diff --git a/rc/filetype/kotlin.kak b/rc/filetype/kotlin.kak
index 76d3b7dd..4d575167 100644
--- a/rc/filetype/kotlin.kak
+++ b/rc/filetype/kotlin.kak
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ provide-module kotlin %§
 add-highlighter shared/kotlin regions
 add-highlighter shared/kotlin/code default-region group
 add-highlighter shared/kotlin/string region %{(?<!')"} %{(?<!\\)(\\\\)*"} group
-add-highlighter shared/kotlin/character region %{'} %{(?<!\\)'} fill value
+add-highlighter shared/kotlin/character region %{'} %{(?<!\\)'} group
 add-highlighter shared/kotlin/comment region /\* \*/ fill comment
 add-highlighter shared/kotlin/inline_documentation region /// $ fill documentation
 add-highlighter shared/kotlin/line_comment region // $ fill comment
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ add-highlighter shared/kotlin/code/fields      regex \.([A-Za-z_][\w]*)\s*?\. 1:
 add-highlighter shared/kotlin/string/ fill string
 add-highlighter shared/kotlin/string/ regex \$\{.*?\} 0:value
 
+# Character
+add-highlighter shared/kotlin/character/ fill value
+add-highlighter shared/kotlin/character/ regex ('.{1})(.+)(') 2:red
+
 # As at 15 March 2021, method see: https://regex101.com/r/Mhy4HG/1
 add-highlighter shared/kotlin/code/methods     regex ::([A-Za-z_][\w]*)|\.([A-Za-z_][\w]*)\s*?[\(\{]|\.([A-Za-z_][\w]*)[\s\)\}>](?=[^\(\{]) 1:function 2:function 3:function