diff --git a/t/12strpkey.c b/t/12strpkey.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..648e1c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/12strpkey.c
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+#include "../termkey.h"
+#include "taplib.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+  TermKey      *tk;
+  TermKeyKey    key;
+  TermKeyResult res;
+
+#define CLEAR_KEY do { key.type = -1; key.code.number = -1; key.modifiers = -1; key.utf8[0] = 0; } while(0)
+
+  plan_tests(44);
+
+  tk = termkey_new(0, TERMKEY_FLAG_NOTERMIOS);
+
+  CLEAR_KEY;
+  res = termkey_strpkey(tk, "A", &key, 0);
+  is_int(res, TERMKEY_RES_KEY, "result for unicode/A/0");
+  is_int(key.type,        TERMKEY_TYPE_UNICODE, "key.type for unicode/A/0");
+  is_int(key.code.number, 'A',                  "key.code.number for unicode/A/0");
+  is_int(key.modifiers,   0,                    "key.modifiers for unicode/A/0");
+  is_str(key.utf8,        "A",                  "key.utf8 for unicode/A/0");
+
+  CLEAR_KEY;
+  res = termkey_strpkey(tk, "C-b", &key, 0);
+  is_int(res, TERMKEY_RES_KEY, "result for unicode/b/CTRL");
+  is_int(key.type,        TERMKEY_TYPE_UNICODE, "key.type for unicode/b/CTRL");
+  is_int(key.code.number, 'b',                  "key.code.number for unicode/b/CTRL");
+  is_int(key.modifiers,   TERMKEY_KEYMOD_CTRL,  "key.modifiers for unicode/b/CTRL");
+  is_str(key.utf8,        "b",                  "key.utf8 for unicode/b/CTRL");
+
+  CLEAR_KEY;
+  res = termkey_strpkey(tk, "Ctrl-b", &key, TERMKEY_FORMAT_LONGMOD);
+  is_int(res, TERMKEY_RES_KEY, "result for unicode/b/CTRL longmod");
+  is_int(key.type,        TERMKEY_TYPE_UNICODE, "key.type for unicode/b/CTRL longmod");
+  is_int(key.code.number, 'b',                  "key.code.number for unicode/b/CTRL longmod");
+  is_int(key.modifiers,   TERMKEY_KEYMOD_CTRL,  "key.modifiers for unicode/b/CTRL longmod");
+  is_str(key.utf8,        "b",                  "key.utf8 for unicode/b/CTRL longmod");
+
+  CLEAR_KEY;
+  res = termkey_strpkey(tk, "^B", &key, TERMKEY_FORMAT_CARETCTRL);
+  is_int(res, TERMKEY_RES_KEY, "result for unicode/b/CTRL caretctrl");
+  is_int(key.type,        TERMKEY_TYPE_UNICODE, "key.type for unicode/b/CTRL caretctrl");
+  is_int(key.code.number, 'b',                  "key.code.number for unicode/b/CTRL caretctrl");
+  is_int(key.modifiers,   TERMKEY_KEYMOD_CTRL,  "key.modifiers for unicode/b/CTRL caretctrl");
+  is_str(key.utf8,        "b",                  "key.utf8 for unicode/b/CTRL caretctrl");
+
+  CLEAR_KEY;
+  res = termkey_strpkey(tk, "A-c", &key, 0);
+  is_int(res, TERMKEY_RES_KEY, "result for unicode/c/ALT");
+  is_int(key.type,        TERMKEY_TYPE_UNICODE, "key.type for unicode/c/ALT");
+  is_int(key.code.number, 'c',                  "key.code.number for unicode/c/ALT");
+  is_int(key.modifiers,   TERMKEY_KEYMOD_ALT,   "key.modifiers for unicode/c/ALT");
+  is_str(key.utf8,        "c",                  "key.utf8 for unicode/c/ALT");
+
+  CLEAR_KEY;
+  res = termkey_strpkey(tk, "Alt-c", &key, TERMKEY_FORMAT_LONGMOD);
+  is_int(res, TERMKEY_RES_KEY, "result for unicode/c/ALT longmod");
+  is_int(key.type,        TERMKEY_TYPE_UNICODE, "key.type for unicode/c/ALT longmod");
+  is_int(key.code.number, 'c',                  "key.code.number for unicode/c/ALT longmod");
+  is_int(key.modifiers,   TERMKEY_KEYMOD_ALT,   "key.modifiers for unicode/c/ALT longmod");
+  is_str(key.utf8,        "c",                  "key.utf8 for unicode/c/ALT longmod");
+
+  CLEAR_KEY;
+  res = termkey_strpkey(tk, "M-c", &key, TERMKEY_FORMAT_ALTISMETA);
+  is_int(res, TERMKEY_RES_KEY, "result for unicode/c/ALT altismeta");
+  is_int(key.type,        TERMKEY_TYPE_UNICODE, "key.type for unicode/c/ALT altismeta");
+  is_int(key.code.number, 'c',                  "key.code.number for unicode/c/ALT altismeta");
+  is_int(key.modifiers,   TERMKEY_KEYMOD_ALT,   "key.modifiers for unicode/c/ALT altismeta");
+  is_str(key.utf8,        "c",                  "key.utf8 for unicode/c/ALT altismeta");
+
+  CLEAR_KEY;
+  res = termkey_strpkey(tk, "Meta-c", &key, TERMKEY_FORMAT_ALTISMETA|TERMKEY_FORMAT_LONGMOD);
+  is_int(res, TERMKEY_RES_KEY, "result for unicode/c/ALT altismeta+longmod");
+  is_int(key.type,        TERMKEY_TYPE_UNICODE, "key.type for unicode/c/ALT altismeta+longmod");
+  is_int(key.code.number, 'c',                  "key.code.number for unicode/c/ALT altismeta+longmod");
+  is_int(key.modifiers,   TERMKEY_KEYMOD_ALT,   "key.modifiers for unicode/c/ALT altismeta+longmod");
+  is_str(key.utf8,        "c",                  "key.utf8 for unicode/c/ALT altismeta+longmod");
+
+  CLEAR_KEY;
+  res = termkey_strpkey(tk, "Up", &key, 0);
+  is_int(res, TERMKEY_RES_KEY, "result for sym/Up/0");
+  is_int(key.type,        TERMKEY_TYPE_KEYSYM, "key.type for sym/Up/0");
+  is_int(key.code.sym,    TERMKEY_SYM_UP,      "key.code.number for sym/Up/0");
+  is_int(key.modifiers,   0,                   "key.modifiers for sym/Up/0");
+
+  termkey_destroy(tk);
+
+  return exit_status();
+}
diff --git a/termkey.c b/termkey.c
index 0258c86..b1a01ce 100644
--- a/termkey.c
+++ b/termkey.c
@@ -429,7 +429,13 @@ static TermKeyResult parse_utf8(const unsigned char *bytes, size_t len, long *cp
 
   unsigned char b0 = bytes[0];
 
-  if(b0 < 0xc0) {
+  if(b0 < 0x80) {
+    // Single byte ASCII
+    *cp = b0;
+    *nbytep = 1;
+    return TERMKEY_RES_KEY;
+  }
+  else if(b0 < 0xc0) {
     // Starts with a continuation byte - that's not right
     *cp = UTF8_INVALID;
     *nbytep = 1;
@@ -1061,3 +1067,67 @@ size_t termkey_strfkey(TermKey *tk, char *buffer, size_t len, TermKeyKey *key, T
 
   return pos;
 }
+
+TermKeyResult termkey_strpkey(TermKey *tk, const char *str, TermKeyKey *key, TermKeyFormat format)
+{
+  struct modnames *mods = &modnames[!!(format & TERMKEY_FORMAT_LONGMOD) +
+                                    !!(format & TERMKEY_FORMAT_ALTISMETA) * 2];
+
+  key->modifiers = 0;
+
+  if((format & TERMKEY_FORMAT_CARETCTRL) && str[0] == '^' && str[1]) {
+    TermKeyResult res = termkey_strpkey(tk, str+1, key, format & ~TERMKEY_FORMAT_CARETCTRL);
+
+    if(res != TERMKEY_RES_KEY)
+      return res;
+    if(key->type != TERMKEY_TYPE_UNICODE)
+      return TERMKEY_RES_NONE;
+    if(key->code.number < '@' || key->code.number > '_')
+      return TERMKEY_RES_NONE;
+    if(key->modifiers != 0)
+      return TERMKEY_RES_NONE;
+
+    if(key->code.number >= 'A' && key->code.number <= 'Z')
+      key->code.number += 0x20;
+    key->modifiers = TERMKEY_KEYMOD_CTRL;
+    fill_utf8(key);
+    return res;
+  }
+
+  const char *hyphen;
+
+  while((hyphen = strchr(str, '-'))) {
+    size_t n = hyphen - str;
+
+    if(n == strlen(mods->alt) && strncmp(mods->alt, str, n) == 0)
+      key->modifiers |= TERMKEY_KEYMOD_ALT;
+    else if(n == strlen(mods->ctrl) && strncmp(mods->ctrl, str, n) == 0)
+      key->modifiers |= TERMKEY_KEYMOD_CTRL;
+    else if(n == strlen(mods->shift) && strncmp(mods->shift, str, n) == 0)
+      key->modifiers |= TERMKEY_KEYMOD_SHIFT;
+
+    else
+      break;
+
+    str = hyphen + 1;
+  }
+
+  long codepoint;
+  size_t nbytes;
+
+  if(parse_utf8((unsigned char *)str, strlen(str), &codepoint, &nbytes) == TERMKEY_RES_KEY &&
+     nbytes == strlen(str)) {
+    key->type = TERMKEY_TYPE_UNICODE;
+    key->code.number = codepoint;
+    fill_utf8(key);
+  }
+  else if((key->code.sym = termkey_keyname2sym(tk, str)) != TERMKEY_SYM_UNKNOWN) {
+    key->type = TERMKEY_TYPE_KEYSYM;
+  }
+  // TODO: Consider function keys
+  else {
+    return TERMKEY_RES_NONE;
+  }
+
+  return TERMKEY_RES_KEY;
+}
diff --git a/termkey.h.in b/termkey.h.in
index 5405036..3c0665f 100644
--- a/termkey.h.in
+++ b/termkey.h.in
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ typedef enum {
 
 #define TERMKEY_FORMAT_VIM (TERMKEY_FORMAT_ALTISMETA|TERMKEY_FORMAT_WRAPBRACKET)
 
-size_t termkey_strfkey(TermKey *tk, char *buffer, size_t len, TermKeyKey *key, TermKeyFormat format);
+size_t        termkey_strfkey(TermKey *tk, char *buffer, size_t len, TermKeyKey *key, TermKeyFormat format);
+TermKeyResult termkey_strpkey(TermKey *tk, const char *str, TermKeyKey *key, TermKeyFormat format);
 
 // Old name for termkey_strfkey()
 size_t termkey_snprint_key(TermKey *tk, char *buffer, size_t len, TermKeyKey *key, TermKeyFormat format);