diff --git a/emit/uxn/emit.c b/emit/uxn/emit.c
index 13b5459..96e3b9b 100644
--- a/emit/uxn/emit.c
+++ b/emit/uxn/emit.c
@@ -438,9 +438,9 @@ uxn_emit_str(const char *str, i32 length)
 	/* set a pointer to the string literal and then jump over it */
 	printf(";{ #0002 ADD2 } !{ ");
 
-	for(i32 i = 1; i < length - 1; i++) printf("#%02x ", str[i]);
+	for(i32 i = 1; i < length - 1; i++) printf("%02x ", str[i]);
 
-	printf("#00 } ");
+	printf("00 } ");
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/emit/uxn/lib/undar.tal b/emit/uxn/lib/undar.tal
index 07d6db5..5c3cd04 100644
--- a/emit/uxn/lib/undar.tal
+++ b/emit/uxn/lib/undar.tal
@@ -146,3 +146,11 @@
 
   &return
     POP2r JMP2r
+    
+@str/<print> ( str* -- )
+    LDAk DUP ?{ POP POP2 JMP2r }
+    #18 DEO
+    INC2 !/<print>
+
+@mem_length_ #0000
+@mem_
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/str.tal b/test/str.tal
index 68dd86e..76b0a13 100644
--- a/test/str.tal
+++ b/test/str.tal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 |100
-!{ @msg $2 } ;{ #0002 ADD2 } !{ #20 #64 #61 #6d #61 #67 #65 #20 #69 #6e #66 #6c #69 #63 #74 #65 #64 #21 #5c #6e #00 } ;msg STA2 
+!{ @msg $2 } ;{ #0002 ADD2 } !{ 20 64 61 6d 61 67 65 20 69 6e 66 6c 69 63 74 65 64 21 5c 6e 00 } ;msg STA2 
 !{ @AT $2 } #000e ;AT STA2 
 !{ @accuracy $2 } #0096 ;accuracy STA2 
 !{ @dmg $2 } ;AT LDA2 ;accuracy LDA2 MUL2 #0014 DIV2 #0003 SUB2 ;dmg STA2 
@@ -70,4 +70,4 @@ str/<print>
     INC2 !/<print>
 
 @mem_length_ #0000
-@mem_
\ No newline at end of file
+@mem_