diff --git a/core/src/sql/escape.rs b/core/src/sql/escape.rs
index 1badad4b..bd46e5aa 100644
--- a/core/src/sql/escape.rs
+++ b/core/src/sql/escape.rs
@@ -79,15 +79,12 @@ pub fn escape_ident(s: &str) -> Cow<'_, str> {
 
 #[inline]
 pub fn escape_normal<'a>(s: &'a str, l: char, r: char, e: &str) -> Cow<'a, str> {
-	// Loop over each character
-	for x in s.bytes() {
-		// Check if character is allowed
-		if !(x.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || x == b'_') {
-			return Cow::Owned(format!("{l}{}{r}", s.replace(r, e)));
-		}
+	// Is there no need to escape the value?
+	if s.bytes().all(|x| x.is_ascii_alphanumeric() || x == b'_') {
+		return Cow::Borrowed(s);
 	}
 	// Output the value
-	Cow::Borrowed(s)
+	Cow::Owned(format!("{l}{}{r}", s.replace(r, e)))
 }
 
 pub fn escape_reserved_keyword(s: &str) -> Option<String> {
diff --git a/core/src/syn/parser/object.rs b/core/src/syn/parser/object.rs
index 4c1d9702..4adbb375 100644
--- a/core/src/syn/parser/object.rs
+++ b/core/src/syn/parser/object.rs
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use reblessive::Stk;
 
 use crate::{
-	sql::{Block, Geometry, Number, Object, Strand, Value},
+	sql::{Block, Geometry, Object, Strand, Value},
 	syn::{
 		error::bail,
+		lexer::compound,
 		parser::{enter_object_recursion, mac::expected, ParseResult, Parser},
 		token::{t, Glued, Span, TokenKind},
 	},
@@ -602,10 +603,8 @@ impl Parser<'_> {
 		match token.kind {
 			x if Self::kind_is_keyword_like(x) => {
 				self.pop_peek();
-				let str = self.lexer.reader.span(token.span);
-				// Lexer should ensure that the token is valid utf-8
-				let str = std::str::from_utf8(str).unwrap().to_owned();
-				Ok(str)
+				let str = self.lexer.span_str(token.span);
+				Ok(str.to_string())
 			}
 			TokenKind::Identifier => {
 				self.pop_peek();
@@ -616,9 +615,16 @@ impl Parser<'_> {
 				let str = self.next_token_value::<Strand>()?.0;
 				Ok(str)
 			}
-			TokenKind::Digits | TokenKind::Glued(Glued::Number) => {
-				let number = self.next_token_value::<Number>()?.to_string();
-				Ok(number)
+			TokenKind::Digits => {
+				self.pop_peek();
+				let span = self.lexer.lex_compound(token, compound::number)?.span;
+				let str = self.lexer.span_str(span);
+				Ok(str.to_string())
+			}
+			TokenKind::Glued(Glued::Number) => {
+				self.pop_peek();
+				let str = self.lexer.span_str(token.span);
+				Ok(str.to_string())
 			}
 			_ => unexpected!(self, token, "an object key"),
 		}
diff --git a/core/src/syn/parser/test/value.rs b/core/src/syn/parser/test/value.rs
index 16693923..fda0b418 100644
--- a/core/src/syn/parser/test/value.rs
+++ b/core/src/syn/parser/test/value.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,16 @@ fn parse_coordinate() {
 	assert_eq!(x.y(), -18.0);
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn parse_numeric_object_key() {
+	let v = test_parse!(parse_value_table, "{ 00: 0 }").unwrap();
+	let Value::Object(object) = v else {
+		panic!("not an object");
+	};
+	assert!(object.len() == 1);
+	assert_eq!(object.get("00").cloned(), Some(Value::Number(Number::Int(0))));
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn parse_like_operator() {
 	test_parse!(parse_value_field, "a ~ b").unwrap();