diff --git a/src/renderer/components/layout/StatusBar.tsx b/src/renderer/components/layout/StatusBar.tsx
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+export function StatusBar() {
+  return (
+    <footer className="flex h-7 items-center justify-between border-t border-border bg-card/20 px-3 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-4">
+        <span>0 words</span>
+        <span>UTF-8</span>
+      </div>
+      <div className="flex items-center gap-4">
+        <span>Ln 1, Col 1</span>
+        <span>Markdown</span>
+      </div>
+    </footer>
+  );
+}
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diff --git a/tests/component/layout/StatusBar.test.tsx b/tests/component/layout/StatusBar.test.tsx
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+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { StatusBar } from '@/components/layout/StatusBar';
+
+describe('StatusBar', () => {
+  it('renders zero word count when no file is open', () => {
+    render(<StatusBar />);
+    expect(screen.getByText(/0 words/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
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