diff --git a/src/term/parser/parser.rs b/src/term/parser/parser.rs
index 31fba38cc..6eae0d173 100644
--- a/src/term/parser/parser.rs
+++ b/src/term/parser/parser.rs
@@ -413,16 +413,18 @@ where
       })
       .labelled("<Num>");
 
-    let num_ctr = num.map(|n| Pattern::Num(NumCtr::Num(n)));
+    let num_pat = num.map(|n| Pattern::Num(NumCtr::Num(n)));
 
-    let succ_ctr = num
+    let succ_pat = num
       .then_ignore(just(Token::Add))
       .then(name_or_era().or_not())
       .map(|(num, nam)| Pattern::Num(NumCtr::Succ(num, nam)))
       .labelled("<Num>+")
       .boxed();
 
-    choice((succ_ctr, num_ctr, var, ctr, list, tup))
+    let chr_pat = select!(Token::Char(c) => Pattern::Num(NumCtr::Num(c))).labelled("<Char>").boxed();
+
+    choice((succ_pat, num_pat, chr_pat, var, ctr, list, tup))
   })
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/golden_tests/encode_pattern_match/match_num_adt_tup_parser.hvm b/tests/golden_tests/encode_pattern_match/match_num_adt_tup_parser.hvm
index 7348be00b..6db64f927 100644
--- a/tests/golden_tests/encode_pattern_match/match_num_adt_tup_parser.hvm
+++ b/tests/golden_tests/encode_pattern_match/match_num_adt_tup_parser.hvm
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 // Testing various forms of pattern matching
 data Result = (Ok val) | (Err err)
 
-Parse state (String.cons 40 xs) = (Ok (40, xs, state))
-Parse state (String.cons 41 xs) = (Ok (41, xs, state))
-Parse state (String.cons 10 xs) = (Ok (0, xs, state))
+Parse state (String.cons '(' xs) = (Ok ('(', xs, state))
+Parse state (String.cons ')' xs) = (Ok (')', xs, state))
+Parse state (String.cons '\n' xs) = (Ok (0, xs, state))
 Parse state xs = (Err (xs, state))
 
 main =
-  let str = (String.cons 40 (String.cons 50 String.nil));
+  let str = "(+";
   let state = *;
   match (Parse state str) {
     (Ok (val, xs, state)): (val, (Parse state xs))
diff --git a/tests/golden_tests/run_file/match_num_adt_tup_parser.hvm b/tests/golden_tests/run_file/match_num_adt_tup_parser.hvm
index 7348be00b..6db64f927 100644
--- a/tests/golden_tests/run_file/match_num_adt_tup_parser.hvm
+++ b/tests/golden_tests/run_file/match_num_adt_tup_parser.hvm
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 // Testing various forms of pattern matching
 data Result = (Ok val) | (Err err)
 
-Parse state (String.cons 40 xs) = (Ok (40, xs, state))
-Parse state (String.cons 41 xs) = (Ok (41, xs, state))
-Parse state (String.cons 10 xs) = (Ok (0, xs, state))
+Parse state (String.cons '(' xs) = (Ok ('(', xs, state))
+Parse state (String.cons ')' xs) = (Ok (')', xs, state))
+Parse state (String.cons '\n' xs) = (Ok (0, xs, state))
 Parse state xs = (Err (xs, state))
 
 main =
-  let str = (String.cons 40 (String.cons 50 String.nil));
+  let str = "(+";
   let state = *;
   match (Parse state str) {
     (Ok (val, xs, state)): (val, (Parse state xs))
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/compile_file__missing_pat.hvm.snap b/tests/snapshots/compile_file__missing_pat.hvm.snap
index 856adeea6..e9780f8dc 100644
--- a/tests/snapshots/compile_file__missing_pat.hvm.snap
+++ b/tests/snapshots/compile_file__missing_pat.hvm.snap
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 source: tests/golden_tests.rs
 input_file: tests/golden_tests/compile_file/missing_pat.hvm
 ---
-At tests/golden_tests/compile_file/missing_pat.hvm:2:3: found ':' expected '(', '#', '$', <Name>, '[', '{', 'λ', 'let', 'match', '*', '|', <Num>+, or <Num>
+At tests/golden_tests/compile_file/missing_pat.hvm:2:3: found ':' expected '(', '#', '$', <Name>, '[', '{', 'λ', 'let', 'match', '*', '|', <Num>+, <Num>, or <Char>
   2 |   : *
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/encode_pattern_match__match_num_adt_tup_parser.hvm.snap b/tests/snapshots/encode_pattern_match__match_num_adt_tup_parser.hvm.snap
index 95d979f91..f148075a0 100644
--- a/tests/snapshots/encode_pattern_match__match_num_adt_tup_parser.hvm.snap
+++ b/tests/snapshots/encode_pattern_match__match_num_adt_tup_parser.hvm.snap
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ input_file: tests/golden_tests/encode_pattern_match/match_num_adt_tup_parser.hvm
 TaggedScott:
 (Parse) = λa λb (#String (b #String.String.cons.head λc #String.String.cons.tail λd λe (match (- c 40) { 0: λf λg (Ok (40, (g, f))); 1+: λk match k { 0: λl λm (Ok (41, (m, l))); 1+: λq match (- q 18446744073709551584) { 0: λr λs (Ok (0, (s, r))); 1+: λw λy λz (Err ((String.cons (+ w 11) z), y)) } } } e d) λeb (Err (String.nil, eb))) a)
 
-(main) = #Result ((Parse * (String.cons 40 (String.cons 50 String.nil))) #Result.Ok.val λd let (e, f) = d; (let (g, h) = f; λi (i, (Parse h g)) e) #Result.Err.err λm (Err m))
+(main) = #Result ((Parse * (String.cons 40 (String.cons 43 String.nil))) #Result.Ok.val λd let (e, f) = d; (let (g, h) = f; λi (i, (Parse h g)) e) #Result.Err.err λm (Err m))
 
 (String.cons) = λa λb #String λc #String λ* #String.String.cons.tail (#String.String.cons.head (c a) b)
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ TaggedScott:
 Scott:
 (Parse) = λa λb (b λc λd λe (match (- c 40) { 0: λf λg (Ok (40, (g, f))); 1+: λk match k { 0: λl λm (Ok (41, (m, l))); 1+: λq match (- q 18446744073709551584) { 0: λr λs (Ok (0, (s, r))); 1+: λw λy λz (Err ((String.cons (+ w 11) z), y)) } } } e d) λeb (Err (String.nil, eb)) a)
 
-(main) = (Parse * (String.cons 40 (String.cons 50 String.nil)) λd let (e, f) = d; (let (g, h) = f; λi (i, (Parse h g)) e) λm (Err m))
+(main) = (Parse * (String.cons 40 (String.cons 43 String.nil)) λd let (e, f) = d; (let (g, h) = f; λi (i, (Parse h g)) e) λm (Err m))
 
 (String.cons) = λa λb λc λ* (c a b)
 
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/run_file__match_num_adt_tup_parser.hvm.snap b/tests/snapshots/run_file__match_num_adt_tup_parser.hvm.snap
index 24e9b5fb5..c775db59d 100644
--- a/tests/snapshots/run_file__match_num_adt_tup_parser.hvm.snap
+++ b/tests/snapshots/run_file__match_num_adt_tup_parser.hvm.snap
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 source: tests/golden_tests.rs
 input_file: tests/golden_tests/run_file/match_num_adt_tup_parser.hvm
 ---
-(40, (Err ("2", *)))
+(40, (Err ("+", *)))