diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 054ae09..31db578 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "cirru_edn"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 authors = ["jiyinyiyong <jiyinyiyong@gmail.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 license = "MIT"
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ readme = "README.md"
 
 [dependencies]
 cirru_parser = "0.1.8"
+hex = "0.3.0"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a837399..e9bb405 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ a record, notice that now it's all using keywords:
   :c $ [] 1 2 3
 ```
 
+extra format for holding buffer, which is internally `Vec<u8>`:
+
+```cirru
+buf 00 01 f1 11
+```
+
 ### License
 
 MIT
diff --git a/examples/buffer.rs b/examples/buffer.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93890b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/buffer.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+use cirru_edn::{parse, Edn};
+
+pub fn main() {
+  println!("{}", Edn::Buffer(vec![1, 2, 3]));
+
+  println!("{:?}", parse("buf 03 55 77 ff 00"));
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 68deb44..26f8991 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -153,6 +153,33 @@ fn extract_cirru_edn(node: &Cirru) -> Result<Edn, String> {
                 Err(String::from("insufficient items for edn record"))
               }
             }
+            "buf" => {
+              let mut ys: Vec<u8> = vec![];
+              for (idx, x) in xs.iter().enumerate() {
+                if idx > 0 {
+                  match x {
+                    Cirru::Leaf(y) => {
+                      if y.len() == 2 {
+                        match hex::decode(y) {
+                          Ok(b) => {
+                            if b.len() == 1 {
+                              ys.push(b[0])
+                            } else {
+                              return Err(format!("hex for buffer might be too large, got: {:?}", b));
+                            }
+                          }
+                          Err(e) => return Err(format!("expected length 2 hex string in buffer, got: {} {}", y, e)),
+                        }
+                      } else {
+                        return Err(format!("expected length 2 hex string in buffer, got: {}", y));
+                      }
+                    }
+                    _ => return Err(format!("expected hex string in buffer, got: {}", x)),
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+              Ok(Edn::Buffer(ys))
+            }
             a => Err(format!("invalid operator for edn: {}", a)),
           },
           Cirru::List(a) => Err(format!("invalid nodes for edn: {:?}", a)),
@@ -230,6 +257,15 @@ fn assemble_cirru_node(data: &Edn) -> Cirru {
       ys.push(assemble_cirru_node(&*v.to_owned()));
       Cirru::List(ys)
     }
+    Edn::Buffer(buf) => {
+      let mut ys: Vec<Cirru> = vec![Cirru::Leaf(String::from("buf"))];
+      for b in buf {
+        ys.push(Cirru::Leaf(
+          format!("{:#04x}", b).strip_prefix("0x").unwrap().to_owned(),
+        ));
+      }
+      Cirru::List(ys)
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/primes.rs b/src/primes.rs
index e0d6f44..0544476 100644
--- a/src/primes.rs
+++ b/src/primes.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ pub enum Edn {
   Set(HashSet<Edn>),
   Map(HashMap<Edn, Edn>),
   Record(String, Vec<(String, Edn)>),
+  Buffer(Vec<u8>),
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for Edn {
@@ -72,6 +73,14 @@ impl fmt::Display for Edn {
 
         f.write_str(")")
       }
+      Self::Buffer(buf) => {
+        f.write_str("(buf")?;
+        for b in buf {
+          f.write_str(" ")?;
+          f.write_str(format!("{:#04x}", b).strip_prefix("0x").unwrap())?;
+        }
+        f.write_str(")")
+      }
     }
   }
 }
@@ -144,6 +153,12 @@ impl Hash for Edn {
         name.hash(_state);
         entries.hash(_state);
       }
+      Self::Buffer(buf) => {
+        "buffer:".hash(_state);
+        for b in buf {
+          b.hash(_state);
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 }
@@ -199,6 +214,10 @@ impl Ord for Edn {
       (Self::List(_), _) => Less,
       (_, Self::List(_)) => Greater,
 
+      (Self::Buffer(a), Self::Buffer(b)) => a.cmp(b),
+      (Self::Buffer(_), _) => Less,
+      (_, Self::Buffer(_)) => Greater,
+
       (Self::Set(a), Self::Set(b)) => match a.len().cmp(&b.len()) {
         Equal => unreachable!("TODO sets are not cmp ed"), // TODO
         a => a,
@@ -243,6 +262,7 @@ impl PartialEq for Edn {
       (Self::Quote(a), Self::Quote(b)) => a == b,
       (Self::Tuple(tag1, v1), Self::Tuple(tag2, v2)) => tag1 == tag2 && v1 == v2,
       (Self::List(a), Self::List(b)) => a == b,
+      (Self::Buffer(a), Self::Buffer(b)) => a == b,
       (Self::Set(a), Self::Set(b)) => a == b,
       (Self::Map(a), Self::Map(b)) => a == b,
       (Self::Record(name1, entries1), Self::Record(name2, entries2)) => name1 == name2 && entries1 == entries2,
diff --git a/tests/edn_tests.rs b/tests/edn_tests.rs
index cd627c2..8c2472c 100644
--- a/tests/edn_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/edn_tests.rs
@@ -240,3 +240,30 @@ fn test_reader() -> Result<(), String> {
   assert_eq!(Edn::Map(dict).map_get("k2")?, Edn::Nil);
   Ok(())
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_buffer() -> Result<(), String> {
+  assert_eq!(Edn::Buffer(vec![]), cirru_edn::parse("buf").unwrap());
+  assert_eq!(Edn::Buffer(vec![1]), cirru_edn::parse("buf 01").unwrap());
+  assert_eq!(Edn::Buffer(vec![255]), cirru_edn::parse("buf ff").unwrap());
+  assert_eq!(Edn::Buffer(vec![10]), cirru_edn::parse("buf 0a").unwrap());
+
+  assert_eq!(
+    cirru_edn::format(&Edn::Buffer(vec![]), true).unwrap().trim(),
+    String::from("buf")
+  );
+  assert_eq!(
+    cirru_edn::format(&Edn::Buffer(vec![1]), true).unwrap().trim(),
+    String::from("buf 01")
+  );
+  assert_eq!(
+    cirru_edn::format(&Edn::Buffer(vec![255]), true).unwrap().trim(),
+    String::from("buf ff")
+  );
+  assert_eq!(
+    cirru_edn::format(&Edn::Buffer(vec![10]), true).unwrap().trim(),
+    String::from("buf 0a")
+  );
+
+  Ok(())
+}