diff --git a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
index 143d54a..5cab4ae 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 " Language:	   Vim script
 " Maintainer:	   Hirohito Higashi <h.east.727 ATMARK gmail.com>
 "	   Doug Kearns <dougkearns@gmail.com>
-" Last Change:	   2025 Feb 23
+" Last Change:	   2025 Feb 27
 " Former Maintainer: Charles E. Campbell
 
 " DO NOT CHANGE DIRECTLY.
@@ -242,7 +242,8 @@
 " All vimCommands are contained by vimIsCommand. {{{2
 syn cluster vimCmdList	contains=vimAbb,vimAddress,vimAutoCmd,vimAugroup,vimBehave,vimCall,vimCatch,vimConst,vimDebuggreedy,vimDef,vimDefFold,vimDelcommand,@vimEcho,vimEnddef,vimEndfunction,vimExecute,vimIsCommand,vimExtCmd,vimFor,vimFunction,vimFuncFold,vimGlobal,vimHighlight,vimLet,vimLoadkeymap,vimLockvar,vimMap,vimMark,vimMatch,vimNotFunc,vimNormal,vimSet,vimSleep,vimSyntax,vimThrow,vimUnlet,vimUnlockvar,vimUnmap,vimUserCmd,vimMenu,vimMenutranslate,@vim9CmdList,@vimExUserCmdList
 syn cluster vim9CmdList	contains=vim9Abstract,vim9Class,vim9Const,vim9Enum,vim9Export,vim9Final,vim9For,vim9Interface,vim9Type,vim9Var
-syn match vimCmdSep	"[:|]\+"	skipwhite nextgroup=@vimCmdList,vimSubst1
+syn match vimCmdSep	"\\\@1<!|"	skipwhite nextgroup=@vimCmdList,vimSubst1,vimFunc
+syn match vimCmdSep	":\+"	skipwhite nextgroup=@vimCmdList,vimSubst1
 syn match vimCount	contained	"\d\+"
 syn match vimIsCommand	"\<\%(\h\w*\|[23]mat\%[ch]\)\>"	 nextgroup=vimBang contains=vimCommand
 syn match vimBang	      contained	"!"