diff --git a/libsrc/jsyntaxpane/jsyntaxpane/src/main/java/jsyntaxpane/Token.java b/libsrc/jsyntaxpane/jsyntaxpane/src/main/java/jsyntaxpane/Token.java
index 0689d697a..a24346ca8 100644
--- a/libsrc/jsyntaxpane/jsyntaxpane/src/main/java/jsyntaxpane/Token.java
+++ b/libsrc/jsyntaxpane/jsyntaxpane/src/main/java/jsyntaxpane/Token.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class Token implements Serializable, Comparable {
     /**
      * the pair value to use if this token is one of a pair:
      * This is how it is used:
-     * The openning part will have a positive number X
+     * The opening part will have a positive number X
      * The closing part will have a negative number X
      * X should be unique for a pair:
      *   e.g. for [ pairValue = +1