diff --git a/src/yarnspinner-language.ts b/src/yarnspinner-language.ts
index d992b5a..fc5e5ff 100644
--- a/src/yarnspinner-language.ts
+++ b/src/yarnspinner-language.ts
@@ -136,6 +136,21 @@ export const monarchLanguage = <languages.IMonarchLanguage>{
     node: [
       ["===", "keyword.other", "@pop"],
 
+      // Character names on lines
+      [/^\s*[^\s]+?\:/, "line.character"],
+
+      // Character names in options
+      [
+        /^(\s*)(->)(\s*)([^\s]+?\:)/,
+        ["line", "keyword.other", "line", "line.character"],
+      ],
+
+      // Character names in line groups
+      [
+        /^(\s*)(=>)(\s*)([^\s]+?\:)/,
+        ["line", "keyword.other", "line", "line.character"],
+      ],
+
       // Commands
       ["<<", "keyword.other", "@command"],
 
@@ -148,9 +163,6 @@ export const monarchLanguage = <languages.IMonarchLanguage>{
       // Hashtag
       [/#[^\s]+/, "annotation"],
 
-      // Character names
-      [/^\s*[^\s]+?\:/, "line.character"],
-
       // // identifiers and keywords
       // [/[a-z_$][\w$]*/, { cases: { '@typeKeywords': 'keyword',
       //                              '@keywords': 'keyword',