diff --git a/lexicalStructure.lex b/lexicalStructure.lex
index bf04b31..3b88c9b 100644
--- a/lexicalStructure.lex
+++ b/lexicalStructure.lex
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 %%
 
-.|\n
 "integer"       {printf("T_INTEGER      %s, Token %d\n",yytext, T_INTEGER);}      //{return T_INTEGER}
 "address"       {printf("T_ADDRESS      %s, Token %d\n",yytext, T_ADDRESS);}      //{return T_ADDRESS}
 "Boolean"       {printf("T_BOOLEAN      %s, Token %d\n",yytext, T_BOOLEAN);}      //{return T_BOOLEAN}
@@ -27,25 +26,25 @@
 "function"      {printf("FUNCTION       %s, Token %d\n",yytext, FUNCTION);}      //{return FUNCTION}
 "return"        {printf("RETURN         %s, Token %d\n",yytext, RETURN);}      //{return RETURN}
 "external"      {printf("EXTERNAL       %s, Token %d\n",yytext, EXTERNAL);}      //{return EXTERNAL}
-"as"            {printf("AS             %s, Token %d\n",yytext, AS);}      //{return AS}//%
+"as"            {printf("AS             %s, Token %d\n",yytext, AS);}      //{return AS}//
 
 	/* OPERATORS */
 
-\+		{printf("ADD		%s, Token %d\n",yytext, ADD);}		//return ADD
-\-		{printf("SUB_OR_NEG	%s, Token %d\n",yytext, SUB_OR_NEG);}	//return SUB_OR_NEG
-\*		{printf("MUL		%s, Token %d\n",yytext, MUL);}		//return MUL
-\/		{printf("DIV		%s, Token %d\n",yytext, DIV);}		//return DIV
-\%		{printf("REM		%s, Token %d\n",yytext, REM);}		//return REM
-\<		{printf("LESS_THAN	%s, Token %d\n",yytext, LESS_THAN);}	//return LESS_THAN
-=		{printf("EQUAL_TO	%s, Token %d\n",yytext, EQUAL_TO);}	//return EQUAL_TO
-:=		{printf("ASSIGN		%s, Token %d\n",yytext, ASSIGN);}	//return ASSIGN
-!		{printf("NOT		%s, Token %d\n",yytext, NOT);}		//return NOT
-&		{printf("AND		%s, Token %d\n",yytext, AND);}		//return AND
-\|		{printf("OR		%s, Token %d\n",yytext, OR);}		//return OR
-\.		{printf("DOT		%s, Token %d\n",yytext, DOT);}		//return DOT
+"+"		{printf("ADD		%s, Token %d\n",yytext, ADD);}		//return ADD
+"-"		{printf("SUB_OR_NEG	%s, Token %d\n",yytext, SUB_OR_NEG);}	//return SUB_OR_NEG
+"*"		{printf("MUL		%s, Token %d\n",yytext, MUL);}		//return MUL
+"/"		{printf("DIV		%s, Token %d\n",yytext, DIV);}		//return DIV
+"%"		{printf("REM		%s, Token %d\n",yytext, REM);}		//return REM
+"<"		{printf("LESS_THAN	%s, Token %d\n",yytext, LESS_THAN);}	//return LESS_THAN
+"="		{printf("EQUAL_TO	%s, Token %d\n",yytext, EQUAL_TO);}	//return EQUAL_TO
+":="		{printf("ASSIGN		%s, Token %d\n",yytext, ASSIGN);}	//return ASSIGN
+"!"		{printf("NOT		%s, Token %d\n",yytext, NOT);}		//return NOT
+"&"		{printf("AND		%s, Token %d\n",yytext, AND);}		//return AND
+"|"		{printf("OR		%s, Token %d\n",yytext, OR);}		//return OR
+"."		{printf("DOT		%s, Token %d\n",yytext, DOT);}		//return DOT
 "reserve"	{printf("RESERVE	%s, Token %d\n",yytext, RESERVE);}	//return RESERVE
 "release" 	{printf("RELEASE	%s, Token %d\n",yytext, RELEASE);}	//return RELEASE
-
+%%
  
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
diff --git a/tests/test_operators.alpha b/tests/test_operators.alpha
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b985387
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_operators.alpha
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
++
+-
+*
+/
+\
+%
+<
+>
+=
+:=
+=:
+:
+=
+!
+&
+|
+.
+relEASE
+release
+RELEASE
+reserve
+RESERVE
+reSERVe
\ No newline at end of file