diff --git a/src/filetype.rs b/src/filetype.rs
index 403b984..056e805 100644
--- a/src/filetype.rs
+++ b/src/filetype.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ pub struct FileType {
 
 #[derive(Default, Copy, Clone)]
 pub struct HighlightingOptions {
-    numbers: bool
+    numbers: bool,
+    strings: bool
 }
 
 impl Default for FileType {
@@ -28,7 +29,10 @@ impl FileType {
         if file_name.ends_with(".rs") {
             return Self {
                 name: String::from("Rust"),
-                hl_opts: HighlightingOptions{ numbers: true }
+                hl_opts: HighlightingOptions{ 
+                    numbers: true,
+                    strings: true
+                }
             }
         }
         Self::default()
@@ -39,4 +43,7 @@ impl HighlightingOptions {
     pub fn numbers(&self) -> bool {
         self.numbers
     }
+    pub fn strings(&self) -> bool {
+        self.strings
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/highlighting.rs b/src/highlighting.rs
index f236374..753fd48 100644
--- a/src/highlighting.rs
+++ b/src/highlighting.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ use termion::color;
 pub enum Type {
     None,
     Number,
-    Match
+    Match,
+    String
 }
 
 impl Type {
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ impl Type {
         match self {
             Type::Number => color::Rgb(220, 163, 163),
             Type::Match => color::Rgb(38, 139, 210),
+            Type::String => color::Rgb(255, 255, 255),
             _ => color::Rgb(255, 255, 255)
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/row.rs b/src/row.rs
index da7d731..7038961 100644
--- a/src/row.rs
+++ b/src/row.rs
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ impl Row {
         }
 
         let mut prev_is_separator = true;
+        let mut in_string = false;
         let mut index = 0;
         while let Some(c) = chars.get(index) {
             if let Some(word) = word {
@@ -187,11 +188,37 @@ impl Row {
             } else {
                 &highlighting::Type::None
             };
+
+            if opts.strings() {
+                if in_string {
+                    highlighting.push(highlighting::Type::String);
+                        
+                    if *c == '\\' && index < self.len().saturating_sub(1) {
+                        highlighting.push(highlighting::Type::String);
+                        index += 2;
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    if *c == '"' {
+                        in_string = false;
+                        prev_is_separator = true;
+                    } else {
+                        prev_is_separator = false;
+                    }
+                    index += 1;
+                    continue;
+                } else if prev_is_separator && *c == '"' {
+                    highlighting.push(highlighting::Type::String);
+                    in_string = true;
+                    prev_is_separator = true;
+                    index += 1;
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
             
             if opts.numbers() {
                 if (c.is_ascii_digit() 
-                    && (prev_is_separator || previous_highlight == &highlighting::Type::Number)) 
-                    || (c == &'.' && previous_highlight == &highlighting::Type::Number) 
+                    && (prev_is_separator || *previous_highlight == highlighting::Type::Number)) 
+                    || (*c == '.' && *previous_highlight == highlighting::Type::Number) 
                     {
                         highlighting.push(highlighting::Type::Number);
                     } else {