diff --git a/source-code/data/patches/custom_freeplay_text_example.p b/source-code/data/patches/custom_freeplay_text_example.p
index 3780e39..062ff13 100644
--- a/source-code/data/patches/custom_freeplay_text_example.p
+++ b/source-code/data/patches/custom_freeplay_text_example.p
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ IGNORE
 // "@" omit patch console output
 // ":" address:bytes (hex)
 // " " byte byte
-// ":!" address:!string ('\0' terminates the string, '\n' new line; both require PD Loader 2.1+)
+// ":!" address:!string (escape characters require PD Loader 2.1+)
 // "IGNORE" skip patch file
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/source-code/source/plugins/Patches/dllmain.cpp b/source-code/source/plugins/Patches/dllmain.cpp
index 4069406..673ec48 100644
--- a/source-code/source/plugins/Patches/dllmain.cpp
+++ b/source-code/source/plugins/Patches/dllmain.cpp
@@ -870,6 +870,34 @@ void ApplyCustomPatches(std::wstring CPATCH_FILE_STRING)
 						byte_u = '\n';
 						i++;
 						break;
+					case 't':
+						byte_u = '\t';
+						i++;
+						break;
+					case 'r':
+						byte_u = '\r';
+						i++;
+						break;
+					case 'b':
+						byte_u = '\b';
+						i++;
+						break;
+					case 'a':
+						byte_u = '\a';
+						i++;
+						break;
+					case 'f':
+						byte_u = '\f';
+						i++;
+						break;
+					case 'v':
+						byte_u = '\v';
+						i++;
+						break;
+					case '\\':
+						byte_u = '\\';
+						i++;
+						break;
 					}
 				}
 				if (echo) std::cout << byte_u;