diff --git a/source/hl.h b/source/hl.h
index d927075..462a024 100644
--- a/source/hl.h
+++ b/source/hl.h
@@ -160,6 +160,26 @@ int new_keyword_tokens(const char       * const * words,
 	return i;
 }
 
+token_t * new_region_token(const char       * const * start,
+                           const char       * const *   end,
+                                 hl_group_t * const       g) {
+	char buffer[100];
+	buffer[0] = '\0';
+	strcat(buffer, start);
+	strcat(buffer, "[\\d\\D]*");
+	strcat(buffer, end);
+
+	token_t * mt = (token_t*)malloc(sizeof(token_t));
+
+	mt->hl     = g;
+	mt->t      = KEYSYMBOL;
+	mt->syntax = regex_compile(buffer);
+
+	append_token(mt);
+
+	return mt;
+}
+
 token_t * new_token(const char         * const word,
                     const token_type_t            t,
                           hl_group_t   * const    g) {