diff --git a/src/Lexer.hs b/src/Lexer.hs
index 436ebfe..c2a7f01 100644
--- a/src/Lexer.hs
+++ b/src/Lexer.hs
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ data Token
     | ParenClose
     | BracketOpen
     | BracketClose
-    | MathsParenOpen
-    | MathsParenClose
+    | MathInlineOpen
+    | MathInlineClose
     | MathsBracketOpen
     | MathsBracketClose
     | NumericEntity Int
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ lexText = go
                     choice $
                         Parsec.try
                             <$> [ mathsBracket
-                                , mathsParens
+                                , mathInline
                                 , escape -- maths go before escape to avoid mismatch
                                 , headers
                                 , newlineToken
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ labeledLink = do
 mathsBracket :: Lexer
 mathsBracket = delimited "\\[" "\\]" MathsBracketOpen MathsBracketClose
 
-mathsParens :: Lexer
-mathsParens = delimited "\\(" "\\)" MathsParenOpen MathsParenClose
+mathInline :: Lexer
+mathInline = delimited "\\(" "\\)" MathInlineOpen MathInlineClose
 
 birdTrack :: Lexer
 birdTrack = delimitedNoTrailing ">> " eol BirdTrack
diff --git a/test/Spec.hs b/test/Spec.hs
index a09489e..21f5d36 100644
--- a/test/Spec.hs
+++ b/test/Spec.hs
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ maths = do
                       , (1, 12, MathsBracketClose)
                       ]
     "\\(other maths\\)"
-        `shouldLexTo` [ (1, 1, MathsParenOpen)
+        `shouldLexTo` [ (1, 1, MathInlineOpen)
                       , (1, 3, Token "other maths")
-                      , (1, 14, MathsParenClose)
+                      , (1, 14, MathInlineClose)
                       ]
 
 escaping :: Expectation