diff --git a/Icarus.novaextension/Queries/c/highlights.scm b/Icarus.novaextension/Queries/c/highlights.scm
index c43411b..9c9fec6 100644
--- a/Icarus.novaextension/Queries/c/highlights.scm
+++ b/Icarus.novaextension/Queries/c/highlights.scm
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 (null) @value.null
 (number_literal) @value.number
 (char_literal) @value.number
+(escape_sequence) @value.number
 [
   (true)
   (false)
diff --git a/Icarus.novaextension/Queries/cpp/highlights.scm b/Icarus.novaextension/Queries/cpp/highlights.scm
index 0135000..212e35d 100644
--- a/Icarus.novaextension/Queries/cpp/highlights.scm
+++ b/Icarus.novaextension/Queries/cpp/highlights.scm
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@
 
 ; Types
 
-(qualified_identifier 
+(qualified_identifier
   scope: (namespace_identifier) @identifier.type)
 
 (type_descriptor
-  (qualified_identifier 
+  (qualified_identifier
     name: (type_identifier) @identifier.type))
 
 ((namespace_identifier) @identifier.type
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@
 (string_literal) @string
 (raw_string_literal) @string
 (char_literal) @value.number
+(escape_sequence) @value.number
 
 ; Declarations
 
diff --git a/Icarus.novaextension/Queries/objc/highlights.scm b/Icarus.novaextension/Queries/objc/highlights.scm
index 0b62267..6fd12df 100644
--- a/Icarus.novaextension/Queries/objc/highlights.scm
+++ b/Icarus.novaextension/Queries/objc/highlights.scm
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
   (module_string)
 ] @string
 
-(escape_sequence) @string.escape
+(escape_sequence) @value.number
 
 (null) @value.null
 (nil) @value.null
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
   function: (identifier) @identifier.function)
 (function_declarator
   declarator: (identifier) @identifier.function)
-(selector_expression 
+(selector_expression
   name: (identifier) @identifier.function)
 ; (method_declaration
 ;   selector: (identifier) @identifier.function)
@@ -349,17 +349,17 @@
 ;; Parameters
 ; (parameter_declaration
 ;   declarator: (identifier) @identifier.variable.parameter)
-; 
+;
 ; (parameter_declaration
 ;   declarator: (pointer_declarator) @identifier.variable.parameter)
-; 
+;
 ; (parameter_declaration
 ;   declarator: (pointer_declarator
 ;     declarator: (identifier) @identifier.variable.parameter))
 
 ; (for_in_statement
 ;   loop: (identifier) @identifier.variable)
-; 
+;
 ; (dictionary_expression
 ;   key: (_expression) @identifier.variable)
 ; (dictionary_expression
diff --git a/Icarus.novaextension/Queries/swift/highlights.scm b/Icarus.novaextension/Queries/swift/highlights.scm
index 00609fc..1686f88 100644
--- a/Icarus.novaextension/Queries/swift/highlights.scm
+++ b/Icarus.novaextension/Queries/swift/highlights.scm
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 
 ; String literals
 (line_str_text) @string
-(str_escaped_char) @string
+(str_escaped_char) @value.number
 (multi_line_str_text) @string
 (raw_str_part) @string
 (raw_str_end_part) @string
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
 
  "..<"
  "..."
- 
+
  (bang)
 ] @operator