diff --git a/desktop/sources/scripts/lisp.js b/desktop/sources/scripts/lisp.js
index 3077df4..19bab38 100644
--- a/desktop/sources/scripts/lisp.js
+++ b/desktop/sources/scripts/lisp.js
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ function Lisp (input, lib) {
       return { type: TYPES.number, value: parseFloat(input) }
     } else if (input[0] === '"' && input.slice(-1) === '"') {
       return { type: TYPES.string, value: input.slice(1, -1) }
+    } else if (input[0] === ':') {
+      return { type: TYPES.string, value: input.slice(1) }
     } else if (input === 'true' || input === 'false') {
       return { type: TYPES.bool, value: input === 'true' }
     } else {
diff --git a/examples/objects.lisp b/examples/objects.lisp
index 31e681c..e02eca0 100644
--- a/examples/objects.lisp
+++ b/examples/objects.lisp
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 ; objects
 
-(def ob {"a" 1 "b" 2})
+(test "symbols" :a "a")
 
-(echo (of ob "a"))
+(def ob {:a "fantastic" :b 2})
+
+((of (js) :console :log) ob)
+
+(echo (of ob :a))
 
 (echo (keys ob))
 (echo (values ob))
 
-(set ob "a" 4)
-(echo (of ob "a"))
\ No newline at end of file
+(set ob :a 4)
+(echo (of ob :a))
\ No newline at end of file