diff --git a/epicyon-profile.css b/epicyon-profile.css
index 044c56d7..37b6f5eb 100644
--- a/epicyon-profile.css
+++ b/epicyon-profile.css
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     --font-size3: 38px;
     --font-size4: 22px;
     --font-size5: 20px;
+    --font-size-likes: 16px;
     --font-size-pgp-key: 16px;
     --font-size-pgp-key2: 8px;
     --font-size-tox: 16px;
@@ -138,6 +139,11 @@ a:focus {
     float: right;
 }
 
+.likesCount {
+    font-size: var(--font-size-likes);
+    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
+}
+
 .about {
     font-size: var(--font-size5);
     font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
diff --git a/webinterface.py b/webinterface.py
index c8381b03..a2f1cf4c 100644
--- a/webinterface.py
+++ b/webinterface.py
@@ -4214,12 +4214,14 @@ def individualPostAsHtml(allowDownloads: bool,
 
         likeCountStr = ''
         if likeCount > 0:
-            if likeCount > 1:
-                if likeCount <= 10:
-                    likeCountStr = ' (' + str(likeCount) + ')'
-                else:
-                    likeCountStr = ' (10+)'
+            if likeCount <= 10:
+                likeCountStr = ' (' + str(likeCount) + ')'
+            else:
+                likeCountStr = ' (10+)'
             if likedByPerson(postJsonObject, nickname, fullDomain):
+                if likeCount == 1:
+                    # liked by the reader only
+                    likeCountStr = ''
                 likeIcon = 'like.png'
                 likeLink = 'unlike'
                 likeTitle = translate['Undo the like']
@@ -4241,7 +4243,13 @@ def individualPostAsHtml(allowDownloads: bool,
         likeStr += \
             '<img loading="lazy" title="' + likeTitle + likeCountStr + \
             '" alt="' + likeTitle + \
-            ' |" src="/' + iconsDir + '/' + likeIcon + '"/></a>\n'
+            ' |" src="/' + iconsDir + '/' + likeIcon + '"/>'
+        if likeCountStr:
+            # show the number of likes next to icon
+            likeStr += '<label class="likesCount">'
+            likeStr += likeCountStr.replace('(', '').replace(')', '').strip()
+            likeStr += '</label>'
+        likeStr += '</a>\n'
 
     # benchmark 12.5
     if not allowDownloads: