diff --git a/vscode-extension/syntaxes/cent.tmLanguage.json b/vscode-extension/syntaxes/cent.tmLanguage.json
index 8a4918b..1fac8c0 100644
--- a/vscode-extension/syntaxes/cent.tmLanguage.json
+++ b/vscode-extension/syntaxes/cent.tmLanguage.json
@@ -60,13 +60,28 @@
 			]
 		},
 		"strings": {
-			"name": "string.quoted.double.cent",
-			"begin": "\"",
-			"end": "\"",
 			"patterns": [
 				{
-					"name": "constant.character.escape.cent",
-					"match": "\\\\."
+					"name": "string.quoted.double.cent",
+					"begin": "\"",
+					"end": "\"",
+					"patterns": [
+						{
+							"name": "constant.character.escape.cent",
+							"match": "\\\\."
+						}
+					]
+				},
+				{
+					"name": "string.quoted.single.cent",
+					"begin": "'",
+					"end": "'",
+					"patterns": [
+						{
+							"name": "constant.character.escape.cent",
+							"match": "\\\\."
+						}
+					]
 				}
 			]
 		},