diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
index b40c5f8..61ab054 100644
--- a/build.zig.zon
+++ b/build.zig.zon
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .{
     .name = .pugz,
-    .version = "0.1.6",
+    .version = "0.1.7",
     .fingerprint = 0x822db0790e17621d, // Changing this has security and trust implications.
     .minimum_zig_version = "0.15.2",
     .dependencies = .{},
diff --git a/examples/demo/views/page-a.pug b/examples/demo/views/page-a.pug
index 12dd0f0..4d37b66 100644
--- a/examples/demo/views/page-a.pug
+++ b/examples/demo/views/page-a.pug
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ block content
       "data": true
     }
   `)
+
+  br
+  div(class='div-class', (click)='play()') one
+  div(class='div-class' '(click)'='play()') two
+  a(style={color: 'red', background: 'green'}) sdfsdfs
+  a.button btn
+  br
+
   form(method="post")
     +input_text("firstName",  "First Name", "first name")
     br
diff --git a/src/build_templates.zig b/src/build_templates.zig
index f276ed7..c182f61 100644
--- a/src/build_templates.zig
+++ b/src/build_templates.zig
@@ -910,6 +910,26 @@ const Compiler = struct {
                 try self.appendStatic(value[1 .. value.len - 1]);
             }
             try self.appendStatic("\"");
+        } else if (value.len >= 2 and value[0] == '{' and value[value.len - 1] == '}') {
+            // Object literal - convert to appropriate format
+            try self.appendStatic(" ");
+            try self.appendStatic(name);
+            try self.appendStatic("=\"");
+            if (std.mem.eql(u8, name, "style")) {
+                // For style attribute, convert object to CSS: {color: 'red'} -> color:red;
+                try self.appendStatic(parseObjectToCSS(value));
+            } else {
+                // For other attributes (like class), join values with spaces
+                try self.appendStatic(parseObjectToSpaceSeparated(value));
+            }
+            try self.appendStatic("\"");
+        } else if (value.len >= 2 and value[0] == '[' and value[value.len - 1] == ']') {
+            // Array literal - join with spaces for class attribute, otherwise as-is
+            try self.appendStatic(" ");
+            try self.appendStatic(name);
+            try self.appendStatic("=\"");
+            try self.appendStatic(parseArrayToSpaceSeparated(value));
+            try self.appendStatic("\"");
         } else {
             // Dynamic value (variable reference)
             try self.flush();
@@ -1465,6 +1485,244 @@ const Compiler = struct {
     }
 };
 
+/// Parses a JS object literal and converts it to CSS style string (compile-time).
+/// Input: {color: 'red', background: 'green'}
+/// Output: color:red;background:green;
+fn parseObjectToCSS(input: []const u8) []const u8 {
+    const trimmed = std.mem.trim(u8, input, " \t\n\r");
+
+    // Must start with { and end with }
+    if (trimmed.len < 2 or trimmed[0] != '{' or trimmed[trimmed.len - 1] != '}') {
+        return input;
+    }
+
+    const content = std.mem.trim(u8, trimmed[1 .. trimmed.len - 1], " \t\n\r");
+    if (content.len == 0) return "";
+
+    // Use comptime buffer for simple cases
+    var result: [1024]u8 = undefined;
+    var result_len: usize = 0;
+
+    var pos: usize = 0;
+    while (pos < content.len) {
+        // Skip whitespace
+        while (pos < content.len and (content[pos] == ' ' or content[pos] == '\t' or content[pos] == '\n' or content[pos] == '\r')) {
+            pos += 1;
+        }
+        if (pos >= content.len) break;
+
+        // Parse property name
+        const name_start = pos;
+        while (pos < content.len and content[pos] != ':' and content[pos] != ' ') {
+            pos += 1;
+        }
+        const name = content[name_start..pos];
+
+        // Skip to colon
+        while (pos < content.len and content[pos] != ':') {
+            pos += 1;
+        }
+        if (pos >= content.len) break;
+        pos += 1; // skip :
+
+        // Skip whitespace
+        while (pos < content.len and (content[pos] == ' ' or content[pos] == '\t')) {
+            pos += 1;
+        }
+
+        // Parse value (handle quoted strings)
+        var value_start = pos;
+        var value_end = pos;
+        if (pos < content.len and (content[pos] == '\'' or content[pos] == '"')) {
+            const quote = content[pos];
+            pos += 1;
+            value_start = pos;
+            while (pos < content.len and content[pos] != quote) {
+                pos += 1;
+            }
+            value_end = pos;
+            if (pos < content.len) pos += 1; // skip closing quote
+        } else {
+            // Unquoted value - read until comma or end
+            while (pos < content.len and content[pos] != ',' and content[pos] != '}') {
+                pos += 1;
+            }
+            value_end = pos;
+            // Trim trailing whitespace from value
+            while (value_end > value_start and (content[value_end - 1] == ' ' or content[value_end - 1] == '\t')) {
+                value_end -= 1;
+            }
+        }
+        const value = content[value_start..value_end];
+
+        // Append name:value;
+        if (result_len + name.len + 1 + value.len + 1 < result.len) {
+            @memcpy(result[result_len..][0..name.len], name);
+            result_len += name.len;
+            result[result_len] = ':';
+            result_len += 1;
+            @memcpy(result[result_len..][0..value.len], value);
+            result_len += value.len;
+            result[result_len] = ';';
+            result_len += 1;
+        }
+
+        // Skip comma and whitespace
+        while (pos < content.len and (content[pos] == ',' or content[pos] == ' ' or content[pos] == '\t' or content[pos] == '\n' or content[pos] == '\r')) {
+            pos += 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Return slice from static buffer - this works because we're building static strings
+    return result[0..result_len];
+}
+
+/// Parses a JS object literal and extracts values as space-separated string.
+/// Input: {foo: 'bar', baz: 'qux'}
+/// Output: bar qux
+fn parseObjectToSpaceSeparated(input: []const u8) []const u8 {
+    const trimmed = std.mem.trim(u8, input, " \t\n\r");
+    if (trimmed.len < 2 or trimmed[0] != '{' or trimmed[trimmed.len - 1] != '}') {
+        return input;
+    }
+
+    const content = std.mem.trim(u8, trimmed[1 .. trimmed.len - 1], " \t\n\r");
+    if (content.len == 0) return "";
+
+    var result: [1024]u8 = undefined;
+    var result_len: usize = 0;
+    var first = true;
+
+    var pos: usize = 0;
+    while (pos < content.len) {
+        // Skip whitespace
+        while (pos < content.len and (content[pos] == ' ' or content[pos] == '\t' or content[pos] == '\n' or content[pos] == '\r')) {
+            pos += 1;
+        }
+        if (pos >= content.len) break;
+
+        // Skip property name until colon
+        while (pos < content.len and content[pos] != ':') {
+            pos += 1;
+        }
+        if (pos >= content.len) break;
+        pos += 1; // skip :
+
+        // Skip whitespace
+        while (pos < content.len and (content[pos] == ' ' or content[pos] == '\t')) {
+            pos += 1;
+        }
+
+        // Parse value
+        var value_start = pos;
+        var value_end = pos;
+        if (pos < content.len and (content[pos] == '\'' or content[pos] == '"')) {
+            const quote = content[pos];
+            pos += 1;
+            value_start = pos;
+            while (pos < content.len and content[pos] != quote) {
+                pos += 1;
+            }
+            value_end = pos;
+            if (pos < content.len) pos += 1;
+        } else {
+            while (pos < content.len and content[pos] != ',' and content[pos] != '}') {
+                pos += 1;
+            }
+            value_end = pos;
+            while (value_end > value_start and (content[value_end - 1] == ' ' or content[value_end - 1] == '\t')) {
+                value_end -= 1;
+            }
+        }
+        const value = content[value_start..value_end];
+
+        // Append value with space separator
+        if (result_len + (if (first) @as(usize, 0) else @as(usize, 1)) + value.len < result.len) {
+            if (!first) {
+                result[result_len] = ' ';
+                result_len += 1;
+            }
+            @memcpy(result[result_len..][0..value.len], value);
+            result_len += value.len;
+            first = false;
+        }
+
+        // Skip comma and whitespace
+        while (pos < content.len and (content[pos] == ',' or content[pos] == ' ' or content[pos] == '\t' or content[pos] == '\n' or content[pos] == '\r')) {
+            pos += 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return result[0..result_len];
+}
+
+/// Parses a JS array literal and extracts values as space-separated string.
+/// Input: ['foo', 'bar', 'baz']
+/// Output: foo bar baz
+fn parseArrayToSpaceSeparated(input: []const u8) []const u8 {
+    const trimmed = std.mem.trim(u8, input, " \t\n\r");
+    if (trimmed.len < 2 or trimmed[0] != '[' or trimmed[trimmed.len - 1] != ']') {
+        return input;
+    }
+
+    const content = std.mem.trim(u8, trimmed[1 .. trimmed.len - 1], " \t\n\r");
+    if (content.len == 0) return "";
+
+    var result: [1024]u8 = undefined;
+    var result_len: usize = 0;
+    var first = true;
+
+    var pos: usize = 0;
+    while (pos < content.len) {
+        // Skip whitespace
+        while (pos < content.len and (content[pos] == ' ' or content[pos] == '\t' or content[pos] == '\n' or content[pos] == '\r')) {
+            pos += 1;
+        }
+        if (pos >= content.len) break;
+
+        // Parse value
+        var value_start = pos;
+        var value_end = pos;
+        if (pos < content.len and (content[pos] == '\'' or content[pos] == '"')) {
+            const quote = content[pos];
+            pos += 1;
+            value_start = pos;
+            while (pos < content.len and content[pos] != quote) {
+                pos += 1;
+            }
+            value_end = pos;
+            if (pos < content.len) pos += 1;
+        } else {
+            while (pos < content.len and content[pos] != ',' and content[pos] != ']') {
+                pos += 1;
+            }
+            value_end = pos;
+            while (value_end > value_start and (content[value_end - 1] == ' ' or content[value_end - 1] == '\t')) {
+                value_end -= 1;
+            }
+        }
+        const value = content[value_start..value_end];
+
+        // Append value with space separator
+        if (value.len > 0 and result_len + (if (first) @as(usize, 0) else @as(usize, 1)) + value.len < result.len) {
+            if (!first) {
+                result[result_len] = ' ';
+                result_len += 1;
+            }
+            @memcpy(result[result_len..][0..value.len], value);
+            result_len += value.len;
+            first = false;
+        }
+
+        // Skip comma and whitespace
+        while (pos < content.len and (content[pos] == ',' or content[pos] == ' ' or content[pos] == '\t' or content[pos] == '\n' or content[pos] == '\r')) {
+            pos += 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return result[0..result_len];
+}
+
 fn isVoidElement(tag: []const u8) bool {
     const voids = std.StaticStringMap(void).initComptime(.{
         .{ "area", {} },  .{ "base", {} }, .{ "br", {} },    .{ "col", {} },
diff --git a/src/lexer.zig b/src/lexer.zig
index c47683c..d97f2b1 100644
--- a/src/lexer.zig
+++ b/src/lexer.zig
@@ -561,14 +561,103 @@ pub const Lexer = struct {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            // Check for bare value (mixin argument): starts with quote or digit
             const c = self.peek();
-            if (c == '"' or c == '\'' or c == '`' or c == '{' or c == '[' or isDigit(c)) {
+
+            // Check for quoted attribute name: '(click)'='play()' or "(click)"="play()"
+            if (c == '"' or c == '\'') {
+                // Look ahead to see if this is a quoted attribute name (followed by =)
+                const quote = c;
+                var lookahead = self.pos + 1;
+                while (lookahead < self.source.len and self.source[lookahead] != quote) {
+                    lookahead += 1;
+                }
+                if (lookahead < self.source.len) {
+                    lookahead += 1; // skip closing quote
+                    // Skip whitespace
+                    while (lookahead < self.source.len and (self.source[lookahead] == ' ' or self.source[lookahead] == '\t')) {
+                        lookahead += 1;
+                    }
+                    // Check if followed by = (attribute name) or not (bare value)
+                    if (lookahead < self.source.len and (self.source[lookahead] == '=' or
+                        (self.source[lookahead] == '!' and lookahead + 1 < self.source.len and self.source[lookahead + 1] == '=')))
+                    {
+                        // This is a quoted attribute name
+                        self.advance(); // skip opening quote
+                        const name_start = self.pos;
+                        while (!self.isAtEnd() and self.peek() != quote) {
+                            self.advance();
+                        }
+                        const attr_name = self.source[name_start..self.pos];
+                        if (self.peek() == quote) self.advance(); // skip closing quote
+                        try self.addToken(.attr_name, attr_name);
+
+                        self.skipWhitespaceInAttrs();
+
+                        // Value assignment: = or !=
+                        if (self.peek() == '!' and self.peekNext() == '=') {
+                            self.advance();
+                            self.advance();
+                            try self.addToken(.attr_eq, "!=");
+                            self.skipWhitespaceInAttrs();
+                            try self.scanAttrValue();
+                        } else if (self.peek() == '=') {
+                            self.advance();
+                            try self.addToken(.attr_eq, "=");
+                            self.skipWhitespaceInAttrs();
+                            try self.scanAttrValue();
+                        }
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                }
+                // Not followed by =, treat as bare value (mixin argument)
+                try self.scanAttrValue();
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // Check for bare value (mixin argument): starts with backtick, brace, bracket, or digit
+            if (c == '`' or c == '{' or c == '[' or isDigit(c)) {
                 // This is a bare value (mixin argument), not name=value
                 try self.scanAttrValue();
                 continue;
             }
 
+            // Check for parenthesized attribute name: (click)='play()'
+            // This is valid when preceded by comma or at start of attributes
+            if (c == '(') {
+                const name_start = self.pos;
+                self.advance(); // skip (
+                var paren_depth: usize = 1;
+                while (!self.isAtEnd() and paren_depth > 0) {
+                    const ch = self.peek();
+                    if (ch == '(') {
+                        paren_depth += 1;
+                    } else if (ch == ')') {
+                        paren_depth -= 1;
+                    }
+                    if (paren_depth > 0) self.advance();
+                }
+                if (self.peek() == ')') self.advance(); // skip closing )
+                const attr_name = self.source[name_start..self.pos];
+                try self.addToken(.attr_name, attr_name);
+
+                self.skipWhitespaceInAttrs();
+
+                // Value assignment: = or !=
+                if (self.peek() == '!' and self.peekNext() == '=') {
+                    self.advance();
+                    self.advance();
+                    try self.addToken(.attr_eq, "!=");
+                    self.skipWhitespaceInAttrs();
+                    try self.scanAttrValue();
+                } else if (self.peek() == '=') {
+                    self.advance();
+                    try self.addToken(.attr_eq, "=");
+                    self.skipWhitespaceInAttrs();
+                    try self.scanAttrValue();
+                }
+                continue;
+            }
+
             // Check for rest parameter: ...name
             const name_start = self.pos;
             if (c == '.' and self.peekAt(1) == '.' and self.peekAt(2) == '.') {