Numeric status?

Hi,

Anyone knows if there is a simple way to use numeric, rather than colored
icons to represent a status? For example, dbconn, a customized column
representing the number of connections to a database, shows two-digit number
in the current status page. I know if I click the icon, I can get the
connection number. But a quantitative status for a group of servers will be
a nice choice.

Thank you in advance.

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Zhongyu