diff --git a/tests/token.odin b/tests/token.odin
index 771a0f1..aabccab 100644
--- a/tests/token.odin
+++ b/tests/token.odin
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@ single_token :: proc(t: ^testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	tests := []Test {
-		{source = "~", token = {type = .Illegal}},
-		{source = "x", token = {type = .Identifier}},
-		{source = "=", token = {type = .Assignment}},
-		{source = "+", token = {type = .Plus}},
-		{source = "(", token = {type = .LeftParenthesis}},
-		{source = ")", token = {type = .RightParenthesis}},
-		{source = "{", token = {type = .LeftBrace}},
-		{source = "}", token = {type = .RightBrace}},
-		{source = ",", token = {type = .Comma}},
-		{source = ";", token = {type = .Semicolon}},
+		{source = "~", token = {type = .Illegal, literal = '~'}},
+		{source = "x", token = {type = .Identifier, literal = 'x'}},
+		{source = "=", token = {type = .Assignment, literal = '='}},
+		{source = "+", token = {type = .Plus, literal = '+'}},
+		{source = "(", token = {type = .LeftParenthesis, literal = '('}},
+		{source = ")", token = {type = .RightParenthesis, literal = ')'}},
+		{source = "{", token = {type = .LeftBrace, literal = '{'}},
+		{source = "}", token = {type = .RightBrace, literal = '}'}},
+		{source = ",", token = {type = .Comma, literal = ','}},
+		{source = ";", token = {type = .Semicolon, literal = ';'}},
 	}
 
 	for test in tests {
diff --git a/token/parser.odin b/token/parser.odin
index a3ee76d..f99112e 100644
--- a/token/parser.odin
+++ b/token/parser.odin
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ next :: proc(p: ^Parser) -> Token {
 	case 'A' ..= 'Z', 'a' ..= 'z', '_':
 		token.type = .Identifier
 	}
+	token.literal = p.value
 
 	return token
 }
diff --git a/token/token.odin b/token/token.odin
index 1e5549a..c8a08a1 100644
--- a/token/token.odin
+++ b/token/token.odin
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ Type :: enum {
 }
 
 Token :: struct {
-	type: Type,
+	type:    Type,
+	literal: union {
+		u8,
+	},
 }
 
 parse :: proc(input: string, allocator := context.allocator) -> [dynamic]Token {