diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6c4d73c..02e097e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class MainModule {}
 | `resultMaxHeight`                                                         | `string`                                                                                                                       |          | `'200px'`            | change the height size of results                                                                                   |                                      |
 | `maxResults`                                                              | `number`                                                                                                                       |          | `0`                  | maximum results limit (`0` = unlimited)                                                                             |                                      |
 | `maxResultsMessage`                                                       | `string`                                                                                                                       |          | `'Too much result…'` | message when maximum result                                                                                         |                                      |
-| `grid`                                                                    | `number` or `string`                                                                                                           |          |                      | option by line in grid layout (empty or `0` = no grid layout)<br>number: item by line<br>string: minimal item width |                                      |
+| `grid`                                                                    | `number` or `string`                                                                                                           |          |                      | option by line in grid layout (empty or `0` = no grid layout)<br>`number`: item by line<br>`string`: minimal item width |                                      |
 | `listPosition`                                                            | `'below'`<br>`'above'`<br>`'auto'` ¹                                                                                           |          | `'below'`            | the position for the dropdown list                                                                                  | ¹ `'auto'`: only with `overlay`      |
 | `infiniteScroll`                                                          | `boolean`                                                                                                                      |          | `false`              | active infiniteScroll on dropdown list                                                                              | with `ngx-infinite-scroll`           |
 | `infiniteScrollDistance`                                                  | `number`                                                                                                                       |          | `1.5`                | infiniteScroll distance                                                                                             | with `ngx-infinite-scroll`           |
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ class MainModule {}
 | `templates`                                                               | `TemplateRef`<br>`{option?: TemplateRef, group?: TemplateRef}`<br>etc.<br>(see ”possible object” in [Templating](#templating)) |          |                      | use templates for formatting content (see [Templating](#templating))                                                |                                      |
 | `templateSelection`                                                       | `TemplateRef`                                                                                                                  |          |                      | use templates for formatting content (see [Templating](#templating))                                                |                                      |
 | `noLabelTemplate`                                                         | `boolean`                                                                                                                      |          | `false`              | do not use the template in the selection, stay in text mode                                                         |                                      |
+| `selectionOverride`                                                       | `string` or function ([`Select2SelectionOverride`](#select2-data-structure))                                                              |          |                      | Replace selection by a text<br>`string`: `%size%` = total selected options<br>`function`: juste show the string   |                                      |
+| `selectionNoWrap`                                                         | `boolean`                                                                                                                      |          | `false`              | Force selection on one line                                                                                         |                                      |
 | `editPattern`                                                             | `(str: string) => string`                                                                                                      |          |                      | use it for change the pattern of the filter search                                                                  |                                      |
 | `ngModel`<br>`id`<br>`required`<br>`disabled`<br>`readonly`<br>`tabIndex` |                                                                                                                                |          |                      | just like a `select` control                                                                                        |                                      |
 | `(update)`                                                                | `(event: `[`Select2UpdateEvent`](#select2-data-structure)`) => void`                                                           | event    |                      | triggered when user select an option                                                                                |                                      |
@@ -115,6 +117,13 @@ class MainModule {}
 | `(removeOption)`                                                          | `(event: `[`Select2RemoveEvent`](#select2-data-structure)`) => void`                                                           | event    |                      | triggered when an option is removed from the list of selected options options list                                  | with `multiple`                      |
 | `(autoCreateItem)`                                                        | `(event: `[`Select2AutoCreateEvent`](#select2-data-structure)`) => void`                                                       | event    |                      | triggered when a new item has been added                                                                            | with `autoCreate`                    |
 
+    @Input() selectionOverride: Select2SelectionOverride;
+
+    /** force selection on one line */
+    @HostBinding('class.select2-selection-nowrap')
+    @Input({ transform: booleanAttribute })
+    selectionNoWrap = false;
+
 ### select2 data structure
 
 ```ts
@@ -206,6 +215,8 @@ export interface Select2ScrollEvent {
     /** current data */
     readonly data: Select2Data;
 }
+
+export type Select2SelectionOverride = string | ((params: { size: number; options: Select2Option[] | null }) => string);
 ```
 
 ### Templating
diff --git a/projects/ng-select2-component/src/lib/select2-interfaces.ts b/projects/ng-select2-component/src/lib/select2-interfaces.ts
index 11efe45..ec2e6c1 100644
--- a/projects/ng-select2-component/src/lib/select2-interfaces.ts
+++ b/projects/ng-select2-component/src/lib/select2-interfaces.ts
@@ -90,3 +90,5 @@ export interface Select2ScrollEvent {
     /** current data */
     readonly data: Select2Data;
 }
+
+export type Select2SelectionOverride = string | ((params: { size: number; options: Select2Option[] | null }) => string);
diff --git a/projects/ng-select2-component/src/lib/select2.component.html b/projects/ng-select2-component/src/lib/select2.component.html
index 486d45d..040ee25 100644
--- a/projects/ng-select2-component/src/lib/select2.component.html
+++ b/projects/ng-select2-component/src/lib/select2.component.html
@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@
             [class.select2-selection--single]="!multiple"
             role="combobox"
         >
-            @if (!multiple) {
+            @if (selectionOverride) {
+                 <span class="select2-selection__override" [innerHTML]="_selectionOverrideLabel()"></span>
+                 @if (!multiple && resettable && resetSelectedValue !== value && select2Option && !(disabled || readonly)) {
+                    <span (click)="reset($event)" class="select2-selection__reset" role="presentation">×</span>
+                }
+            } @else if (!multiple) {
                 <span class="select2-selection__rendered" [title]="select2Option?.label || ''">
                     @if (!select2Option) {
                         <span>&nbsp;</span>
@@ -51,14 +56,11 @@
                         >{{ placeholder }}</span
                     >
                 </span>
-            }
-            @if (!multiple && resettable && resetSelectedValue !== value && select2Option && !(disabled || readonly)) {
-                <span (click)="reset($event)" class="select2-selection__reset" role="presentation">×</span>
-            }
-            @if (!multiple) {
+                @if (resettable && resetSelectedValue !== value && select2Option && !(disabled || readonly)) {
+                    <span (click)="reset($event)" class="select2-selection__reset" role="presentation">×</span>
+                }
                 <span class="select2-selection__arrow" role="presentation"> </span>
-            }
-            @if (multiple) {
+            } @else {
                 <ul class="select2-selection__rendered">
                     @if (!autoCreate) {
                         <span
diff --git a/projects/ng-select2-component/src/lib/select2.component.scss b/projects/ng-select2-component/src/lib/select2.component.scss
index 1507a6a..6bf8f23 100644
--- a/projects/ng-select2-component/src/lib/select2.component.scss
+++ b/projects/ng-select2-component/src/lib/select2.component.scss
@@ -237,6 +237,11 @@
             display: none;
         }
 
+        .select2-selection__override {
+            flex: 1;
+            margin: 0 5px;
+        }
+
         .select2-selection__reset,
         .select2-selection__arrow {
             display: flex;
@@ -317,6 +322,11 @@
             display: none;
         }
 
+        .select2-selection__override {
+            flex: 1;
+            margin: 0 5px;
+        }
+
         .select2-selection__clear {
             cursor: pointer;
             float: right;
@@ -577,6 +587,25 @@
             }
         }
     }
+
+    &.select2-selection-nowrap {
+        .select2-selection--single,
+        .select2-selection--multiple {
+            &.select2-selection {
+                &,
+                & span,
+                & ul {
+                    overflow: hidden;
+                    white-space: nowrap;
+                    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+                }
+                & ul {
+                    display: flex;
+                    flex-wrap: nowrap;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 // material style
diff --git a/projects/ng-select2-component/src/lib/select2.component.ts b/projects/ng-select2-component/src/lib/select2.component.ts
index ded952e..965bb4f 100644
--- a/projects/ng-select2-component/src/lib/select2.component.ts
+++ b/projects/ng-select2-component/src/lib/select2.component.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import {
     Select2RemoveEvent,
     Select2ScrollEvent,
     Select2SearchEvent,
+    Select2SelectionOverride,
     Select2UpdateEvent,
     Select2UpdateValue,
     Select2Value,
@@ -201,6 +202,18 @@ export class Select2 implements ControlValueAccessor, OnInit, DoCheck, AfterView
      */
     @Input() grid = '';
 
+    /**
+     * Replace selection by a text
+     * * if string: `%size%` = total selected options
+     * * if function: juste show the string
+     */
+    @Input() selectionOverride: Select2SelectionOverride;
+
+    /** force selection on one line */
+    @HostBinding('class.select2-selection-nowrap')
+    @Input({ transform: booleanAttribute })
+    selectionNoWrap = false;
+
     @Output() update = new EventEmitter<Select2UpdateEvent<Select2UpdateValue>>();
     @Output() autoCreateItem = new EventEmitter<Select2AutoCreateEvent<Select2UpdateValue>>();
     @Output() open = new EventEmitter<Select2>();
@@ -941,6 +954,21 @@ export class Select2 implements ControlValueAccessor, OnInit, DoCheck, AfterView
         return !!(isInvalid && (isTouched || isSubmitted));
     }
 
+    _selectionOverrideLabel() {
+        if (typeof this.selectionOverride === 'function') {
+            return this.selectionOverride({
+                size: this.optionsSize(),
+                options: Array.isArray(this.option) ? this.option : this.option ? [this.option] : null,
+            });
+        } else if (typeof this.selectionOverride === 'string') {
+            return this.selectionOverride.replaceAll('%size%', `${this.optionsSize()}`);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private optionsSize() {
+        return Array.isArray(this.option) ? this.option.length : this.option ? 1 : 0;
+    }
+
     private addItem(value: string): Select2Option {
         let item = Select2Utils.getOptionByValue(this._data, value);
         if (!item) {
diff --git a/src/app/app-examples.component.html b/src/app/app-examples.component.html
index 8bee3b8..e4d43fe 100644
--- a/src/app/app-examples.component.html
+++ b/src/app/app-examples.component.html
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ <h3 id="ex-9">9. multiple + limite <input type="number" [(ngModel)]="limitSelect
     >
     </select2>
     <h3 id="ex-10">10. multiple + hide selected items ({{ value10 | json }})</h3>
+
+    <label><input id="no-wrap" type="checkbox" [(ngModel)]="selectionNoWrap" /> selectionNoWrap</label>
+
     <select2
         [overlay]="overlay"
         [data]="data10"
@@ -114,6 +117,7 @@ <h3 id="ex-10">10. multiple + hide selected items ({{ value10 | json }})</h3>
         (update)="update('value10', $event)"
         hideSelectedItems="true"
         id="selec2-10"
+        [selectionNoWrap]="selectionNoWrap"
     >
     </select2>
     <h3 id="ex-11">11. material style and form binding ({{ value11 }})</h3>
@@ -468,7 +472,7 @@ <h3 id="ex-35">35. grid-auto ({{ value35 }})</h3>
         (update)="update('value35', $event)"
     ></select2>
 
-    <h3 id="ex-35b">35b. grid-auto sub-group + multiple ({{ value35b }})</h3>
+    <h3 id="ex-35b">35b. grid-auto sub-group + multiple ({{ value35b | json }})</h3>
     <select2
         [overlay]="overlay"
         [data]="data35b"
@@ -479,4 +483,46 @@ <h3 id="ex-35b">35b. grid-auto sub-group + multiple ({{ value35b }})</h3>
         (autoCreateItem)="update('value35b', $event)"
         (update)="update('value35b', $event)"
     ></select2>
+
+    <h3 id="ex-35">36. selectionOverride ({{ value36 }})</h3>
+    <select2
+        selectionOverride="Test (%size%)"
+        resettable
+        [overlay]="overlay"
+        [data]="data36"
+        [value]="value36"
+        id="selec2-36"
+        (update)="update('value36', $event)"
+    >
+    </select2>
+    <br />
+
+    <h3 id="ex-36m">36b. selectionOverride multiple ({{ value36m | json }})</h3>
+
+    <select2
+        selectionOverride="Test (%size%)"
+        [overlay]="overlay"
+        [data]="data36m"
+        [value]="value36m"
+        id="selec2-36-m"
+        (update)="update('value36m', $event)"
+        multiple
+    >
+    </select2>
+
+    <h3 id="ex-36mf">36c. selectionOverride multiple / function ({{ value36mf | json }})</h3>
+
+    <label><input id="no-wrap" type="checkbox" [(ngModel)]="selectionNoWrap" /> selectionNoWrap</label>
+
+    <select2
+        [selectionOverride]="selectionOverride"
+        [selectionNoWrap]="selectionNoWrap"
+        [overlay]="overlay"
+        [data]="data36mf"
+        [value]="value36mf"
+        id="selec2-36-mf"
+        (update)="update('value36mf', $event)"
+        multiple
+    >
+    </select2>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/app-examples.component.ts b/src/app/app-examples.component.ts
index a04f774..fcbae73 100644
--- a/src/app/app-examples.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/app-examples.component.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
     Select2Data,
     Select2ScrollEvent,
     Select2SearchEvent,
+    Select2SelectionOverride,
     Select2UpdateEvent,
 } from 'projects/ng-select2-component/src/public_api';
 
@@ -72,6 +73,9 @@ export class AppExamplesComponent {
     data34b = data1;
     data35 = data35;
     data35b = data35b;
+    data36 = data1;
+    data36m = data1;
+    data36mf = data1;
 
     minCountForSearch = Infinity;
 
@@ -88,7 +92,7 @@ export class AppExamplesComponent {
     value7 = '';
     value8 = '';
     value9: string[] = [];
-    value10: string[] = ['CA', 'OR'];
+    value10: string[] = ['CA', 'OR', 'RI', 'WV', 'VT', 'VA', 'AR', 'IA'];
     value11 = 'CA';
     value12 = 'CA';
     value13 = true;
@@ -117,10 +121,18 @@ export class AppExamplesComponent {
     value34b = '';
     value35 = '';
     value35b = '';
+    value36 = '';
+    value36m = ['NY', 'NC', 'RI', 'WV', 'VT', 'VA', 'AR', 'IA'];
+    value36mf = ['NY', 'NC', 'RI', 'WV', 'VT', 'VA', 'AR', 'IA'];
+
+    selectionOverride: Select2SelectionOverride = params => {
+        return `Selection (${params.size}${params.options.length > 0 ? ': ' + params.options.map(e => e.label).join(', ') : ''}) `;
+    };
 
     limitSelection = 0;
 
     overlay = false;
+    selectionNoWrap = false;
 
     fg: UntypedFormGroup = new UntypedFormGroup({
         state: new UntypedFormControl(),
diff --git a/src/app/app-gen.component.html b/src/app/app-gen.component.html
index dffab92..9cfd71d 100644
--- a/src/app/app-gen.component.html
+++ b/src/app/app-gen.component.html
@@ -128,7 +128,30 @@ <h4>parameters</h4>
                 <option value="borderless">borderless</option>
             </select>
         </div>
-        <h4>Templates</h4>
+
+        <h5>Selection</h5>
+        <div>selectionOverride:</div>
+        <div>
+            <label for="selectionOverrideFunction"> - function : </label>
+            <input type="checkbox" formControlName="selectionOverrideFunction" id="selectionOverrideFunction" />
+        </div>
+        <div>
+            <label for="selectionOverrideString">
+                - string: <br /><small><code>%size%</code> = selected item count </small></label
+            >
+            <input
+                type="text"
+                formControlName="selectionOverrideString"
+                id="selectionOverrideString"
+                [attr.disabled]="ctrlForm?.value?.selectionOverrideFunction === true ? 'disabled' : null"
+            />
+        </div>
+        <div>
+            <label for="selectionNoWrap">selectionOverride : </label>
+            <input type="checkbox" formControlName="selectionNoWrap" id="selectionNoWrap" />
+        </div>
+
+        <h5>Templates</h5>
         <div>
             <label for="template">template style :</label>
             <select formControlName="template" id="template">
@@ -155,7 +178,7 @@ <h4>Templates</h4>
         <h4>Events</h4>
         <div>
             <label for="update">update: </label>
-            <input type="checkbox" formControlName="update" id="update" />
+            <input type="checkbox" formControlName="selectionOverride" id="update" />
         </div>
         <div>
             <label for="open">open: </label>
@@ -217,6 +240,12 @@ <h4>HTML render</h4>
                     [noResultMessage]="ctrlForm?.value?.noResultMessage"
                     [grid]="ctrlForm?.value?.grid"
                     [noLabelTemplate]="ctrlForm?.value?.noLabelTemplate"
+                    [selectionOverride]="
+                        ctrlForm?.value?.selectionOverrideFunction
+                            ? selectionOverride
+                            : ctrlForm?.value?.selectionOverrideString
+                    "
+                    [selectionNoWrap]="ctrlForm?.value?.selectionNoWrap"
                     [templates]="
                         getTemplate(
                             template,
diff --git a/src/app/app-gen.component.ts b/src/app/app-gen.component.ts
index b52515d..064db1f 100644
--- a/src/app/app-gen.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/app-gen.component.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { UntypedFormBuilder, UntypedFormControl, UntypedFormGroup } from '@angul
 import { Json2html, Json2htmlRef } from '@ikilote/json2html';
 import * as Bowser from 'bowser';
 
+import { Select2SelectionOverride } from 'projects/ng-select2-component/src/public_api';
 import { data24 } from './app.data';
 
 @Component({
@@ -50,6 +51,9 @@ export class AppGenComponent implements AfterContentInit {
             maxResults: new UntypedFormControl(),
             maxResultsMessage: new UntypedFormControl(),
             grid: new UntypedFormControl(),
+            selectionOverrideString: new UntypedFormControl(),
+            selectionOverrideFunction: new UntypedFormControl(),
+            selectionNoWrap: new UntypedFormControl(),
             // template
             template: new UntypedFormControl(),
             templateSelection: new UntypedFormControl(),
@@ -78,6 +82,10 @@ export class AppGenComponent implements AfterContentInit {
         this.codeGeneration();
     }
 
+    selectionOverride: Select2SelectionOverride = params => {
+        return `Selection (${params.size}${params.options.length > 0 ? ': ' + params.options.map(e => e.label).join(', ') : ''}) `;
+    };
+
     getTemplate(
         template: TemplateRef<any>,
         option: TemplateRef<any>,
@@ -246,6 +254,17 @@ export class AppGenComponent implements AfterContentInit {
         if (value.noLabelTemplate) {
             attrs.noLabelTemplate = this._testBoolean(value.noLabelTemplate);
         }
+        if (value.noLabelTemplate) {
+            attrs.noLabelTemplate = this._testBoolean(value.noLabelTemplate);
+        }
+        if (value.selectionOverrideFunction) {
+            attrs['[selectionOverride]'] = 'selectionOverride';
+        } else if (value.selectionOverrideString) {
+            attrs.selectionOverride = value.selectionOverrideString;
+        }
+        if (value.selectionNoWrap) {
+            attrs.selectionNoWrap = this._testBoolean(value.selectionNoWrap);
+        }
 
         // template