The bottom left section of the status bar will display details of the selected text as it is being highlighted.

 

In text mode it will display:

 

The line and column number of the start and end positions of the selected text

The total number of characters in the selected text (in decimal and hex)

If the Hex offset in status bar option is enabled, the hex offsets corresponding to the start and end of the selected text will also be displayed.

If highlighting a column, V will also display the sum of the column data if the column consists of numbers.

 

 

In hex mode it will display:

 

The start and end offsets of the selected text (in hex)

The number of characters in the selected text (in decimal and hex)