diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 7678f5d..3fd3e05 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
         "src/01_lexic/datatype.zig",
         "src/01_lexic/operator.zig",
         "src/01_lexic/comment.zig",
+        "src/01_lexic/string.zig",
         "src/01_lexic/token.zig",
         "src/01_lexic/utils.zig",
     };
diff --git a/src/01_lexic/string.zig b/src/01_lexic/string.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d673f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/01_lexic/string.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const assert = std.debug.assert;
+const token = @import("./token.zig");
+const utils = @import("./utils.zig");
+
+const Token = token.Token;
+const TokenType = token.TokenType;
+const LexError = token.LexError;
+const LexReturn = token.LexReturn;
+
+pub fn lex(input: []const u8, start: usize) LexError!?LexReturn {
+    const cap = input.len;
+    assert(start < cap);
+
+    // lex starting quote
+    if (input[start] != '"') {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    // lex everything but quote and newline
+    // TODO: escape characters
+    var current_pos = start + 1;
+    while (current_pos < cap and input[current_pos] != '"' and input[current_pos] != '\n') {
+        current_pos += 1;
+    }
+
+    // expect ending quote
+    if (current_pos == cap or input[current_pos] == '\n') {
+        // Error: EOF before ending the string
+        return LexError.IncompleteString;
+    } else {
+        return .{
+            Token.init(input[start .. current_pos + 1], TokenType.String, start),
+            current_pos + 1,
+        };
+    }
+}
+
+test "should lex empty string" {
+    const input = "\"\"";
+    const output = try lex(input, 0);
+
+    if (output) |tuple| {
+        const t = tuple[0];
+        try std.testing.expectEqualDeep("\"\"", t.value);
+        try std.testing.expectEqual(2, tuple[1]);
+    } else {
+        try std.testing.expect(false);
+    }
+}
+
+test "should lex string with 1 char" {
+    const input = "\"a\"";
+    const output = try lex(input, 0);
+
+    if (output) |tuple| {
+        const t = tuple[0];
+        try std.testing.expectEqualDeep("\"a\"", t.value);
+        try std.testing.expectEqual(3, tuple[1]);
+    } else {
+        try std.testing.expect(false);
+    }
+}
+
+test "should lex string with unicode" {
+    const input = "\"😭\"";
+    const output = try lex(input, 0);
+
+    if (output) |tuple| {
+        const t = tuple[0];
+        try std.testing.expectEqualDeep("\"😭\"", t.value);
+        try std.testing.expectEqual(6, tuple[1]);
+    } else {
+        try std.testing.expect(false);
+    }
+}
+
+test "shouldnt lex other things" {
+    const input = "322";
+    const output = try lex(input, 0);
+    try std.testing.expect(output == null);
+}
+
+test "should fail on EOF before closing string" {
+    const input = "\"hello";
+    _ = lex(input, 0) catch |err| {
+        try std.testing.expectEqual(LexError.IncompleteString, err);
+        return;
+    };
+
+    try std.testing.expect(false);
+}
+
+test "should fail on newline before closing string" {
+    const input = "\"hello\n";
+    _ = lex(input, 0) catch |err| {
+        try std.testing.expectEqual(LexError.IncompleteString, err);
+        return;
+    };
+
+    try std.testing.expect(false);
+}
diff --git a/src/01_lexic/token.zig b/src/01_lexic/token.zig
index 17b176d..209a96f 100644
--- a/src/01_lexic/token.zig
+++ b/src/01_lexic/token.zig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ pub const TokenType = enum {
     Identifier,
     Operator,
     Comment,
+    String,
 };
 
 pub const Token = struct {
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ pub const LexError = error{
     Incomplete,
     IncompleteFloatingNumber,
     IncompleteScientificNumber,
+    IncompleteString,
     CRLF,
 };