After a 17-year-old girl from Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania was mercilessly bullied by internet commenters for her weight, an even bigger community of people online rushed to her defense.

Earlier this month, high-schooler Tayja Jones got all dolled up to go to her junior prom, danced the night away, and then shared a picture of herself in her sparkly prom dress on social media.

But she woke up the next day to find that strangers across the internet were making fun of her, calling her names for being overweight and attacking her dress choice.

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All dressed up! Tayja Jones shared a picture of herself going to prom in her sequined dress

She's so excited: The 17-year-old was feeling happy and confident

Awful: A picture she posted online drew attacks from strangers, who bullied her for her size and dress choice

Tayja has been feeling great about herself the night before. She'd picked out a girly dress with black tulle skirt and multicolor sequins on top, styled her hair, and did her make-up.

'I felt good and I was happy,' she told Fox 29.

She took pictures with friends, headed to the prom, and danced the night away, updating her Instagram before bed with a photo of herself in her dress.

The next morning, though, she found out from friends that her image had gone viral online — and people were being incredibly cruel.

‘There were just like so many rude remarks and negative comments about how I looked. People I didn't know were just like, "That dress is not for her, she looks like a fat something,"’ Tayja said.

‘It was just really hurtful because I was so confident the day before and it just changed my view of myself,’ she added.

Support: Other people have started chiming in with kind words for Tayja

If you have nothing nice to say: They've called out the bullies and used the hashtag #TeamTayja

A movement: The hashtag has gone viral as more and more people support Tayja

Sweet: Several paid Tayja compliments and told her how awesome she looked

Balance: Tayja has seen the supportive words and appreciates them

The comments make Tayja feel depressed. Her mom revealed that the teenager didn't want to go to school or even leave the house. She also deleted all of her Instagram pictures to hide her presence online.

'I was made fun of because I thought I looked pretty and people bullied me. I guess I wasn't meant to do things and go places like other people,' she said.

Then, though, something amazing happened — strangers started chiming in in Tayja's defense, telling her she looked awesome and not to mind the bullies. They began using the hashtag #teamtayJa, starting an anti-bullying movement that got back to the teenager.

‘Beauty comes in all shapes n sizes. 'Yall tryna put a gorgeous girl down to make yourselves feel better. she's stunning,’ wrote a girl named Sam.

Heartbreaking: When people began attacking her, she didn't want to leave the house and felt depressed

Scarred: She's not sure she'll go to her senior prom when it rolls around next year

Getting back in the groove: After deleting her pictures on Instagram, she's started posting again and thanking people for supporting her

‘Make-up was on point! Hair was perfect! Dress slaying, beautiful in every way! No one should be judged like that!’ wrote a girl named Ari.

Kara said, ‘judging someone for their physical appearance is just cruel,’ while Telisa added, ‘Tayja, babe, you were on fleek! Hair and make-up pretty! You slayed prom with that dress!’

Tayja is still having a hard time overcoming the negative and focusing on the positive, and she doesn’t think she’ll go to senior prom next year . But she's trying to look on the bright side, and certainly appreciates all of the nice messages.

She's even starting posting on Instagram again, including a compilation video from the night, with pictures and cell phone clips of her at the dance and having a great time.