diff --git a/qio.c b/qio.c
index f17d9ee..ea1832e 100644
--- a/qio.c
+++ b/qio.c
@@ -62,12 +62,13 @@ qprintf(char *fmt, ...)
 			if (ch == '\\') {
 				ch = *fmt++;
 				switch (ch) {
+				case 'a': ch = '\a'; break;
+				case 'b': ch = '\b'; break;
+				case 'f': ch = '\f'; break;
 				case 'n': ch = '\n'; break;
 				case 'r': ch = '\r'; break;
 				case 't': ch = '\t'; break;
-				case 'f': ch = '\f'; break;
 				case 'v': ch = '\v'; break;
-				case 'b': ch = '\b'; break;
 				case 0:
 					va_end(ap);
 					return;
diff --git a/str.c b/str.c
index 2f5ac23..45f7e66 100644
--- a/str.c
+++ b/str.c
@@ -1380,17 +1380,17 @@ printechar(char *c)
 	math_chr('\\');
 	ech = 0;
 	switch (ch) {
+	case '\a': ech = 'a'; break;
+	case '\b': ech = 'b'; break;
+	case '\f': ech = 'f'; break;
 	case '\n': ech = 'n'; break;
 	case '\r': ech = 'r'; break;
 	case '\t': ech = 't'; break;
-	case '\b': ech = 'b'; break;
-	case '\f': ech = 'f'; break;
 	case '\v': ech = 'v'; break;
 	case '\\': ech = '\\'; break;
 	case '\"': ech = '\"'; break;
 	case '\'': ech = '\''; break;
 	case 0: ech = '0'; break;
-	case 7: ech = 'a'; break;
 	case 27: ech = 'e'; break;
 	}
 	if (ech == '0') {
@@ -1438,8 +1438,17 @@ fitstring(char *str, long len, long width)
 			continue;
 		n++;
 		switch (ch) {
-		case '\n': case '\r': case '\t': case '\b': case '\f':
-		case '\v': case '\\': case '\"': case 7: case 27:
+		case '\a':
+		case '\b':
+		case '\f':
+		case '\n':
+		case '\r':
+		case '\t':
+		case '\v':
+		case '\\':
+		case '\"':
+		case '\'':
+		case 27:
 			continue;
 		}
 		if (ch >= 64 || (nch >= '0' && nch <= '7')) {
diff --git a/token.c b/token.c
index 27468a9..3f0032f 100644
--- a/token.c
+++ b/token.c
@@ -183,10 +183,12 @@ gettoken(void)
 		}
 		switch (ch) {
 		case ' ':
-		case '\t':
-		case '\r':
-		case '\v':
+		case '\a':
+		case '\b':
 		case '\f':
+		case '\r':
+		case '\t':
+		case '\v':
 		case '\0':
 			break;
 		case '\n':