diff --git a/tests/syntax_error/missing_end_quote_in_byte.jou b/tests/syntax_error/missing_end_quote_in_byte.jou
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52fe3caf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/syntax_error/missing_end_quote_in_byte.jou
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import "stdlib/io.jou"
+
+# Output: compiler error in file "tests/syntax_error/missing_end_quote_in_byte.jou", line 5: missing ' to end the byte literal
+def main() -> int:
+    printf('?) 
+    return 0
diff --git a/tests/syntax_error/missing_end_quote_in_string.jou b/tests/syntax_error/missing_end_quote_in_string.jou
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a860da4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/syntax_error/missing_end_quote_in_string.jou
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import "stdlib/io.jou"
+
+# Output: compiler error in file "tests/syntax_error/missing_end_quote_in_string.jou", line 5: missing " to end the string
+def main() -> int:
+    printf("Hello) 
+    return 0
diff --git a/tests/syntax_error/string_continue_on_next_line.jou b/tests/syntax_error/string_continue_on_next_line.jou
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c9fc5d5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/syntax_error/string_continue_on_next_line.jou
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import "stdlib/io.jou"
+
+# Output: compiler error in file "tests/syntax_error/string_continue_on_next_line.jou", line 5: missing ' to end the byte literal
+def main() -> int:
+    a = '\
+    't\''
+    printf(a)
+    return 0