diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ea8c4bf..6bae391 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 /target
+*.html
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d075642..67d8bce 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ version = 4
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bberry"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 7072194..2e9aaaf 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "bberry"
 description = "lisp-like dsl which \"compiles\" into html"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 edition = "2024"
 authors = ["trisuaso"]
 repository = "https://trisua.com/t/bberry.git"
diff --git a/examples/string_escape.lisp b/examples/string_escape.lisp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e5ea26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/string_escape.lisp
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+('"\"Hello,\" world!")
+(' "Hello, \"w\"orld!")
diff --git a/src/core/parser.rs b/src/core/parser.rs
index 4384e02..1cf2951 100644
--- a/src/core/parser.rs
+++ b/src/core/parser.rs
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ pub fn expr_parser(buf: &str) -> Element {
 
         // parse tag first as it is the first thing
         if !finished_parsing_tag {
-            if (char == ' ') | (char == '\n') {
+            if (char == ' ') | (char == '\n') | (char == '"') {
                 finished_parsing_tag = true;
                 continue;
             }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 9300be0..b682f4c 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,18 @@
 pub mod core;
 pub use core::parser::document as parse;
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use crate::{core::element::Render, parse};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn string_escape() {
+        std::fs::write(
+            "string_escape.html",
+            parse(&std::fs::read_to_string("examples/string_escape.lisp").unwrap())
+                .0
+                .render(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+    }
+}