, this post gives you a quick step-by-step guide on how to do that. Let\u2019s give it a look.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/facebook-privacy-matters\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: Facebook & Your Privacy: Why It Matters\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Facebook & Your Privacy: Why It Matters<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/facebook-privacy-matters.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-9645 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/facebook-privacy-matters.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">Facebook & Your Privacy: Why It Matters<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKnowledge is power. There's no better way to put it in this information age of ours. In our...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Hiding reaction count via Facebook.com<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Click on the <strong>down arrow icon<\/strong> on the top right corner, select <strong>Settings & Privacy<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/hide-facebook-likes-count\/browser-01.jpg\" alt=\"hide reaction count fb\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1336\"><\/figure>\n<li>Click <strong>News Feed Preferences<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/hide-facebook-likes-count\/browser-02.jpg\" alt=\"hide reaction count fb\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1442\"><\/figure>\n<li>Under News Feed Preferences, click <strong>Reaction Preferences<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/hide-facebook-likes-count\/browser-03.jpg\" alt=\"hide reaction count fb\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1043\"><\/figure>\n<li>Toggle <strong>\"On posts from others\"<\/strong>, and\/or <strong>\"On your posts\"<\/strong> off to hide reactions numbers, or on to show.<\/li>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/hide-facebook-likes-count\/browser-04.jpg\" alt=\"hide reaction count fb\" width=\"1500\" height=\"797\"><\/figure>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Hiding reaction count via Facebook mobile app<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Tap the <strong>Menu icon<\/strong> on the bottom right, then the <strong>Gear icon<\/strong> on the top right.<\/li>\n<figure class=\"screenshot-mobile-portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/hide-facebook-likes-count\/mobile-01.jpg\" alt=\"hide reaction count fb\" width=\"1170\" height=\"2532\"><\/figure>\n<li>Under Preferences, tap <strong>Reaction preferences<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<figure class=\"screenshot-mobile-portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/hide-facebook-likes-count\/mobile-02.jpg\" alt=\"hide reaction count fb\" width=\"1170\" height=\"2532\"><\/figure>\n<li>Toggle <strong>\"On posts from others\"<\/strong>, and\/or <strong>\"On your posts\"<\/strong> off to hide reactions numbers, or on to show.<\/li>\n<figure class=\"screenshot-mobile-portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/hide-facebook-likes-count\/mobile-03.jpg\" alt=\"hide reaction count fb\" width=\"1170\" height=\"2532\"><\/figure>\n<\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook has recently launched a new feature for users that allows you to hide Likes or Reactions on your posts as well as disable Like counts from other posts that appear on your Timeline. This feature is expected to positively impact users\u2019 mental health and cater to the ever-increasing privacy concerns. 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