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Word Count Selection

Word Count Selection is a simple and efficient VS Code extension that displays the word and character count of your selected text in real-time on the Status Bar.

Key Features

• Real-time Counting: The count updates automatically as you select text.
• Status Bar Integration: Neatly displayed in the bottom right corner (next to line/col info) only when text is selected.
• Clean UI: Automatically hides when no text is selected, keeping your editor interface clean.
• Word & Char Count: Shows both Word count and Character count simultaneously.

How to Use

1. Install this extension.
2. Open any text file in VS Code.
3. Highlight / Select the text you want to count.
4. Look at the Status Bar (bottom right), you will see information like: Word Count: 5 Words, 25 Chars

Configuration

This extension works automatically without any special configuration. It activates immediately upon opening VS Code (*).

Release Notes

See CHANGELOG.md

Credits

• Author: MarhaenDev (aka Hasan Askari)
• Website: hasanaskari.com
• Email: hasanaskari.id@gmail.com
• Homepage: vsix.hasanaskari.com
• Repository: github.com/marhaendev/vsix-word-count-selection

License

MIT