diff --git a/cmd/tools/vdoc/html.v b/cmd/tools/vdoc/html.v
index efba062bb4..7f5356dc4f 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vdoc/html.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vdoc/html.v
@@ -348,14 +348,15 @@ fn html_highlight(code string, tb &ast.Table) string {
 				.key_true, .key_false {
 					tok_typ = .boolean
 				}
-				.lpar, .lcbr, .rpar, .rcbr, .lsbr, .rsbr, .semicolon, .colon, .comma, .dot {
+				.lpar, .lcbr, .rpar, .rcbr, .lsbr, .rsbr, .semicolon, .colon, .comma, .dot,
+				.dotdot, .ellipsis {
 					tok_typ = .punctuation
 				}
 				else {
 					if token.is_key(tok.lit) || token.is_decl(tok.kind) {
 						tok_typ = .keyword
 					} else if tok.kind == .decl_assign || tok.kind.is_assign() || tok.is_unary()
-						|| tok.kind.is_relational() || tok.kind.is_infix() {
+						|| tok.kind.is_relational() || tok.kind.is_infix() || tok.kind.is_postfix() {
 						tok_typ = .operator
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/cmd/tools/vdoc/utils.v b/cmd/tools/vdoc/utils.v
index 08f800abd6..cbfe3238fe 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vdoc/utils.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vdoc/utils.v
@@ -241,7 +241,8 @@ fn color_highlight(code string, tb &ast.Table) string {
 				.key_true, .key_false {
 					tok_typ = .boolean
 				}
-				.lpar, .lcbr, .rpar, .rcbr, .lsbr, .rsbr, .semicolon, .colon, .comma, .dot {
+				.lpar, .lcbr, .rpar, .rcbr, .lsbr, .rsbr, .semicolon, .colon, .comma, .dot,
+				.dotdot, .ellipsis {
 					tok_typ = .punctuation
 				}
 				.key_none {
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@ fn color_highlight(code string, tb &ast.Table) string {
 					if token.is_key(tok.lit) || token.is_decl(tok.kind) {
 						tok_typ = .keyword
 					} else if tok.kind == .decl_assign || tok.kind.is_assign() || tok.is_unary()
-						|| tok.kind.is_relational() || tok.kind.is_infix() {
+						|| tok.kind.is_relational() || tok.kind.is_infix() || tok.kind.is_postfix() {
 						tok_typ = .operator
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/vlib/v/token/token.v b/vlib/v/token/token.v
index 82a93a11c5..59c200d335 100644
--- a/vlib/v/token/token.v
+++ b/vlib/v/token/token.v
@@ -494,6 +494,11 @@ pub fn (kind Kind) is_infix() bool {
 		.right_shift, .unsigned_right_shift, .arrow]
 }
 
+[inline]
+pub fn (kind Kind) is_postfix() bool {
+	return kind in [.inc, .dec, .question]
+}
+
 pub fn kind_to_string(k Kind) string {
 	return match k {
 		.unknown { 'unknown' }