What I do, is put a div on top of the like count which is absolutely positioned
The css
.facebook_like{ position: relative; float:left; } .facebook_like_hide_count{ width: 50px; height: 20px; background: white; position: absolute; left: 50px; top: 0; }
The HTML
<div class="facebook_like"> <fb:like href="http://yoururl.com/" send="false" layout="button_count" width="20" show_faces="true" font=""></fb:like> <div class="facebook_like_hide_count"> </div> </div>