diff --git a/gulp/res/css/style.css b/gulp/res/css/style.css
index 9413d721..d539c8a7 100644
--- a/gulp/res/css/style.css
+++ b/gulp/res/css/style.css
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ pre {
 	content: "Settings";
 }
 .expand-omitted {
+	background-color: var(--post-color);
+	border: 1px solid var(--font-color);
+	border-radius: 2px;
 	vertical-align: bottom;
 	margin-right: 5px;
 }
diff --git a/gulp/res/img/minus.png b/gulp/res/img/minus.png
index 95d1eb24..3732f92e 100644
Binary files a/gulp/res/img/minus.png and b/gulp/res/img/minus.png differ
diff --git a/gulp/res/img/plus.png b/gulp/res/img/plus.png
index c7bceeae..21097c73 100644
Binary files a/gulp/res/img/plus.png and b/gulp/res/img/plus.png differ
diff --git a/gulp/res/js/live.js b/gulp/res/js/live.js
index b9c4c8b1..dcd59cee 100644
--- a/gulp/res/js/live.js
+++ b/gulp/res/js/live.js
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ window.addEventListener('settingsReady', function(event) { //after domcontentloa
 					quotedPostData.appendChild(newRepliesDiv);
 					replies = newRepliesDiv;
 				}
-				if (new RegExp(`>>${postData.postId}(\s|$)`).test(replies.innerText)) {
+				if (new RegExp(`>>${postData.postId}(\\s|$)`).test(replies.innerText)) {
 					//reply link already exists (probably from a late catch up)
 					continue;
 				}
diff --git a/gulp/res/js/omitted.js b/gulp/res/js/omitted.js
index bf188d29..392eb799 100644
--- a/gulp/res/js/omitted.js
+++ b/gulp/res/js/omitted.js
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
 	const hideOmitted = (e) => {
 		e.target.nextSibling.style.display = 'unset';
 		const thread = e.target.closest('.thread');
-		let replies = Array.from(thread.querySelectorAll('.post-container:not(.op)'));
+		const posts = Array.from(thread.querySelectorAll('.post-container'));
+		let replies = posts.slice(1);
 		if (e.target.dataset.shown > 0) {
 			replies = replies.slice(0, -parseInt(e.target.dataset.shown));
 		}
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
 			if (json) {
 				setLocalStorage(`hovercache-${jsonPath}`, JSON.stringify(json));
 				hoverCacheList.value = Object.keys(localStorage).filter(k => k.startsWith('hovercache'));
-				replies = json.replies;
+				replies = [...json.replies];
 			} else {
 				return localStorage.removeItem(`hovercache-${jsonPath}`); //thread deleted
 			}
@@ -60,10 +61,16 @@ window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
 		if (!replies) {
 			return;
 		}
+		const opReplies = parentPost.querySelector('.replies');
+		if (opReplies && opReplies.innerText.includes('+')) {
+			const earlierLink = opReplies.lastElementChild;
+			earlierLink.previousSibling.remove();
+			earlierLink.remove();
+		}
+		replies = replies.reverse();
 		e.target.nextSibling.style.display = 'none';
 		e.target.src = '/file/minus.png';
 		e.target.dataset.open = true;
-		replies = replies.reverse();
 		if (firstPreviewReply) {
 			replies = replies.filter(r => r.postId < firstPreviewReply.dataset.postId);
 		}
diff --git a/views/mixins/post.pug b/views/mixins/post.pug
index 51936e7b..618ee72e 100644
--- a/views/mixins/post.pug
+++ b/views/mixins/post.pug
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ mixin post(post, truncate, manage=false, globalmanage=false, ban=false, overboar
 					| Message too long. #[a.viewfulltext(href=`${postURL}#${post.postId}`) View the full text]
 			if post.omittedposts || post.omittedfiles
 				div.cb.mt-5.ml-5
-					img.jsonly.dummy-link.expand-omitted(height='18' width='18' data-shown=post.replies.length data-board=post.board data-thread=post.postId src='/file/plus.png')
+					img.jsonly.dummy-link.expand-omitted(height='12' width='12' data-shown=post.replies.length data-board=post.board data-thread=post.postId src='/file/plus.png')
 					- const ompo = post.omittedposts;
 					- const omfi = post.omittedfiles;
 					span
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ mixin post(post, truncate, manage=false, globalmanage=false, ban=false, overboar
 						if post.previewbacklinks.length < post.backlinks.length
 							- const ombls = post.backlinks.length-post.previewbacklinks.length;
 							| + #[a(href=`${postURL}#${post.postId}`) #{ombls} earlier]
+							|  
 			else if post.backlinks && post.backlinks.length > 0
 				div.replies.mt-5.ml-5 Replies: 
 					each backlink in post.backlinks