diff --git a/doc/lualine.txt b/doc/lualine.txt
index bb97663..bb0d3df 100644
--- a/doc/lualine.txt
+++ b/doc/lualine.txt
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ CHANGING COMPONENTS IN LUALINE SECTIONS ~
 - `mode` (vim mode)
 - `progress` (%progress in file)
 - `searchcount` (number of search matches when hlsearch is active)
+- `selectioncount` (number of selected characters or lines)
 - `tabs` (shows currently available tabs)
 - `windows` (shows currently available windows)
 
diff --git a/lua/lualine/components/selectioncount.lua b/lua/lualine/components/selectioncount.lua
index a763936..f08bde0 100644
--- a/lua/lualine/components/selectioncount.lua
+++ b/lua/lualine/components/selectioncount.lua
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 local function selectioncount()
   local mode = vim.fn.mode(true)
-  local line_start, col_start = vim.fn.line("v"), vim.fn.col("v")
-  local line_end, col_end = vim.fn.line("."), vim.fn.col(".")
-  if mode:match("") then
-      return string.format('%dx%d', math.abs(line_start-line_end)+1, math.abs(col_start-col_end)+1)
-  elseif mode:match("V") or line_start ~= line_end then
+  local line_start, col_start = vim.fn.line('v'), vim.fn.col('v')
+  local line_end, col_end = vim.fn.line('.'), vim.fn.col('.')
+  if mode:match('') then
+    return string.format('%dx%d', math.abs(line_start - line_end) + 1, math.abs(col_start - col_end) + 1)
+  elseif mode:match('V') or line_start ~= line_end then
     return math.abs(line_start - line_end) + 1
-  elseif mode:match("v") then
+  elseif mode:match('v') then
     return math.abs(col_start - col_end) + 1
   else
-      return ''
+    return ''
   end
 end