diff --git a/src/ast.cpp b/src/ast.cpp
index 6c78787..26ff5c0 100644
--- a/src/ast.cpp
+++ b/src/ast.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ namespace AST {
         return out.str();
     }
 
+    std::string StringLiteralExpression::formatted() {
+        std::stringstream out{ "" };
+        out << "\"" << this->m_value << "\"";
+        return out.str();
+    }
+
     std::string ValueReferenceExpression::formatted() {
         return this->m_name;
     }
diff --git a/src/ast.h b/src/ast.h
index b1081d9..2a46fde 100644
--- a/src/ast.h
+++ b/src/ast.h
@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ namespace AST {
         virtual codegen::StackValue codegen(codegen::Builder& builder, codegen::Scope& scope) override;
     };
 
+    class StringLiteralExpression : public Expression {
+    private:
+        std::string m_value;
+    public:
+        StringLiteralExpression(token::Metadata meta, std::string value) : Expression{ meta }, m_value{ value } {}
+        virtual ~StringLiteralExpression() override = default;
+        virtual std::string formatted() override;
+        virtual codegen::StackValue codegen(codegen::Builder& builder, codegen::Scope& scope) override;
+    };
+
     class ValueReferenceExpression : public Expression {
     private:
         std::string m_name;
diff --git a/src/codegen.cpp b/src/codegen.cpp
index 7dff78b..4c5917a 100644
--- a/src/codegen.cpp
+++ b/src/codegen.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,19 @@ namespace AST {
 
         return codegen::StackValue{
             llvm::ConstantInt::get(ty, this->m_value),
-             std::unique_ptr<types::Type>{stack_type}
+            std::unique_ptr<types::Type>{stack_type}
+        };
+    }
+
+    codegen::StackValue StringLiteralExpression::codegen(codegen::Builder& builder, codegen::Scope&) {
+
+        auto stack_type = new types::PointerType{ std::make_unique<types::FundamentalType>(types::FundamentalTypeKind::Char) };
+
+        auto str = llvm::StringRef{ this->m_value.c_str() };
+
+        return codegen::StackValue{
+            builder.builder->CreateGlobalString(str),
+            std::unique_ptr<types::Type>{stack_type},
         };
     }
 
diff --git a/src/parsing.cpp b/src/parsing.cpp
index fe9ab2f..82347ad 100644
--- a/src/parsing.cpp
+++ b/src/parsing.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ namespace parsing {
                     auto expr = new AST::IntLiteralExpression{ token.metadata, std::stoi(token.content) };
                     return std::unique_ptr<AST::Expression>{ expr };
                 }
+                else if (token.type == token::Type::LiteralStr) {
+                    stream.m_position = inner.m_position;
+
+                    auto expr = new AST::StringLiteralExpression{ token.metadata, token.content };
+                    return std::unique_ptr<AST::Expression>{ expr };
+                }
                 else if (token.type == token::Type::Ident) {
                     stream.m_position = inner.m_position;
 
diff --git a/src/tokens.cpp b/src/tokens.cpp
index ca78699..d6a0642 100644
--- a/src/tokens.cpp
+++ b/src/tokens.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ namespace token {
             return "Symbol";
         case token::Type::LiteralInt:
             return "LiteralInt";
+        case token::Type::LiteralStr:
+            return "LiteralStr";
 
         case token::Type::ReturnKeyword:
             return "Return";
@@ -140,6 +142,16 @@ namespace token {
                 } while (std::isdigit(c));
                 tokens.push_back(token::Token{ token::Type::LiteralInt, content, meta + content.size() });
             }
+            else if (c == '\"') {
+                std::string content{};
+                c = text[++i]; // Skip initial "
+                do {
+                    content += c;
+                    c = text[++i];
+                } while (c != '\"');
+                i++; // Skip second "
+                tokens.push_back(token::Token{ token::Type::LiteralStr, content, meta + (content.size() + 2) });
+            }
             else if (std::isalpha(c)) {
                 std::string content{};
                 do {
diff --git a/src/tokens.h b/src/tokens.h
index 9ba23b9..a52fd6d 100644
--- a/src/tokens.h
+++ b/src/tokens.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ namespace token {
         Ident,
         Symbol,
         LiteralInt,
+        LiteralStr,
 
         ReturnKeyword,
         IfKeyword,
diff --git a/test.c b/test.c
index 20838a3..1d57237 100644
--- a/test.c
+++ b/test.c
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ int fibonacci(int n) {
 }
 
 int main() {
+    printf("hello world!");
     return fibonacci(10);
 }
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