How to Hide Likes on Instagram

Before you start

Hiding likes is different from making your account private. It changes like count visibility, not who can see your posts.
You can hide like counts on posts you share, and Instagram may also let you hide like and view counts on posts you see.
The exact wording can vary by app version and account type.
People can still like your posts unless another setting or account restriction prevents it.

Open Instagram.
To hide likes on one of your existing posts, open the post.
Tap More options on the post.
Choose the option to hide the like count.
To hide like and view counts on posts you see, go to your profile and tap the menu icon.
Open settings and look for Hide like and view counts or a similar like count setting.
Turn the setting on.

Instagram's like count controls may be limited on desktop. If you do not see the option on web, use the Instagram mobile app.

That is expected. Hiding likes hides the count; it does not stop people from liking the post.

Update the Instagram app and check settings again. The option may not appear for every account or region.

Open the same post or setting and choose the option to show or unhide the like count.

No. It only changes like or view count visibility.

Yes, Instagram supports hiding like counts on individual posts.

Hiding like counts is focused on the count display. Other visibility details can vary by Instagram's current interface and privacy settings.

This guide is based on Instagram's official help article about hiding like and view counts.