diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/unicode.rs b/clippy_lints/src/unicode.rs
index a514e8c44..b5e4bc75b 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/unicode.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/unicode.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ declare_lint_pass!(Unicode => [INVISIBLE_CHARACTERS, NON_ASCII_LITERAL, UNICODE_
 impl LateLintPass<'_> for Unicode {
     fn check_expr(&mut self, cx: &LateContext<'_>, expr: &'_ Expr<'_>) {
         if let ExprKind::Lit(ref lit) = expr.kind {
-            if let LitKind::Str(_, _) = lit.node {
+            if let LitKind::Str(_, _) |  LitKind::Char(_)= lit.node {
                 check_str(cx, lit.span, expr.hir_id);
             }
         }