a = """ multiline "unicode" string \ \xf1 \u1234aaaa \U1234aaaa \N{BLACK SPADE SUIT} """ a : source.python : source.python = : keyword.operator.assignment.python, source.python : source.python """ : punctuation.definition.string.begin.python, source.python, string.quoted.multi.python multiline "unicode" string : source.python, string.quoted.multi.python \ : constant.language.python, source.python, string.quoted.multi.python : source.python, string.quoted.multi.python : source.python, string.quoted.multi.python \xf1 : constant.character.escape.python, source.python, string.quoted.multi.python : source.python, string.quoted.multi.python \u1234 : constant.character.escape.python, source.python, string.quoted.multi.python aaaa : source.python, string.quoted.multi.python \U1234aaaa : constant.character.escape.python, source.python, string.quoted.multi.python : source.python, string.quoted.multi.python : source.python, string.quoted.multi.python \N{BLACK SPADE SUIT} : constant.character.escape.python, source.python, string.quoted.multi.python """ : punctuation.definition.string.end.python, source.python, string.quoted.multi.python