diff --git a/lib/cnode.c b/lib/cnode.c
index d5bcbdb..f46aaa8 100644
--- a/lib/cnode.c
+++ b/lib/cnode.c
@@ -86,9 +86,14 @@ hcl_cnode_t* hcl_makecnodetrpcolons (hcl_t* hcl, int flags, const hcl_loc_t* loc
 	return make_cnode(hcl, HCL_CNODE_TRPCOLONS, flags, loc, tok);
 }
 
-hcl_cnode_t* hcl_makecnodecolonplus (hcl_t* hcl, int flags, const hcl_loc_t* loc, const  hcl_oocs_t* tok)
+hcl_cnode_t* hcl_makecnodecolongt (hcl_t* hcl, int flags, const hcl_loc_t* loc, const  hcl_oocs_t* tok)
 {
-	return make_cnode(hcl, HCL_CNODE_COLONPLUS, flags, loc, tok);
+	return make_cnode(hcl, HCL_CNODE_COLONGT, flags, loc, tok);
+}
+
+hcl_cnode_t* hcl_makecnodecolonlt (hcl_t* hcl, int flags, const hcl_loc_t* loc, const  hcl_oocs_t* tok)
+{
+	return make_cnode(hcl, HCL_CNODE_COLONLT, flags, loc, tok);
 }
 
 hcl_cnode_t* hcl_makecnodecolonstar (hcl_t* hcl, int flags, const hcl_loc_t* loc, const  hcl_oocs_t* tok)
diff --git a/lib/hcl-prv.h b/lib/hcl-prv.h
index fb06fe7..371081e 100644
--- a/lib/hcl-prv.h
+++ b/lib/hcl-prv.h
@@ -188,7 +188,8 @@ enum hcl_tok_type_t
 	HCL_TOK_DBLCOLONS, /* :: */
 	HCL_TOK_TRPCOLONS, /* ::: */
 	HCL_TOK_COLONEQ,   /* := */
-	HCL_TOK_COLONPLUS, /* :+ */
+	HCL_TOK_COLONGT,   /* :+ */
+	HCL_TOK_COLONLT,   /* :+ */
 	HCL_TOK_COLONSTAR, /* :* */
 	HCL_TOK_SEMICOLON, /* ; */
 	HCL_TOK_COMMA,     /* , */
@@ -257,7 +258,8 @@ enum hcl_cnode_type_t
 	HCL_CNODE_SUPER,
 	HCL_CNODE_ELLIPSIS,
 	HCL_CNODE_TRPCOLONS,
-	HCL_CNODE_COLONPLUS, /* :+ */
+	HCL_CNODE_COLONGT, /* :> */
+	HCL_CNODE_COLONLT, /* :< */
 	HCL_CNODE_COLONSTAR, /* :* */
 
 	HCL_CNODE_CONS,
@@ -281,7 +283,8 @@ typedef enum hcl_cnode_flagt hcl_cnode_flag_t;
 
 #define HCL_CNODE_IS_ELLIPSIS(x) ((x)->cn_type == HCL_CNODE_ELLIPSIS)
 #define HCL_CNODE_IS_TRPCOLONS(x) ((x)->cn_type == HCL_CNODE_TRPCOLONS)
-#define HCL_CNODE_IS_COLONPLUS(x) ((x)->cn_type == HCL_CNODE_COLONPLUS)
+#define HCL_CNODE_IS_COLONGT(x) ((x)->cn_type == HCL_CNODE_COLONGT)
+#define HCL_CNODE_IS_COLONLT(x) ((x)->cn_type == HCL_CNODE_COLONLT)
 #define HCL_CNODE_IS_COLONSTAR(x) ((x)->cn_type == HCL_CNODE_COLONSTAR)
 
 #define HCL_CNODE_IS_SYMBOL(x) ((x)->cn_type == HCL_CNODE_SYMBOL)
@@ -1780,7 +1783,8 @@ hcl_cnode_t* hcl_makecnodeself (hcl_t* hcl, int flags, const hcl_loc_t* loc, con
 hcl_cnode_t* hcl_makecnodesuper (hcl_t* hcl, int flags, const hcl_loc_t* loc, const hcl_oocs_t* tok);
 hcl_cnode_t* hcl_makecnodeellipsis (hcl_t* hcl, int flags, const hcl_loc_t* loc, const hcl_oocs_t* tok);
 hcl_cnode_t* hcl_makecnodetrpcolons (hcl_t* hcl, int flags, const hcl_loc_t* loc, const hcl_oocs_t* tok);
-hcl_cnode_t* hcl_makecnodecolonplus (hcl_t* hcl, int flags, const hcl_loc_t* loc, const hcl_oocs_t* tok);
+hcl_cnode_t* hcl_makecnodecolongt (hcl_t* hcl, int flags, const hcl_loc_t* loc, const hcl_oocs_t* tok);
+hcl_cnode_t* hcl_makecnodecolonlt (hcl_t* hcl, int flags, const hcl_loc_t* loc, const hcl_oocs_t* tok);
 hcl_cnode_t* hcl_makecnodecolonstar (hcl_t* hcl, int flags, const hcl_loc_t* loc, const hcl_oocs_t* tok);
 hcl_cnode_t* hcl_makecnodecharlit (hcl_t* hcl, int flags, const hcl_loc_t* loc, const hcl_oocs_t* tok, hcl_ooch_t v);
 hcl_cnode_t* hcl_makecnodebchrlit (hcl_t* hcl, int flags, const hcl_loc_t* loc, const hcl_oocs_t* tok, hcl_oob_t v);
diff --git a/lib/print.c b/lib/print.c
index 787c582..d20f171 100644
--- a/lib/print.c
+++ b/lib/print.c
@@ -817,8 +817,9 @@ void hcl_dumpcnode (hcl_t* hcl, hcl_cnode_t* cnode, int newline)
 			case HCL_CNODE_SUPER:
 			case HCL_CNODE_ELLIPSIS:
 			case HCL_CNODE_TRPCOLONS:
+			case HCL_CNODE_COLONGT:
+			case HCL_CNODE_COLONLT:
 			case HCL_CNODE_COLONSTAR:
-			case HCL_CNODE_COLONPLUS:
 				hcl_logbfmt (hcl, HCL_LOG_FATAL, " %.*js ", HCL_CNODE_GET_TOKLEN(cnode), HCL_CNODE_GET_TOKPTR(cnode));
 				break;
 
diff --git a/lib/read.c b/lib/read.c
index cf4be6c..56c0d3f 100644
--- a/lib/read.c
+++ b/lib/read.c
@@ -1432,8 +1432,12 @@ static int feed_process_token (hcl_t* hcl)
 			frd->obj = hcl_makecnodetrpcolons(hcl, 0, TOKEN_LOC(hcl), TOKEN_NAME(hcl));
 			goto auto_xlist;
 
-		case HCL_TOK_COLONPLUS:
-			frd->obj = hcl_makecnodecolonplus(hcl, 0, TOKEN_LOC(hcl), TOKEN_NAME(hcl));
+		case HCL_TOK_COLONGT:
+			frd->obj = hcl_makecnodecolongt(hcl, 0, TOKEN_LOC(hcl), TOKEN_NAME(hcl));
+			goto auto_xlist;
+
+		case HCL_TOK_COLONLT:
+			frd->obj = hcl_makecnodecolonlt(hcl, 0, TOKEN_LOC(hcl), TOKEN_NAME(hcl));
 			goto auto_xlist;
 
 		case HCL_TOK_COLONSTAR:
@@ -1656,7 +1660,8 @@ static delim_token_t delim_token_tab[] =
 
 	{ ":",        1, HCL_TOK_COLON }, /* key-value separator in dictionary */
 	{ ":=",       2, HCL_TOK_COLONEQ }, /* assignment */
-	{ ":+",       2, HCL_TOK_COLONPLUS },
+	{ ":>",       2, HCL_TOK_COLONGT },
+	{ ":<",       2, HCL_TOK_COLONLT },
 	{ ":*",       2, HCL_TOK_COLONSTAR }, /* class instantiation method */
 	{ "::",       2, HCL_TOK_DBLCOLONS },
 	{ ":::",      3, HCL_TOK_TRPCOLONS  }, /* superclass, class variables, class methods */