diff --git a/anselme/ast/String.lua b/anselme/ast/String.lua
index 2190098..4aa82a7 100644
--- a/anselme/ast/String.lua
+++ b/anselme/ast/String.lua
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ local String = ast.abstract.Node {
 	end,
 
 	_format = function(self)
-		return ("%q"):format(self.string)
+		return ("\"%s\""):format(self.string:gsub("[\n\t\"]", { ["\n"] = "\\n", ["\t"] = "\\t", ["\""] = "\\\"" }))
 	end,
 
 	to_lua = function(self, state)
diff --git a/anselme/ast/Struct.lua b/anselme/ast/Struct.lua
index 51712fa..2dd8a53 100644
--- a/anselme/ast/Struct.lua
+++ b/anselme/ast/Struct.lua
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ Struct = ast.abstract.Runtime {
 		if v ~= nil then
 			return v
 		else
-			error(("key %q is undefined in %s"):format(key:format(), self.type), 0)
+			error(("key %s is undefined in %s"):format(key:format(), self.type), 0)
 		end
 	end,
 	get_strict = function(self, key)
diff --git a/anselme/parser/expression/comment.lua b/anselme/parser/expression/comment.lua
index 237ef6f..ca693cf 100644
--- a/anselme/parser/expression/comment.lua
+++ b/anselme/parser/expression/comment.lua
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ comment = primary {
 				table.insert(content_list, "/*")
 				table.insert(content_list, subcomment)
 				table.insert(content_list, "*/")
-			-- consumed everything until end-of-line/file, close your eyes and imagine the text has been closed
+			-- consumed everything until end-of-string, close your eyes and imagine the text has been closed
 			elseif rem:match("^\n") or not rem:match("[^%s]") then
 				rem = "*/" .. rem
 				source:increment(-2)
diff --git a/anselme/parser/expression/primary/string.lua b/anselme/parser/expression/primary/string.lua
index fd6ce21..4fd5dc0 100644
--- a/anselme/parser/expression/primary/string.lua
+++ b/anselme/parser/expression/primary/string.lua
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ local escape_code = {
 return primary {
 	type = "string", -- interpolation type - used for errors
 	start_pattern = "\"", -- pattern that start the string interpolation
-	stop_char = "\"", -- character that stops the string interpolation - must be a single character!
+	stop_char = "\"", -- character that stops the string interpolation - must be a single one byte character!
 
-	allow_implicit_stop = false, -- set to true to allow the string to be closed implicitely when reaching the end of the expression or limit_pattern
+	allow_implicit_stop = false, -- set to true to allow the string to be closed implicitely when reaching the end of the expression, line, or limit_pattern
 
 	interpolation = StringInterpolation,
 
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@ return primary {
 		local start_source = source:clone()
 		local rem = source:consume(str:match("^("..self.start_pattern..")(.-)$"))
 
+		local string_pattern = "^([^%{%\\"..stop_pattern..(self.allow_implicit_stop and "\n" or "").."]*)(.-)$"
 		while not rem:match("^"..stop_pattern) do
 			local text_source = source:clone()
 			local text
-			text, rem = rem:match("^([^\n%{%\\"..stop_pattern.."]*)(.-)$") -- get all text until something potentially happens
+			text, rem = rem:match(string_pattern) -- get all text until something potentially happens
 
 			-- cut the text prematurely at limit_pattern if relevant
 			if self.allow_implicit_stop and limit_pattern and text:match(limit_pattern) then
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ return primary {
 
 			-- interpolated expression
 			if rem:match("^%{") then
-				local opts = options:with { limit_pattern = "%}", allow_newlines = false }
+				local opts = options:with { limit_pattern = "%}", allow_newlines = not self.allow_implicit_stop }
 				local ok, exp
 				ok, exp, rem = pcall(expression_to_ast, source, opts, source:consume(rem:match("^(%{)(.*)$")))
 				if not ok then error("invalid expression inside interpolation: "..exp, 0) end
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ return primary {
 			elseif rem:match("^\\") then
 				text, rem = source:consume(rem:match("^(\\(.))(.*)$"))
 				interpolation:insert(String:new(escape_code[text] or text))
-			-- consumed everything until end-of-line/file, implicit stop allowed, close your eyes and imagine the text has been closed
+			-- consumed everything until end-of-string, implicit stop allowed, close your eyes and imagine the text has been closed
 			elseif self.allow_implicit_stop and (rem:match("^\n") or not rem:match("[^%s]")) then
 				rem = self.stop_char .. rem
 				source:increment(-1)
diff --git a/anselme/parser/expression/primary/text.lua b/anselme/parser/expression/primary/text.lua
index 6414015..0d5d12f 100644
--- a/anselme/parser/expression/primary/text.lua
+++ b/anselme/parser/expression/primary/text.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 local string = require("anselme.parser.expression.primary.string")
 
 local ast = require("anselme.ast")
-local TextInterpolation, Translatable = ast.TextInterpolation, ast.Translatable
+local TextInterpolation, Translatable, String = ast.TextInterpolation, ast.Translatable, ast.String
 
 return string {
 	type = "text",
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ return string {
 
 		-- remove terminal space
 		local last = interpolation.list[#interpolation.list]
-		if ast.String:is(last) then last.string = last.string:gsub("[ \t]$", "") end
+		if String:is(last) then last.string = last.string:gsub("[ \t]$", "") end
 
 		return Translatable:new(interpolation):set_source(start_source), rem
 	end
diff --git a/ideas.md b/ideas.md
index d265bab..09a7937 100644
--- a/ideas.md
+++ b/ideas.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Issue: dispatch is decided before evaluating default values.
 
 ---
 
-Multiline string and comments?
+Multiline comments?
 
 # Can be done later
 
diff --git a/test/results/custom text formatting.ans b/test/results/custom text formatting.ans
index 2ffbbd0..272e6ed 100644
--- a/test/results/custom text formatting.ans	
+++ b/test/results/custom text formatting.ans	
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 --# run #--
 --- text ---
-| {}"" {}"\"Name: Darmanin\\\
-Age: 38\"" {}"" |
+| {}"" {}"\"Name: Darmanin\nAge: 38\"" {}"" |
 --- return ---
 ()
 --# saved #--
diff --git a/test/results/loop decorator.ans b/test/results/loop decorator.ans
index ffd7c0a..9c5ccd3 100644
--- a/test/results/loop decorator.ans	
+++ b/test/results/loop decorator.ans	
@@ -1,25 +1,15 @@
 --# run #--
 --- text ---
-| {}"" {}"1" {}"" {}"\
-" {}"" |
-| {}"" {}"2" {}"" {}"\
-" {}"" |
-| {}"" {}"3" {}"" {}"\
-" {}"" |
-| {}"" {}"4" {}"" {}"\
-" {}"" |
-| {}"" {}"5" {}"" {}"\
-" {}"" |
-| {}"" {}"6" {}"" {}"\
-" {}"" |
-| {}"" {}"7" {}"" {}"\
-" {}"" |
-| {}"" {}"8" {}"" {}"\
-" {}"" |
-| {}"" {}"9" {}"" {}"\
-" {}"" |
-| {}"" {}"10" {}"" {}"\
-" {}"" |
+| {}"" {}"1" {}"" |
+| {}"" {}"2" {}"" |
+| {}"" {}"3" {}"" |
+| {}"" {}"4" {}"" |
+| {}"" {}"5" {}"" |
+| {}"" {}"6" {}"" |
+| {}"" {}"7" {}"" |
+| {}"" {}"8" {}"" |
+| {}"" {}"9" {}"" |
+| {}"" {}"10" {}"" |
 --- text ---
 | {}"" {}"11" {}"" |
 --- return ---
diff --git a/test/results/multiline string.ans b/test/results/multiline string.ans
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd89f6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/results/multiline string.ans	
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+--# run #--
+--- return ---
+"foo\nbar\n\ta\n\tb\n\t  c\n d"
+--# saved #--
+{}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/results/string escaping.ans b/test/results/string escaping.ans
index eba151f..c8e2149 100644
--- a/test/results/string escaping.ans	
+++ b/test/results/string escaping.ans	
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@
 --- text ---
 | {}"quote " {}"\"" {}"" |
 --- text ---
-| {}"other codes " {}"\
-" {}" " {}"\\" {}" " {}"\9" {}" " {}"{" {}"braces}" |
+| {}"other codes " {}"\n" {}" " {}"\" {}" " {}"\t" {}" " {}"{" {}"braces}" |
 --- text ---
-| {}"" {}"escaping expressions abc and {stuff} \\ and quotes \"" {}"" |
+| {}"" {}"escaping expressions abc and {stuff} \ and quotes \"" {}"" |
 --- return ---
 ()
 --# saved #--
diff --git a/test/results/text escaping.ans b/test/results/text escaping.ans
index 8a2950a..85a669f 100644
--- a/test/results/text escaping.ans	
+++ b/test/results/text escaping.ans	
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 --- text ---
 | {}"quote " {}"\"" {}"" |
 --- text ---
-| {}"other codes " {}"\
-" {}" " {}"\\" {}" " {}"\9" {}"" |
+| {}"other codes " {}"\n" {}" " {}"\" {}" " {}"\t" {}"" |
 --- text ---
 | {}"decorators " {}"#" {}" tag " {}"~" {}" condition " {}"$" {}" fn" |
 --- text ---
diff --git a/test/tests/loop decorator.ans b/test/tests/loop decorator.ans
index 9f7547f..9c771da 100644
--- a/test/tests/loop decorator.ans	
+++ b/test/tests/loop decorator.ans	
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 :i = 0
 
-while($()(i += 1; i <= 10), $| {i}\n |!)
+while($()(i += 1; i <= 10), $| {i} |!)
 
 |{i}
diff --git a/test/tests/multiline string.ans b/test/tests/multiline string.ans
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43f3d69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/multiline string.ans	
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+"foo
+bar
+	a
+	b
+	  c
+ d"