diff --git a/queries/java/highlights.scm b/queries/java/highlights.scm
index 71e8a74a4..9b4a9555b 100644
--- a/queries/java/highlights.scm
+++ b/queries/java/highlights.scm
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@
 (hex_integer_literal) @number
 (decimal_integer_literal) @number
 (octal_integer_literal) @number
-(decimal_floating_point_literal) @number
-(hex_floating_point_literal) @number
-(character_literal) @string
+(decimal_floating_point_literal) @float
+(hex_floating_point_literal) @float
+(character_literal) @character
 (string_literal) @string
 (null_literal) @constant.builtin