diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/strings/build_string.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/strings/build_string.rs
index b8045dbf86..db79dbd886 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/strings/build_string.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/strings/build_string.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ impl Command for BuildString {
                 }),
             },
             Example {
-                example: "build-string (1 + 2) = one ' ' plus ' ' two",
+                example: r#"build-string $"(1 + 2)" = one ' ' plus ' ' two"#,
                 description: "Builds a string from letters a b c",
                 result: Some(Value::String {
                     val: "3=one plus two".to_string(),
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/strings/char_.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/strings/char_.rs
index 873d8c7b54..f0bd321dfa 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/strings/char_.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/strings/char_.rs
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ impl Command for Char {
                 SyntaxShape::Any,
                 "the name of the character to output",
             )
-            .rest("rest", SyntaxShape::String, "multiple Unicode bytes")
+            .rest("rest", SyntaxShape::Any, "multiple Unicode bytes")
             .switch("list", "List all supported character names", Some('l'))
             .switch("unicode", "Unicode string i.e. 1f378", Some('u'))
             .switch("integer", "Create a codepoint from an integer", Some('i'))
diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs b/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
index 277beaf11d..f23e1f59e0 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs
@@ -1872,6 +1872,16 @@ pub fn parse_full_cell_path(
                 .type_scope
                 .add_type(working_set.type_scope.get_last_output());
 
+            let ty = output
+                .pipelines
+                .last()
+                .and_then(|Pipeline { expressions, .. }| expressions.last())
+                .map(|expr| match expr.expr {
+                    Expr::BinaryOp(..) => expr.ty.clone(),
+                    _ => working_set.type_scope.get_last_output(),
+                })
+                .unwrap_or_else(|| working_set.type_scope.get_last_output());
+
             error = error.or(err);
 
             let block_id = working_set.add_block(output);
@@ -1881,7 +1891,7 @@ pub fn parse_full_cell_path(
                 Expression {
                     expr: Expr::Subexpression(block_id),
                     span: head_span,
-                    ty: working_set.type_scope.get_last_output(),
+                    ty,
                     custom_completion: None,
                 },
                 true,
diff --git a/crates/nu-parser/tests/test_parser.rs b/crates/nu-parser/tests/test_parser.rs
index 7e68f5cecd..155d4870e8 100644
--- a/crates/nu-parser/tests/test_parser.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-parser/tests/test_parser.rs
@@ -929,6 +929,45 @@ mod input_types {
         }
     }
 
+    #[derive(Clone)]
+    pub struct IfMocked;
+
+    impl Command for IfMocked {
+        fn name(&self) -> &str {
+            "if"
+        }
+
+        fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+            "Mock if command"
+        }
+
+        fn signature(&self) -> nu_protocol::Signature {
+            Signature::build("if")
+                .required("cond", SyntaxShape::Expression, "condition to check")
+                .required(
+                    "then_block",
+                    SyntaxShape::Block(Some(vec![])),
+                    "block to run if check succeeds",
+                )
+                .optional(
+                    "else_expression",
+                    SyntaxShape::Keyword(b"else".to_vec(), Box::new(SyntaxShape::Expression)),
+                    "expression or block to run if check fails",
+                )
+                .category(Category::Core)
+        }
+
+        fn run(
+            &self,
+            _engine_state: &EngineState,
+            _stack: &mut Stack,
+            _call: &nu_protocol::ast::Call,
+            _input: nu_protocol::PipelineData,
+        ) -> Result<nu_protocol::PipelineData, nu_protocol::ShellError> {
+            todo!()
+        }
+    }
+
     fn add_declations(engine_state: &mut EngineState) {
         let delta = {
             let mut working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(&engine_state);
@@ -942,6 +981,7 @@ mod input_types {
             working_set.add_decl(Box::new(AggMin));
             working_set.add_decl(Box::new(Collect));
             working_set.add_decl(Box::new(WithColumn));
+            working_set.add_decl(Box::new(IfMocked));
 
             working_set.render()
         };
@@ -1194,4 +1234,26 @@ mod input_types {
             _ => panic!("Expected expression Call not found"),
         }
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn operations_within_blocks_test() {
+        let mut engine_state = EngineState::new();
+        add_declations(&mut engine_state);
+
+        let mut working_set = StateWorkingSet::new(&engine_state);
+        let inputs = vec![
+            r#"let a = 'b'; ($a == 'b') || ($a == 'b')"#,
+            r#"let a = 'b'; ($a == 'b') || ($a == 'b') && ($a == 'b')"#,
+            r#"let a = 1; ($a == 1) || ($a == 2) && ($a == 3)"#,
+            r#"let a = 'b'; if ($a == 'b') || ($a == 'b') { true } else { false }"#,
+            r#"let a = 1; if ($a == 1) || ($a > 0) { true } else { false }"#,
+        ];
+
+        for input in inputs {
+            let (block, err) = parse(&mut working_set, None, input.as_bytes(), true, &[]);
+
+            assert!(err.is_none(), "testing: {}", input);
+            assert!(block.len() == 2, "testing: {}", input);
+        }
+    }
 }