diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bf2c45e..c7f1e56 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,3 +77,5 @@ Checkout the [Demo](https://marcchasse.github.io/leaflet.ScaleFactor/)
 |----------------|---------|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 | position       | String  | 'bottomleft' | The position of the control (one of the map corners). See control positions.                    |
 | updateWhenIdle | Boolean | false        | If true, the control is updated on moveend, otherwise it's always up-to-date (updated on move). |
+| thousand_separator | String |    ","    | The thousand separator. |
+| scale_separator | String |    ":"       | The scale separator. |
diff --git a/leaflet.scalefactor.js b/leaflet.scalefactor.js
index f75f02a..f96c516 100644
--- a/leaflet.scalefactor.js
+++ b/leaflet.scalefactor.js
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
     var ScaleFactor = L.Control.extend({
         options: {
             position: 'bottomleft',
-            updateWhenIdle: true
+            updateWhenIdle: true,
+            thousand_separator: ",",
+            scale_separator: ':'
         },
 
         onAdd: function (map) {
@@ -71,7 +73,8 @@
             var scaleFactor = RealWorlMetersPer100Pixels / ScreenMetersPer100Pixels;
 
             //.replace formats the scale with commas 50000 -> 50,000
-            this._mScale.innerHTML = '1:' + Math.round(scaleFactor).toString().replace(/\B(?=(\d{3})+(?!\d))/g, ",");
+            this._mScale.innerHTML = '1' + this.options.scale_separator 
+            + Math.round(scaleFactor).toString().replace(/\B(?=(\d{3})+(?!\d))/g, this.options.thousand_separator);
         }
 
     });
diff --git a/leaflet.scalefactor.min.js b/leaflet.scalefactor.min.js
index 6f62e73..d0894d8 100644
--- a/leaflet.scalefactor.min.js
+++ b/leaflet.scalefactor.min.js
@@ -1,7 +1 @@
-!function(e,t){"function"==typeof define&&define.amd?define(["leaflet"],e):"object"==typeof exports&&(module.exports=e(require("leaflet"))),void 0!==t&&t.L&&(t.L.Control.ScaleFactor=e(L),L.control.scalefactor=function(e){return new t.L.Control.ScaleFactor(e)})}(function(e){var t=e.Control.extend({options:{position:"bottomleft",updateWhenIdle:!0},onAdd:function(t){var n="leaflet-control-scalefactor",o=e.DomUtil.create("div",n),i=this.options
-return this._mScale=e.DomUtil.create("div",n+"-line",o),t.on(i.updateWhenIdle?"moveend":"move",this._update,this),t.whenReady(this._update,this),o},onRemove:function(e){e.off(this.options.updateWhenIdle?"moveend":"move",this._update,this)},_pxTOmm:function(){var e=document.createElement("div")
-e.style="height:1mm;display:none",e.id="heightRef",document.body.appendChild(e),e=document.getElementById("heightRef")
-var t=$("#heightRef").height()
-return e.parentNode.removeChild(e),function(e){return e/t}}(),_update:function(){var e=this._map,t=e.getSize().y/2,n=e.distance(e.containerPointToLatLng([0,t]),e.containerPointToLatLng([100,t])),o=this._pxTOmm(100)/1e3,i=n/o
-this._mScale.innerHTML="1:"+(""+Math.round(i)).replace(/\B(?=(\d{3})+(?!\d))/g,",")}})
-return t},window)
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+!function(e,t){"function"==typeof define&&define.amd?define(["leaflet"],e):"object"==typeof exports&&(module.exports=e(require("leaflet"))),void 0!==t&&t.L&&(t.L.Control.ScaleFactor=e(L),L.control.scalefactor=function(e){return new t.L.Control.ScaleFactor(e)})}(function(e){return e.Control.extend({options:{position:"bottomleft",updateWhenIdle:!0,thousand_separator:",",scale_separator:":"},onAdd:function(t){var o=e.DomUtil.create("div","leaflet-control-scalefactor"),n=this.options;return this._mScale=e.DomUtil.create("div","leaflet-control-scalefactor-line",o),t.on(n.updateWhenIdle?"moveend":"move",this._update,this),t.whenReady(this._update,this),o},onRemove:function(e){e.off(this.options.updateWhenIdle?"moveend":"move",this._update,this)},_pxTOmm:function(){var e=document.createElement("div");e.style="height:1mm;display:none",e.id="heightRef",document.body.appendChild(e),e=document.getElementById("heightRef");var t=$("#heightRef").height();return e.parentNode.removeChild(e),function(e){return e/t}}(),_update:function(){var e=this._map,t=e.getSize().y/2,o=e.distance(e.containerPointToLatLng([0,t]),e.containerPointToLatLng([100,t]))/(this._pxTOmm(100)/1e3);this._mScale.innerHTML="1"+this.options.scale_separator+Math.round(o).toString().replace(/\B(?=(\d{3})+(?!\d))/g,this.options.thousand_separator)}})},window);
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