A tiny browser-console script for Hacker News that displays each comment's indentation level directly inside the comment cell.

	function showIndentNumberInTDs({
	selector = "td.ind",
	attr = "indent",
	className = "indent-label",
	color = "#ff660088",
	fontSize = "28px",
	fontWeight = "600",
	padding = "4px"
	} = {}) {
	const tds = document.querySelectorAll(selector);

	tds.forEach(td => {
	const n = parseInt(td.getAttribute(attr), 10);
	if (!Number.isFinite(n)) return;

	// Remove existing label if re-running
	td.querySelectorAll(`:scope > .${className}`).forEach(el => el.remove());

	// Ensure positioning context
	if (getComputedStyle(td).position === "static") {
	td.style.position = "relative";
	}

	const label = document.createElement("div");
	label.className = className;
	label.textContent = n;

	Object.assign(label.style, {
	position: "absolute",
	top: padding,
	right: padding,
	color,
	fontSize,
	fontWeight,
	lineHeight: "1",
	pointerEvents: "none",
	userSelect: "none",
	zIndex: 1
	});

	td.appendChild(label);
	});

	return { updated: tds.length };
	}

	// Run it
	showIndentNumberInTDs();