diff --git a/src/include/token.h b/src/include/token.h
index cba31e65f..9680bbf6f 100644
--- a/src/include/token.h
+++ b/src/include/token.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "token_struct.h"
 #include "util/hb_string.h"
 
-token_T* token_init(const char* value, token_type_T type, lexer_T* lexer);
+token_T* token_init(hb_string_T value, token_type_T type, lexer_T* lexer);
 hb_string_T token_to_string(const token_T* token);
 const char* token_type_to_string(token_type_T type);
 
diff --git a/src/include/util/hb_string.h b/src/include/util/hb_string.h
index 6d59e2d02..7b5d83c3c 100644
--- a/src/include/util/hb_string.h
+++ b/src/include/util/hb_string.h
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ bool hb_string_starts_with(hb_string_T string, hb_string_T expected_prefix);
 bool hb_string_is_empty(hb_string_T string);
 hb_string_T hb_string_truncate(hb_string_T string, uint32_t max_length);
 
+hb_string_T hb_string_range(hb_string_T string, uint32_t from, uint32_t to);
+
+char* hb_string_to_c_string_using_malloc(hb_string_T string);
+
 char* hb_string_to_c_string(hb_arena_T* allocator, hb_string_T string);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/lexer.c b/src/lexer.c
index 45995751c..a2832b44c 100644
--- a/src/lexer.c
+++ b/src/lexer.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ token_T* lexer_error(lexer_T* lexer, const char* message) {
     lexer->current_column
   );
 
-  return token_init(error_message, TOKEN_ERROR, lexer);
+  return token_init(hb_string(error_message), TOKEN_ERROR, lexer);
 }
 
 static void lexer_advance(lexer_T* lexer) {
@@ -104,22 +104,17 @@ static void lexer_advance_by(lexer_T* lexer, const size_t count) {
 
 static token_T* lexer_advance_with(lexer_T* lexer, const char* value, const token_type_T type) {
   lexer_advance_by(lexer, strlen(value));
-  return token_init(value, type, lexer);
+  return token_init(hb_string(value), type, lexer);
 }
 
 static token_T* lexer_advance_with_next(lexer_T* lexer, size_t count, token_type_T type) {
-  char* collected = malloc(count + 1);
-  if (!collected) { return NULL; }
+  uint32_t start_position = lexer->current_position;
 
   for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-    collected[i] = lexer->current_character;
     lexer_advance(lexer);
   }
 
-  collected[count] = '\0';
-
-  token_T* token = token_init(collected, type, lexer);
-  free(collected);
+  token_T* token = token_init(hb_string_range(lexer->source, start_position, lexer->current_position), type, lexer);
 
   return token;
 }
@@ -130,29 +125,16 @@ static token_T* lexer_advance_current(lexer_T* lexer, const token_type_T type) {
 
 static token_T* lexer_advance_utf8_character(lexer_T* lexer, const token_type_T type) {
   int char_byte_length = utf8_sequence_length(lexer->source.data, lexer->current_position, lexer->source.length);
-
   if (char_byte_length <= 1) { return lexer_advance_current(lexer, type); }
-
-  char* utf8_char = malloc(char_byte_length + 1);
-
-  if (!utf8_char) { return lexer_advance_current(lexer, type); }
+  uint32_t start_position = lexer->current_position;
 
   for (int i = 0; i < char_byte_length; i++) {
-    if (lexer->current_position + i >= lexer->source.length) {
-      free(utf8_char);
-      return lexer_advance_current(lexer, type);
-    }
-
-    utf8_char[i] = lexer->source.data[lexer->current_position + i];
+    if (lexer->current_position + i >= lexer->source.length) { return lexer_advance_current(lexer, type); }
   }
 
-  utf8_char[char_byte_length] = '\0';
-
   lexer_advance_utf8_bytes(lexer, char_byte_length);
 
-  token_T* token = token_init(utf8_char, type, lexer);
-
-  free(utf8_char);
+  token_T* token = token_init(hb_string_range(lexer->source, start_position, lexer->current_position), type, lexer);
 
   return token;
 }
@@ -168,37 +150,31 @@ static token_T* lexer_match_and_advance(lexer_T* lexer, const char* value, const
 // ===== Specialized Parsers
 
 static token_T* lexer_parse_whitespace(lexer_T* lexer) {
-  hb_buffer_T buffer;
-  hb_buffer_init(&buffer, 128);
+  uint32_t start_position = lexer->current_position;
 
   while (isspace(lexer->current_character) && lexer->current_character != '\n' && lexer->current_character != '\r'
          && !lexer_eof(lexer)) {
-    hb_buffer_append_char(&buffer, lexer->current_character);
     lexer_advance(lexer);
   }
 
-  token_T* token = token_init(buffer.value, TOKEN_WHITESPACE, lexer);
-
-  free(buffer.value);
+  token_T* token =
+    token_init(hb_string_range(lexer->source, start_position, lexer->current_position), TOKEN_WHITESPACE, lexer);
 
   return token;
 }
 
 static token_T* lexer_parse_identifier(lexer_T* lexer) {
-  hb_buffer_T buffer;
-  hb_buffer_init(&buffer, 128);
+  uint32_t start_position = lexer->current_position;
 
   while ((isalnum(lexer->current_character) || lexer->current_character == '-' || lexer->current_character == '_'
           || lexer->current_character == ':')
          && !lexer_peek_for_html_comment_end(lexer, 0) && !lexer_eof(lexer)) {
 
-    hb_buffer_append_char(&buffer, lexer->current_character);
     lexer_advance(lexer);
   }
 
-  token_T* token = token_init(buffer.value, TOKEN_IDENTIFIER, lexer);
-
-  free(buffer.value);
+  token_T* token =
+    token_init(hb_string_range(lexer->source, start_position, lexer->current_position), TOKEN_IDENTIFIER, lexer);
 
   return token;
 }
@@ -219,20 +195,19 @@ static token_T* lexer_parse_erb_open(lexer_T* lexer) {
 }
 
 static token_T* lexer_parse_erb_content(lexer_T* lexer) {
-  hb_buffer_T buffer;
-  hb_buffer_init(&buffer, 1024);
+  uint32_t start_position = lexer->current_position;
 
   while (!lexer_peek_erb_end(lexer, 0)) {
     if (lexer_eof(lexer)) {
-      token_T* token = token_init(buffer.value, TOKEN_ERROR, lexer); // Handle unexpected EOF
-
-      free(buffer.value);
+      token_T* token = token_init(
+        hb_string_range(lexer->source, start_position, lexer->current_position),
+        TOKEN_ERROR,
+        lexer
+      ); // Handle unexpected EOF
 
       return token;
     }
 
-    hb_buffer_append_char(&buffer, lexer->current_character);
-
     if (is_newline(lexer->current_character)) {
       lexer->current_line++;
       lexer->current_column = 0;
@@ -246,9 +221,8 @@ static token_T* lexer_parse_erb_content(lexer_T* lexer) {
 
   lexer->state = STATE_ERB_CLOSE;
 
-  token_T* token = token_init(buffer.value, TOKEN_ERB_CONTENT, lexer);
-
-  free(buffer.value);
+  token_T* token =
+    token_init(hb_string_range(lexer->source, start_position, lexer->current_position), TOKEN_ERB_CONTENT, lexer);
 
   return token;
 }
@@ -266,7 +240,7 @@ static token_T* lexer_parse_erb_close(lexer_T* lexer) {
 // ===== Tokenizing Function
 
 token_T* lexer_next_token(lexer_T* lexer) {
-  if (lexer_eof(lexer)) { return token_init("", TOKEN_EOF, lexer); }
+  if (lexer_eof(lexer)) { return token_init(hb_string(""), TOKEN_EOF, lexer); }
   if (lexer_stalled(lexer)) { return lexer_error(lexer, "Lexer stalled after 5 iterations"); }
 
   if (lexer->state == STATE_ERB_CONTENT) { return lexer_parse_erb_content(lexer); }
diff --git a/src/token.c b/src/token.c
index 42c62bcac..e91837e5f 100644
--- a/src/token.c
+++ b/src/token.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-token_T* token_init(const char* value, const token_type_T type, lexer_T* lexer) {
+token_T* token_init(hb_string_T value, const token_type_T type, lexer_T* lexer) {
   token_T* token = calloc(1, sizeof(token_T));
 
   if (type == TOKEN_NEWLINE) {
@@ -18,11 +18,7 @@ token_T* token_init(const char* value, const token_type_T type, lexer_T* lexer)
     lexer->current_column = 0;
   }
 
-  if (value) {
-    token->value = herb_strdup(value);
-  } else {
-    token->value = NULL;
-  }
+  token->value = hb_string_to_c_string_using_malloc(value);
 
   token->type = type;
   token->range = (range_T) { .from = lexer->previous_position, .to = lexer->current_position };
diff --git a/src/util/hb_string.c b/src/util/hb_string.c
index 358bc53fd..e8a3e83a3 100644
--- a/src/util/hb_string.c
+++ b/src/util/hb_string.c
@@ -58,6 +58,21 @@ hb_string_T hb_string_truncate(hb_string_T string, uint32_t max_length) {
   return truncated_string;
 }
 
+hb_string_T hb_string_range(hb_string_T string, uint32_t from, uint32_t to) {
+  return hb_string_truncate(hb_string_slice(string, from), to - from);
+}
+
+char* hb_string_to_c_string_using_malloc(hb_string_T string) {
+  size_t string_length_in_bytes = sizeof(char) * (string.length);
+  char* buffer = malloc(string_length_in_bytes + sizeof(char) * 1);
+
+  if (!hb_string_is_empty(string)) { memcpy(buffer, string.data, string_length_in_bytes); }
+
+  buffer[string_length_in_bytes] = '\0';
+
+  return buffer;
+}
+
 char* hb_string_to_c_string(hb_arena_T* allocator, hb_string_T string) {
   size_t string_length_in_bytes = sizeof(char) * (string.length);
   char* buffer = hb_arena_alloc(allocator, string_length_in_bytes + sizeof(char) * 1);
diff --git a/test/c/test_hb_string.c b/test/c/test_hb_string.c
index 2d47baca2..cf0d7363f 100644
--- a/test/c/test_hb_string.c
+++ b/test/c/test_hb_string.c
@@ -195,6 +195,41 @@ TEST(hb_string_truncate_tests)
   }
 END
 
+TEST(hb_string_range_tests)
+
+  {
+    hb_string_T string = hb_string("Test String");
+    hb_string_T range = hb_string_range(string, 0, 4);
+
+    ck_assert(hb_string_equals(hb_string("Test"), range));
+  }
+
+  {
+    hb_string_T string = hb_string("Test String");
+    hb_string_T range = hb_string_range(string, 0, 1);
+
+    ck_assert(hb_string_equals(hb_string("T"), range));
+  }
+
+  {
+    hb_string_T string = hb_string("Test String");
+    hb_string_T range = hb_string_range(string, 5, 11);
+    ck_assert(hb_string_equals(hb_string("String"), range));
+  }
+
+  {
+    hb_string_T string = hb_string("Test String");
+    hb_string_T range = hb_string_range(string, 5, 11);
+    ck_assert(hb_string_equals(hb_string("String"), range));
+  }
+
+  {
+    hb_string_T string = hb_string(" Test ");
+    hb_string_T range = hb_string_range(string, 1, 5);
+    ck_assert(hb_string_equals(hb_string("Test"), range));
+  }
+END
+
 TCase *hb_string_tests(void) {
   TCase *tags = tcase_create("Herb String");
 
@@ -204,6 +239,7 @@ TCase *hb_string_tests(void) {
   tcase_add_test(tags, hb_string_is_empty_tests);
   tcase_add_test(tags, hb_string_starts_with_tests);
   tcase_add_test(tags, hb_string_truncate_tests);
+  tcase_add_test(tags, hb_string_range_tests);
 
   return tags;
 }