diff --git a/7.1.306 b/7.1.306
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba3d49d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/7.1.306
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+To: vim-dev@vim.org
+Subject: Patch 7.1.306
+Fcc: outbox
+From: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@moolenaar.net>
+Mime-Version: 1.0
+Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
+Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
+------------
+
+Patch 7.1.306
+Problem:    Some Unicode characters are handled like word characters while
+	    they are symbols.
+Solution:   Adjust the table for Unicode classification.
+Files:	    src/mbyte.c
+
+
+*** ../vim-7.1.305/src/mbyte.c	Wed Feb 20 11:27:59 2008
+--- src/mbyte.c	Wed May 21 20:49:34 2008
+***************
+*** 1973,1980 ****
+  	{0x205f, 0x205f, 0},
+  	{0x2060, 0x27ff, 1},		/* punctuation and symbols */
+  	{0x2070, 0x207f, 0x2070},	/* superscript */
+! 	{0x2080, 0x208f, 0x2080},	/* subscript */
+! 	{0x2983, 0x2998, 1},
+  	{0x29d8, 0x29db, 1},
+  	{0x29fc, 0x29fd, 1},
+  	{0x3000, 0x3000, 0},		/* ideographic space */
+--- 1973,1982 ----
+  	{0x205f, 0x205f, 0},
+  	{0x2060, 0x27ff, 1},		/* punctuation and symbols */
+  	{0x2070, 0x207f, 0x2070},	/* superscript */
+! 	{0x2080, 0x2094, 0x2080},	/* subscript */
+! 	{0x20a0, 0x27ff, 1},		/* all kinds of symbols */
+! 	{0x2800, 0x28ff, 0x2800},	/* braille */
+! 	{0x2900, 0x2998, 1},		/* arrows, brackets, etc. */
+  	{0x29d8, 0x29db, 1},
+  	{0x29fc, 0x29fd, 1},
+  	{0x3000, 0x3000, 0},		/* ideographic space */
+*** ../vim-7.1.305/src/version.c	Thu May 29 22:41:19 2008
+--- src/version.c	Wed Jun  4 10:54:36 2008
+***************
+*** 668,669 ****
+--- 673,676 ----
+  {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
++ /**/
++     306,
+  /**/
+
+-- 
+Engineers are always delighted to share wisdom, even in areas in which they
+have no experience whatsoever.  Their logic provides them with inherent
+insight into any field of expertise.  This can be a problem when dealing with
+the illogical people who believe that knowledge can only be derived through
+experience.
+				(Scott Adams - The Dilbert principle)
+
+ /// Bram Moolenaar -- Bram@Moolenaar.net -- http://www.Moolenaar.net   \\\
+///        sponsor Vim, vote for features -- http://www.Vim.org/sponsor/ \\\
+\\\        download, build and distribute -- http://www.A-A-P.org        ///
+ \\\            help me help AIDS victims -- http://ICCF-Holland.org    ///
diff --git a/README.patches b/README.patches
index d53aebf..fdf6ae5 100644
--- a/README.patches
+++ b/README.patches
@@ -338,3 +338,4 @@ Individual patches for Vim 7.1:
   1409  7.1.303  (after 7.1.302) compilation error on MS-Windows, again
  12135  7.1.304  shortpath_for_invalid_fname() is too complex and wrong
   4735  7.1.305  can't edit compressed file with special characters in the name
+  2153  7.1.306  some Unicode symbol chars are handled like word chars
diff --git a/vim.spec b/vim.spec
index d69e06f..00b2b03 100644
--- a/vim.spec
+++ b/vim.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #used for pre-releases:
 %define beta %{nil}
 %define vimdir vim71%{?beta}
-%define patchlevel 305
+%define patchlevel 306
 
 Summary: The VIM editor
 URL:     http://www.vim.org/
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ Patch302: ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.1/7.1.302
 Patch303: ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.1/7.1.303
 Patch304: ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.1/7.1.304
 Patch305: ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.1/7.1.305
+Patch306: ftp://ftp.vim.org/pub/vim/patches/7.1/7.1.306
 
 Patch3000: vim-7.0-syntax.patch
 Patch3002: vim-7.1-nowarnings.patch
@@ -803,6 +804,7 @@ perl -pi -e "s,bin/nawk,bin/awk,g" runtime/tools/mve.awk
 %patch303 -p0
 %patch304 -p0
 %patch305 -p0
+%patch306 -p0
 
 
 # install spell files
@@ -1221,6 +1223,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/*/apps/*
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jun 04 2008 Karsten Hopp <karsten@redhat.com> 7.1.306-1
+- patchlevel 306, fixes some unicode characters
+
 * Tue Jun 03 2008 Karsten Hopp <karsten@redhat.com> 7.1.305-1
 - patchlevel 305
 - put /etc/vimrc autocmd's into fedora augroup (similar to #241308)