diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 84609f7bde..90f2d28d0b 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -3577,6 +3577,7 @@ examples/SynEdit/Completion/unit1.lfm svneol=native#text/plain
 examples/SynEdit/Completion/unit1.pas svneol=native#text/pascal
 examples/SynEdit/NewHighlighterTutorial/HighlighterTutorial.lpi svneol=native#text/xml
 examples/SynEdit/NewHighlighterTutorial/HighlighterTutorial.lpr svneol=native#text/pascal
+examples/SynEdit/NewHighlighterTutorial/README.txt svneol=native#text/plain
 examples/SynEdit/NewHighlighterTutorial/contexthl.pas svneol=native#text/pascal
 examples/SynEdit/NewHighlighterTutorial/foldhl.pas svneol=native#text/pascal
 examples/SynEdit/NewHighlighterTutorial/simplehl.pas svneol=native#text/pascal
diff --git a/examples/SynEdit/NewHighlighterTutorial/README.txt b/examples/SynEdit/NewHighlighterTutorial/README.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d30cad9e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/SynEdit/NewHighlighterTutorial/README.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Example for the "Create your own SynEdit Highlighter" tutorial
+(SynEdit is the editor used by the IDE)
+
+The tutorial can be found at http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/SynEdit_Highlighter
+
+It explains the steps required to write your own highlighter from scratch.
+
diff --git a/examples/SynEdit/NewHighlighterTutorial/unit1.pas b/examples/SynEdit/NewHighlighterTutorial/unit1.pas
index 13dd275bc8..3e40246022 100644
--- a/examples/SynEdit/NewHighlighterTutorial/unit1.pas
+++ b/examples/SynEdit/NewHighlighterTutorial/unit1.pas
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ This is NOT about extending the IDE. This is about SynEdit and it's Highlighter
 Therefore this does not include:
 - registration in the component pallette.
 - Using the Object Inspector
-Those steps are the same as they would be for any other self wriiten componont.
+Those steps are the same as they would be for any other self writen componont.
 
 *)
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