diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/fragments/NoteFragment.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/fragments/NoteFragment.kt
index 19e370aa..bfefb0e0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/fragments/NoteFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/notes/fragments/NoteFragment.kt
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import android.view.Gravity
 import android.view.LayoutInflater
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
+import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.beGone
+import com.simplemobiletools.commons.extensions.beVisible
 import com.simplemobiletools.notes.R
 import com.simplemobiletools.notes.activities.MainActivity
 import com.simplemobiletools.notes.extensions.*
@@ -120,28 +122,23 @@ class NoteFragment : Fragment() {
 
         if (config.showWordCount) {
             view.notes_view.addTextChangedListener(textWatcher)
-            view.notes_counter.visibility = View.VISIBLE
+            view.notes_counter.beVisible()
+            view.notes_counter.setTextColor(config.textColor)
             setWordCounter(view.notes_view.text)
-        }
-        else {
-            view.notes_counter.visibility = View.GONE
+        } else {
+            view.notes_counter.beGone()
         }
     }
 
     override fun onPause() {
         super.onPause()
         saveText()
-
-        removeTextWatcher()
-    }
-
-    private fun removeTextWatcher() {
         view.notes_view.removeTextChangedListener(textWatcher)
     }
 
     private fun setWordCounter(text: Editable) {
-        val wordArray = text.toString().replace("\n", " ").split(" ")
-        notes_counter.text = wordArray.count { it.isNotEmpty() }.toString()
+        val words = text.toString().replace("\n", " ").split(" ")
+        notes_counter.text = words.count { it.isNotEmpty() }.toString()
     }
 
     private var textWatcher: TextWatcher = object : TextWatcher {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_note.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_note.xml
index 41e23c5a..a1725e0f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_note.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_note.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+<RelativeLayout
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
     android:id="@+id/note_Fragment_holder"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
@@ -12,33 +13,32 @@
         android:fillViewport="true">
 
         <RelativeLayout
-            android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:id="@+id/notes_relative_layout"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content">
 
-        <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyEditText
-            android:id="@+id/notes_view"
-            android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:background="@null"
-            android:freezesText="true"
-            android:gravity="top"
-            android:inputType="textCapSentences|textMultiLine"
-            android:padding="@dimen/activity_margin"
-            android:textCursorDrawable="@null"/>
+            <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyEditText
+                android:id="@+id/notes_view"
+                android:layout_width="match_parent"
+                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                android:background="@null"
+                android:freezesText="true"
+                android:gravity="top"
+                android:inputType="textCapSentences|textMultiLine"
+                android:padding="@dimen/activity_margin"
+                android:textCursorDrawable="@null"/>
 
-            <TextView
+            <com.simplemobiletools.commons.views.MyTextView
                 android:id="@+id/notes_counter"
                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:textStyle="italic"
-                tools:text="123"
-                android:padding="5dp"
                 android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
                 android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
-                android:layout_alignParentRight="true" />
+                android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
+                android:padding="@dimen/small_margin"
+                android:textStyle="italic"
+                tools:text="123"/>
 
         </RelativeLayout>
-
     </ScrollView>
 </RelativeLayout>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-sk/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-sk/strings.xml
index e76c8e8b..b82d415e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-sk/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-sk/strings.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <string name="place_cursor_end">Umiestniť kurzor na koniec poznámky</string>
     <string name="monospaced_font">Použiť písmo Monospace</string>
     <string name="show_keyboard">Zobraziť klávesnicu po spustení</string>
-    <string name="show_word_count">Show word count</string>
+    <string name="show_word_count">Zobraziť počítadlo slov</string>
     <string name="alignment">Zarovnanie</string>
     <string name="left">Vľavo</string>
     <string name="center">Uprostred</string>