diff --git a/escape.go b/escape.go
index b18e3c0..0fb64f3 100644
--- a/escape.go
+++ b/escape.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func paramToColor(p int) Attribute {
 }
 
 // parseOne parses a rune. If isEscape is true, it means that the rune is part
-// of an scape sequence, and as such should not be printed verbatim. Otherwise,
+// of an escape sequence, and as such should not be printed verbatim. Otherwise,
 // it's not an escape sequence.
 func (ei *escapeInterpreter) parseOne(ch rune) (isEscape bool, err error) {
 	// Sanity checks to make sure we're not parsing something totally bogus.