diff --git a/crates/lexer/src/lib.rs b/crates/lexer/src/lib.rs
index 5fd50f8..ffcf151 100644
--- a/crates/lexer/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/lexer/src/lib.rs
@@ -217,9 +217,9 @@ tokens!(pub Token: {
         Bang => "!",
         Tilde => "~",
         Plus => "+",
-        PlusPlus => "++",
+        // PlusPlus => "++",
         Minus => "-",
-        MinusMinus => "--",
+        // MinusMinus => "--",
         Star => "*",
         Slash => "/",
         Percent => "%",
@@ -439,6 +439,18 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for TokenIterator<'a> {
 
                 Some((token, &self.source[start..self.offset]))
             }
+            Some('`') => {
+                // raw identifier
+                self.skip(1);
+                self.skip_while(|c| is_things::is_id_continue(c));
+                if self.peekable_source().next() == Some('`') {
+                    self.skip(1);
+                    Some((Token::Ident, &self.source[start..self.offset]))
+                } else {
+                    // unterminated raw identifier
+                    Some((Token::ParseError, &self.source[start..self.offset]))
+                }
+            }
             // `//`-style comments or doc-comments
             _ => match self.parse().map(|tok| match tok {
                 Token::SlashSlash => {
@@ -486,20 +498,42 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn test_iterator() {
-        let tokens = "fn let void+++(++bool)";
+        let tokens = "fn let void+(+bool)";
         let mut lexer = TokenIterator::new(&tokens);
         assert_eq!(lexer.next(), Some((Token::Fn, "fn")));
         assert_eq!(lexer.next(), Some((Token::Let, "let")));
         assert_eq!(lexer.next(), Some((Token::Void, "void")));
-        assert_eq!(lexer.next(), Some((Token::PlusPlus, "++")));
         assert_eq!(lexer.next(), Some((Token::Plus, "+")));
         assert_eq!(lexer.next(), Some((Token::OpenParens, "(")));
-        assert_eq!(lexer.next(), Some((Token::PlusPlus, "++")));
+        assert_eq!(lexer.next(), Some((Token::Plus, "+")));
         assert_eq!(lexer.next(), Some((Token::Bool, "bool")));
         assert_eq!(lexer.next(), Some((Token::CloseParens, ")")));
         assert_eq!(lexer.next(), None);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn idents() {
+        let lexer = TokenIterator::new("a a1 a_ a-b _a _1 _- -a -1 -_ `123");
+        assert!(lexer.map(|(tok, _)| tok).all(|tok| tok == Token::Ident));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn ident_minus_ambiguity() {
+        let lexer = TokenIterator::new("a-a a- - a -a --a");
+        let tokens = lexer.map(|(tok, _)| tok).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        assert_eq!(
+            tokens,
+            vec![
+                Token::Ident,
+                Token::Ident,
+                Token::Minus,
+                Token::Ident,
+                Token::Ident,
+                Token::Ident
+            ]
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn complex_iterator() {
         let tokens = "fn my-function(x: i32, y: f32) -> f32 { return x + y; }";