diff --git a/libconlang/src/lib.rs b/libconlang/src/lib.rs
index 7702213..8e89659 100644
--- a/libconlang/src/lib.rs
+++ b/libconlang/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ pub mod token {
         Comment,
         Identifier,
         Integer,
+        String,
     }
     #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
     pub struct Token {
@@ -124,6 +125,17 @@ pub mod lexer {
                     .end()?,
             )
         }
+        pub fn string(&mut self) -> Option<Token> {
+            self.skip_whitespace();
+            self.produce_token(
+                Type::String,
+                Rule::new(self.text())
+                    .char('"')
+                    .and_any(|rule| rule.str(r#"\""#).or(|rule| rule.not_char('"')))
+                    .char('"')
+                    .end()?,
+            )
+        }
     }
 
     #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -343,6 +355,25 @@ mod tests {
                 assert_whole_input_is_token("0b1010", Lexer::integer, Type::Integer);
             }
         }
+        mod string {
+            use super::*;
+            #[test]
+            fn empty_string() {
+                assert_whole_input_is_token("\"\"", Lexer::string, Type::String);
+            }
+            #[test]
+            fn unicode_string() {
+                assert_whole_input_is_token("\"I 💙 🦈!\"", Lexer::string, Type::String);
+            }
+            #[test]
+            fn escape_string() {
+                assert_whole_input_is_token(
+                    r#"" \"This is a quote\" ""#,
+                    Lexer::string,
+                    Type::String,
+                );
+            }
+        }
     }
     mod parser {
         // TODO