diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
--- a/changelog
+++ b/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+texmath (0.8.2)
+
+  * Better handling of decimal points. Decimal points are now parsed
+    as parts of numbers, not as separate symbols.  E.g. in MathML they
+    now appear in `<mn>` elements.  Closes #74.
+
 texmath (0.8.1)
 
   * OMML: Don't force everything into Roman font by default.
diff --git a/src/Text/TeXMath/Readers/TeX.hs b/src/Text/TeXMath/Readers/TeX.hs
--- a/src/Text/TeXMath/Readers/TeX.hs
+++ b/src/Text/TeXMath/Readers/TeX.hs
@@ -244,7 +244,15 @@
 inbrackets = (brackets $ manyExp $ notFollowedBy (char ']') >> expr)
 
 number :: TP Exp
-number = lexeme $ ENumber <$> many1 digit
+number = lexeme $ ENumber <$> decimalNumber
+  where decimalNumber = try $ do
+          xs <- many digit
+          pt <- option "" (string ".")
+          if null pt
+             then if null xs
+                     then mzero
+                     else return xs
+             else ((xs ++ pt) ++) <$> many1 digit
 
 enclosure :: TP Exp
 enclosure = basicEnclosure <|> scaledEnclosure <|> delimited
diff --git a/tests/readers/tex/11.native b/tests/readers/tex/11.native
--- a/tests/readers/tex/11.native
+++ b/tests/readers/tex/11.native
@@ -1,1 +1,1 @@
-[ESub (EIdentifier "\981") (EIdentifier "n"),ESymbol Open "(",EIdentifier "\954",ESymbol Close ")",ESymbol Rel "=",ENumber "0",ESymbol Ord ".",ENumber "033",ESubsup (EIdentifier "C") (EIdentifier "n") (ENumber "2"),ESuper (EIdentifier "\954") (EGrouped [ESymbol Bin "\8722",ENumber "11",ESymbol Ord "/",ENumber "3"]),ESymbol Pun ",",ESpace (1 % 1),EFraction NormalFrac (ENumber "1") (ESub (EIdentifier "L") (ENumber "0")),ESymbol Rel "\8810",EIdentifier "\954",ESymbol Rel "\8810",EFraction NormalFrac (ENumber "1") (ESub (EIdentifier "l") (ENumber "0"))]
+[ESub (EIdentifier "\981") (EIdentifier "n"),ESymbol Open "(",EIdentifier "\954",ESymbol Close ")",ESymbol Rel "=",ENumber "0.033",ESubsup (EIdentifier "C") (EIdentifier "n") (ENumber "2"),ESuper (EIdentifier "\954") (EGrouped [ESymbol Bin "\8722",ENumber "11",ESymbol Ord "/",ENumber "3"]),ESymbol Pun ",",ESpace (1 % 1),EFraction NormalFrac (ENumber "1") (ESub (EIdentifier "L") (ENumber "0")),ESymbol Rel "\8810",EIdentifier "\954",ESymbol Rel "\8810",EFraction NormalFrac (ENumber "1") (ESub (EIdentifier "l") (ENumber "0"))]
diff --git a/tests/readers/tex/18.native b/tests/readers/tex/18.native
--- a/tests/readers/tex/18.native
+++ b/tests/readers/tex/18.native
@@ -1,1 +1,1 @@
-[ENumber "1",ESymbol Ord ".",ENumber "3",ESymbol Bin "\215",ESymbol Ord ".",ENumber "2"]
+[ENumber "1.3",ESymbol Bin "\215",ENumber ".2"]
diff --git a/tests/writers/11.mml b/tests/writers/11.mml
--- a/tests/writers/11.mml
+++ b/tests/writers/11.mml
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@
     <mi>κ</mi>
     <mo stretchy="false" form="postfix">)</mo>
     <mo>=</mo>
-    <mn>0</mn>
-    <mo>.</mo>
-    <mn>033</mn>
+    <mn>0.033</mn>
     <msubsup>
       <mi>C</mi>
       <mi>n</mi>
diff --git a/tests/writers/11.omml b/tests/writers/11.omml
--- a/tests/writers/11.omml
+++ b/tests/writers/11.omml
@@ -36,15 +36,7 @@
     </m:r>
     <m:r>
       <m:rPr />
-      <m:t>0</m:t>
-    </m:r>
-    <m:r>
-      <m:rPr />
-      <m:t>.</m:t>
-    </m:r>
-    <m:r>
-      <m:rPr />
-      <m:t>033</m:t>
+      <m:t>0.033</m:t>
     </m:r>
     <m:sSubSup>
       <m:e>
diff --git a/tests/writers/18.mml b/tests/writers/18.mml
--- a/tests/writers/18.mml
+++ b/tests/writers/18.mml
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' ?>
 <math display="block" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML">
   <mrow>
-    <mn>1</mn>
-    <mo>.</mo>
-    <mn>3</mn>
+    <mn>1.3</mn>
     <mo>×</mo>
-    <mo>.</mo>
-    <mn>2</mn>
+    <mn>.2</mn>
   </mrow>
 </math>
diff --git a/tests/writers/18.omml b/tests/writers/18.omml
--- a/tests/writers/18.omml
+++ b/tests/writers/18.omml
@@ -6,15 +6,7 @@
   <m:oMath>
     <m:r>
       <m:rPr />
-      <m:t>1</m:t>
-    </m:r>
-    <m:r>
-      <m:rPr />
-      <m:t>.</m:t>
-    </m:r>
-    <m:r>
-      <m:rPr />
-      <m:t>3</m:t>
+      <m:t>1.3</m:t>
     </m:r>
     <m:r>
       <m:rPr />
@@ -22,11 +14,7 @@
     </m:r>
     <m:r>
       <m:rPr />
-      <m:t>.</m:t>
-    </m:r>
-    <m:r>
-      <m:rPr />
-      <m:t>2</m:t>
+      <m:t>.2</m:t>
     </m:r>
   </m:oMath>
 </m:oMathPara>
diff --git a/texmath.cabal b/texmath.cabal
--- a/texmath.cabal
+++ b/texmath.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                texmath
-Version:             0.8.1
+Version:             0.8.2
 Cabal-Version:       >= 1.10
 Build-type:          Simple
 Synopsis:            Conversion between formats used to represent mathematics.