1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/text/template/exec.go b/src/text/template/exec.go
index 97c9d1f574..f9bc5d980c 100644
--- a/src/text/template/exec.go
+++ b/src/text/template/exec.go
@@ -496,20 +496,29 @@ func (s *state) idealConstant(constant *parse.NumberNode) reflect.Value {
 	switch {
 	case constant.IsComplex:
 		return reflect.ValueOf(constant.Complex128) // incontrovertible.
-	case constant.IsFloat && !isHexInt(constant.Text) && strings.ContainsAny(constant.Text, ".eEpP"):
+
+	case constant.IsFloat &&
+		!isHexInt(constant.Text) && !isRuneInt(constant.Text) &&
+		strings.ContainsAny(constant.Text, ".eEpP"):
 		return reflect.ValueOf(constant.Float64)
+
 	case constant.IsInt:
 		n := int(constant.Int64)
 		if int64(n) != constant.Int64 {
 			s.errorf("%s overflows int", constant.Text)
 		}
 		return reflect.ValueOf(n)
+
 	case constant.IsUint:
 		s.errorf("%s overflows int", constant.Text)
 	}
 	return zero
 }
 
+func isRuneInt(s string) bool {
+	return len(s) > 0 && s[0] == '\''
+}
+
 func isHexInt(s string) bool {
 	return len(s) > 2 && s[0] == '0' && (s[1] == 'x' || s[1] == 'X') && !strings.ContainsAny(s, "pP")
 }