diff --git a/extensions/haskell/languages/haskell/highlights.scm b/extensions/haskell/languages/haskell/highlights.scm
index aca744f5cd..3ffc6512b8 100644
--- a/extensions/haskell/languages/haskell/highlights.scm
+++ b/extensions/haskell/languages/haskell/highlights.scm
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 (integer) @number
 (exp_negation) @number
 (exp_literal (float)) @float
-(char) @character
+(char) @string
 (string) @string
 
 (con_unit) @symbol  ; unit, as in ()
diff --git a/extensions/purescript/languages/purescript/highlights.scm b/extensions/purescript/languages/purescript/highlights.scm
index b6e969af78..fe2db3115d 100644
--- a/extensions/purescript/languages/purescript/highlights.scm
+++ b/extensions/purescript/languages/purescript/highlights.scm
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 (integer) @number
 (exp_negation) @number
 (exp_literal (number)) @float
-(char) @character
+(char) @string
 [
   (string)
   (triple_quote_string)
diff --git a/extensions/zig/languages/zig/highlights.scm b/extensions/zig/languages/zig/highlights.scm
index 20c256eb63..c4be851e88 100644
--- a/extensions/zig/languages/zig/highlights.scm
+++ b/extensions/zig/languages/zig/highlights.scm
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
 
 ; Literals
 
-(character) @character
+(character) @string
 
 ([
   (string)