diff --git a/src/row.rs b/src/row.rs
index 3384563..57da1cb 100644
--- a/src/row.rs
+++ b/src/row.rs
@@ -235,6 +235,14 @@ impl Row {
             if opts.strings() {
                 if in_string {
                     highlighting.push(highlighting::Type::String);
+
+                    // Don't let an escaped character stop string highlighting
+                    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;
@@ -256,8 +264,8 @@ impl Row {
 
             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 {