Other profile visitors cannot normally browse your full liked-post history. The author of a post can still see that you liked it. Treat a like as an interaction with that author, not as an anonymous save.
Who sees which activity?
| Activity | Visibility to expect |
|---|---|
| Your liked-post history | For your own account, rather than a public profile list |
| A like on someone’s post | The author can see the interaction |
| A post’s like total | A count can be displayed without exposing every liker |
| A bookmark | Private within your account |
| Your reply, quote or repost | Separate activity with its own post visibility |
Why old instructions can mislead
Older screenshots show a publicly browsable Likes tab. Do not use those screenshots to infer current access. Your own liked posts may be reached through a profile tab or a changed navigation route. Public replies and reposts are separate from your likes history, and old screenshots or previously collected records do not disappear because the interface changes.
Use bookmarks for a personal reading list
X explicitly documents bookmarks as private within your account. Use them when the task is saving something to revisit. A like can notify its author and may be used by X as an interest signal. Undoing a like does not guarantee the author never saw it. Anyone with access to your signed-in device or account may see information you can see.
The current X glossary confirms that authors see likes. Some help text still describes older profile layouts, so this page does not promise one fixed navigation path or absolute secrecy from X. See the bookmark privacy guide for the different limits.
Sources and checks
Reviewed on October 16, 2026. X glossary; About Bookmarks.