diff --git a/doc/basics.md b/doc/basics.md
index b66e33259..7413bb7a4 100644
--- a/doc/basics.md
+++ b/doc/basics.md
@@ -3114,7 +3114,7 @@ Performance tips
     simdjson::ondemand::document doc = parser.iterate(json);
 
     for(auto keyvalue : doc.get_object()) {
-        std::string_view key = keyvalue.escaped_key();
+        simdjson::ondemand::raw_json_string key = keyvalue.key();
         switch(key[0]) {
             case 'p': // price
                 if (key == "price") {
diff --git a/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/raw_json_string-inl.h b/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/raw_json_string-inl.h
index 6d36a3741..d4229df9c 100644
--- a/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/raw_json_string-inl.h
+++ b/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/raw_json_string-inl.h
@@ -15,8 +15,13 @@ namespace ondemand {
 
 simdjson_inline raw_json_string::raw_json_string(const uint8_t * _buf) noexcept : buf{_buf} {}
 
-simdjson_inline const char * raw_json_string::raw() const noexcept { return reinterpret_cast<const char *>(buf); }
+simdjson_inline const char * raw_json_string::raw() const noexcept {
+  return reinterpret_cast<const char *>(buf);
+}
 
+simdjson_inline char raw_json_string::operator[](size_t i) const noexcept {
+  return reinterpret_cast<const char *>(buf)[i];
+}
 
 simdjson_inline bool raw_json_string::is_free_from_unescaped_quote(std::string_view target) noexcept {
   size_t pos{0};
@@ -193,6 +198,10 @@ simdjson_inline simdjson_result<const char *> simdjson_result<SIMDJSON_IMPLEMENT
   if (error()) { return error(); }
   return first.raw();
 }
+simdjson_inline char simdjson_result<SIMDJSON_IMPLEMENTATION::ondemand::raw_json_string>::operator[](size_t i) const noexcept {
+  if (error()) { return error(); }
+  return first[i];
+}
 simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_result<std::string_view> simdjson_result<SIMDJSON_IMPLEMENTATION::ondemand::raw_json_string>::unescape(SIMDJSON_IMPLEMENTATION::ondemand::json_iterator &iter, bool allow_replacement) const noexcept {
   if (error()) { return error(); }
   return first.unescape(iter, allow_replacement);
diff --git a/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/raw_json_string.h b/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/raw_json_string.h
index be50a402d..2650f7635 100644
--- a/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/raw_json_string.h
+++ b/include/simdjson/generic/ondemand/raw_json_string.h
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ public:
    */
   simdjson_inline const char * raw() const noexcept;
 
+  /**
+   * Get the character at index i. This is unchecked.
+   * [0] when the string is of length 0 returns the final quote (").
+   */
+  simdjson_inline char operator[](size_t i) const noexcept;
+
   /**
    * This compares the current instance to the std::string_view target: returns true if
    * they are byte-by-byte equal (no escaping is done) on target.size() characters,
@@ -197,10 +203,10 @@ public:
   simdjson_inline ~simdjson_result() noexcept = default; ///< @private
 
   simdjson_inline simdjson_result<const char *> raw() const noexcept;
+  simdjson_inline char operator[](size_t) const noexcept;
   simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_result<std::string_view> unescape(SIMDJSON_IMPLEMENTATION::ondemand::json_iterator &iter, bool allow_replacement) const noexcept;
   simdjson_inline simdjson_warn_unused simdjson_result<std::string_view> unescape_wobbly(SIMDJSON_IMPLEMENTATION::ondemand::json_iterator &iter) const noexcept;
 };
-
 } // namespace simdjson
 
 #endif // SIMDJSON_GENERIC_ONDEMAND_RAW_JSON_STRING_H
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diff --git a/tests/ondemand/ondemand_readme_examples.cpp b/tests/ondemand/ondemand_readme_examples.cpp
index db5f391cb..e2a103c8d 100644
--- a/tests/ondemand/ondemand_readme_examples.cpp
+++ b/tests/ondemand/ondemand_readme_examples.cpp
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ bool simple_error_example() {
     simdjson::ondemand::document doc = parser.iterate(json);
 
     for(auto keyvalue : doc.get_object()) {
-        std::string_view key = keyvalue.escaped_key();
+        simdjson::ondemand::raw_json_string key = keyvalue.key();
         switch(key[0]) {
             case 'p': // price
                 if (key == "price") {