diff --git a/src/common.rs b/src/common.rs
index a1bf3ac1..3b4dd100 100644
--- a/src/common.rs
+++ b/src/common.rs
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@
 
 use std::fmt;
 
+pub(crate) type PosUInt = u32;
+
 /// Represents a position inside some textual document.
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct TextPosition {
     /// Row, counting from 0
-    pub row: u64,
+    pub row: PosUInt,
     /// Column, counting from 0
-    pub column: u64,
+    pub column: PosUInt,
 }
 
 impl TextPosition {
@@ -22,13 +24,13 @@ impl TextPosition {
     /// Advances the position in a line
     #[inline]
     pub fn advance(&mut self, count: u8) {
-        self.column += u64::from(count);
+        self.column += PosUInt::from(count);
     }
 
     /// Advances the position in a line to the next tab position
     #[inline]
     pub fn advance_to_tab(&mut self, width: u8) {
-        let width = u64::from(width);
+        let width = PosUInt::from(width);
         self.column += width - self.column % width;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/reader/lexer.rs b/src/reader/lexer.rs
index f6ce5fe9..33416891 100644
--- a/src/reader/lexer.rs
+++ b/src/reader/lexer.rs
@@ -649,6 +649,7 @@ impl Lexer {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    use crate::common::PosUInt;
     use crate::common::Position;
     use std::io::{BufReader, Cursor};
 
@@ -667,8 +668,8 @@ mod tests {
             let err = $lex.next_token(&mut $buf);
             assert!(err.is_err());
             let err = err.unwrap_err();
-            assert_eq!($r as u64, err.position().row);
-            assert_eq!($c as u64, err.position().column);
+            assert_eq!($r as PosUInt, err.position().row);
+            assert_eq!($c as PosUInt, err.position().column);
         })
     );