diff --git a/wordcount.py b/wordcount.py
index a17eeda..3c9d566 100644
--- a/wordcount.py
+++ b/wordcount.py
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ class WordcountPlugin(GObject.Object, Gedit.WindowActivatable):
return
try:
text = get_text(doc)
- count = len(WORD_RE.findall(text))
- self._label.set_text(f"words: {count}")
+ word_count = len(WORD_RE.findall(text))
+ char_count = len(text)
+ self._label.set_text(f"words: {word_count} | chars: {char_count}")
except Exception as e:
self._label.set_text(f"error: {e}")
-