diff --git a/codeCore/src/prog8/code/core/Conversions.kt b/codeCore/src/prog8/code/core/Conversions.kt
index 00b785efa..bb8890b6d 100644
--- a/codeCore/src/prog8/code/core/Conversions.kt
+++ b/codeCore/src/prog8/code/core/Conversions.kt
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ fun String.unescape(): String {
                 '\\' -> '\\'
                 'n' -> '\n'
                 'r' -> '\r'
+                't' -> '\t'
                 '"' -> '"'
                 '\'' -> '\''
                 'u' -> {