diff --git a/src/buffer/katetextline.h b/src/buffer/katetextline.h
--- a/src/buffer/katetextline.h
+++ b/src/buffer/katetextline.h
@@ -414,12 +414,12 @@
      */
     short attribute(int pos) const
     {
-        for (int i = 0; i < m_attributesList.size(); ++i) {
-            if (pos >= m_attributesList[i].offset && pos < (m_attributesList[i].offset + m_attributesList[i].length)) {
-                return m_attributesList[i].attributeValue;
+        for (const auto attr : m_attributesList)
+        {
+            if (pos >= attr.offset && pos < (attr.offset + attr.length)) {
+                return attr.attributeValue;
             }
-
-            if (pos < m_attributesList[i].offset) {
+            if (pos < attr.offset) {
                 break;
             }
         }