diff --git a/src/css/easymde.css b/src/css/easymde.css
index 5dafac2..4adcff1 100644
--- a/src/css/easymde.css
+++ b/src/css/easymde.css
@@ -201,10 +201,6 @@
     margin-left: 1em;
 }
 
-.editor-statusbar .lines:before {
-    content: 'lines: '
-}
-
 .editor-statusbar .lines:before {
     content: attr(data-status-bar-before) ': ';
 }
@@ -213,6 +209,10 @@
     content: attr(data-status-bar-before) ': ';
 }
 
+.editor-statusbar .characters:before {
+    content: 'characters: '
+}
+
 .editor-preview-full {
     position: absolute;
     width: 100%;