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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Crafter.CppDOM is a C++ library that exposes the browser DOM api's to C++ WebAss
 The library provides three main classes for working with HTML elements, all representing a diffrent ownership model:
 
 ## HtmlElementPtr
-`HtmlElementView` is the base class that provides read and write access to HTML element properties and methods, but does **not** own **anything**. Its the same as a C++ * and will not peform any cleanups.
+`HtmlElementPtr` is the base class that provides read and write access to HTML element properties and methods, but does **not** own **anything**. Its the same as a C++ * and will not peform any cleanups.
 
 ## HtmlElementView
 `HtmlElementView` is a derived class from `HtmlElementPtr` that adds ownership over the event handlers. Upon destructing it will unregister the eventhandlers.