diff --git a/src/JsonDumper.h b/src/JsonDumper.h
index 996f97d..c493857 100644
--- a/src/JsonDumper.h
+++ b/src/JsonDumper.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class JsonDumper {
 
     JsonDumper& StartObject(bool is_array = false)
     {
-        NextItem();
+        NextItem(true);
         Push(is_array);
         s << (is_array ? '[' : '{');
         if (state.wrap) {
@@ -106,19 +106,28 @@ class JsonDumper {
         return *this << std::string_view(str);
     }
 
+    JsonDumper& operator<<(char* str)
+    {
+        return *this << std::string_view(str);
+    }
+
     JsonDumper& operator<<(const std::string& str)
     {
         return *this << std::string_view(str);
     }
 
+    JsonDumper& operator<<(char ch)
+    {
+//        char tmp[2] = { ch, '\0' };
+        return *this << std::string_view(&ch, 1);
+    }
+
     JsonDumper& operator<<(double v)
     {
         if (std::isnan(v)) {
             return *this << "nan";
         }
-        if (state.in_array) {
-            NextItem();
-        }
+        NextItem();
         s << v;
         member_started = false;
         return *this;
@@ -134,9 +143,7 @@ class JsonDumper {
 
     JsonDumper& operator<<(int64_t v)
     {
-        if (state.in_array) {
-            NextItem();
-        }
+        NextItem();
         s << v;
         member_started = false;
         return *this;
@@ -144,9 +151,7 @@ class JsonDumper {
 
     JsonDumper& operator<<(uint64_t v)
     {
-        if (state.in_array) {
-            NextItem();
-        }
+        NextItem();
         s << v;
         member_started = false;
         return *this;
@@ -161,9 +166,7 @@ class JsonDumper {
     template <class T>
     JsonDumper& operator<<(T v)
     {
-        if (state.in_array) {
-            NextItem();
-        }
+        NextItem();
         s << '"' << v << '"';
         member_started = false;
         return *this;
@@ -171,9 +174,7 @@ class JsonDumper {
 
     JsonDumper& operator<<(std::string_view sv)
     {
-        if (state.in_array) {
-            NextItem();
-        }
+        NextItem();
         s << '"';
         for (auto c : sv) {
             if ((c == '"') || (c == '\\') || (('\0' < c) && (c < ' '))) {
@@ -226,8 +227,12 @@ class JsonDumper {
         state = state_storage.top();
         state_storage.pop();
     }
-    void NextItem()
+
+    void NextItem(bool force = false)
     {
+        if (!force && !state.in_array) {
+            return;
+        }
         if (!state.first_element && state.in_array) {
             if (state_storage.size() > 1) {
                 s << ',';
diff --git a/tests/JsonDumperTest.cpp b/tests/JsonDumperTest.cpp
index bcd9348..188a7b4 100644
--- a/tests/JsonDumperTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/JsonDumperTest.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,36 @@
 #include "JsonDumper.h"
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
 
+static void TestEscape(char ch, const char* escaped) {
+    char expected[100];
+    snprintf(expected, sizeof(expected), "\"%s\"", escaped);
+    { //As char
+        std::ostringstream ss;
+        JsonDumper j(ss);
+        j << ch;
+        EXPECT_EQ(expected, ss.str());
+    }
+    { // As string
+        std::ostringstream ss;
+        JsonDumper j(ss);
+        char str[2] = { ch, '\0' };
+        j << str;
+        EXPECT_EQ(expected, ss.str());
+    }
+}
+
+TEST(JsonDumper, Escape) {
+    TestEscape('A', "A"); //No escape
+    TestEscape('"', "\\\"");
+    TestEscape('\\', "\\\\");
+    TestEscape('\n', "\\n");
+    TestEscape('\r', "\\r");
+    TestEscape('\b', "\\b");
+    TestEscape('\f', "\\f");
+    TestEscape('\t', "\\t");
+    TestEscape('\x01', "\\u0001");
+}
+
 TEST(JsonDumper, EmptyObject)
 {
     std::ostringstream ss;
@@ -31,6 +61,8 @@ static void DumpTest(JsonDumper& j)
     j.StartMember("UInt16") << (uint16_t)10;
     j.StartMember("UInt32") << (uint32_t)10;
     j.StartMember("UInt64") << (uint64_t)10;
+    j.StartMember("double") << 12.345;
+    j.StartMember("float") << 12.345f;
     j.StartMember("Char") << (char)'c';
     j.StartMember("c_str") << "c_string";
     j.StartMember("std_str") << std::string("std::string");
@@ -61,6 +93,8 @@ TEST(JsonDumper, Object)
         "    \"UInt16\": 10,\n"
         "    \"UInt32\": 10,\n"
         "    \"UInt64\": 10,\n"
+        "    \"double\": 12.345,\n"
+        "    \"float\": 12.345,\n"
         "    \"Char\": \"c\",\n"
         "    \"c_str\": \"c_string\",\n"
         "    \"std_str\": \"std::string\",\n"