diff --git a/stdlib/ast_transformation.krak b/stdlib/ast_transformation.krak
index cda70d4..c5330f6 100644
--- a/stdlib/ast_transformation.krak
+++ b/stdlib/ast_transformation.krak
@@ -549,9 +549,10 @@ obj ast_transformation (Object) {
                 }
                 value_str = new_str
             }
-        } else if (value_str[0] == '\'') //'// lol, comment hack for vim syntax highlighting (my fault, of course)
+        } else if (value_str[0] == '\'') { //'// lol, comment hack for vim syntax highlighting (my fault, of course)
             value_type = type_ptr(base_type::character())
-        else if (value_str == "true" || value_str == "false")
+            value_str = value_str.slice(1,-2)
+        } else if (value_str == "true" || value_str == "false")
             value_type = type_ptr(base_type::boolean())
         else {
             // should differentiate between float and double...
diff --git a/stdlib/bytecode_generator.krak b/stdlib/bytecode_generator.krak
index 8a28ba9..ee2758b 100644
--- a/stdlib/bytecode_generator.krak
+++ b/stdlib/bytecode_generator.krak
@@ -617,6 +617,8 @@ obj bytecode_generator (Object) {
             return emit_imm((node->value.string_value == "true") cast long)
         else if (node->value.value_type->base == base_type::character() && node->value.value_type->indirection == 1)
             return emit_imm((node->value.string_value.toCharArray()) cast long)
+        else if (node->value.value_type->base == base_type::character() && node->value.value_type->indirection == 0)
+            return emit_imm((node->value.string_value[0]) cast long)
         else
             return emit_imm(string_to_num<int>(node->value.string_value))
     }
diff --git a/stdlib/c_generator.krak b/stdlib/c_generator.krak
index 1388cdc..6245eac 100644
--- a/stdlib/c_generator.krak
+++ b/stdlib/c_generator.krak
@@ -291,6 +291,8 @@ obj c_generator (Object) {
     }
     fun generate_value(node: *ast_node): string {
         var value = node->value.string_value
+        if (node->value.value_type->base == base_type::character() && node->value.value_type->indirection == 0)
+            return "'" + value + "'"
         if (node->value.value_type->base != base_type::character() || node->value.value_type->indirection != 1)
             return value
 
diff --git a/stdlib/string.krak b/stdlib/string.krak
index d357f45..6003f12 100644
--- a/stdlib/string.krak
+++ b/stdlib/string.krak
@@ -191,6 +191,11 @@ obj string (Object, Serializable, Hashable) {
         return *this == str
     }
 
+    fun operator+(c: char): string {
+        var to_ret = *this
+        to_ret += c
+        return to_ret
+    }
     fun operator+(integer: int): string return *this + to_string(integer);
     fun operator+(integer: long): string return *this + to_string(integer);
     fun operator+(integer: ulong): string return *this + to_string(integer);