diff --git a/compiler/ast/src/chars/char_value.rs b/compiler/ast/src/chars/char_value.rs
index a3e218b798..18ed903bfb 100644
--- a/compiler/ast/src/chars/char_value.rs
+++ b/compiler/ast/src/chars/char_value.rs
@@ -31,24 +31,24 @@ where
     D: ::serde::de::Deserializer<'de>,
 {
     let int = u32::deserialize(deserializer)?;
-    std::char::from_u32(int).ok_or_else(|| ::serde::de::Error::custom("Failed to convert u32 to primitive char."))
+    std::char::from_u32(int).ok_or_else(|| ::serde::de::Error::custom("Failed to convert u32 to scalar char."))
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum Char {
-    Primitive(
+    Scalar(
         #[serde(deserialize_with = "char_from_u32")]
         #[serde(serialize_with = "char_to_u32")]
         char,
     ),
-    NonPrimitive(u32),
+    NonScalar(u32),
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for Char {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         match self {
-            Self::Primitive(c) => write!(f, "{}", c),
-            Self::NonPrimitive(c) => write!(f, "{:X}", c),
+            Self::Scalar(c) => write!(f, "{}", c),
+            Self::NonScalar(c) => write!(f, "{:X}", c),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/parser/src/tokenizer/lexer.rs b/compiler/parser/src/tokenizer/lexer.rs
index 849d45fb7d..4764d341b0 100644
--- a/compiler/parser/src/tokenizer/lexer.rs
+++ b/compiler/parser/src/tokenizer/lexer.rs
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ impl Token {
 
         if let Ok(hex) = u32::from_str_radix(&unicode, 16) {
             if let Some(character) = std::char::from_u32(hex) {
-                Ok((len, Char::Primitive(character)))
+                Ok((len, Char::Scalar(character)))
             } else if hex <= 0x10FFFF {
-                Ok((len, Char::NonPrimitive(hex)))
+                Ok((len, Char::NonScalar(hex)))
             } else {
                 Err(ParserError::lexer_invalid_character_exceeded_max_value(unicode).into())
             }
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ impl Token {
                 return Err(ParserError::lexer_expected_valid_hex_char(hex).into());
             }
 
-            Ok((len, Char::Primitive(ascii_number as char)))
+            Ok((len, Char::Scalar(ascii_number as char)))
         } else {
             Err(ParserError::lexer_expected_valid_hex_char(hex).into())
         }
@@ -132,13 +132,13 @@ impl Token {
         match input.next() {
             None => Err(ParserError::lexer_empty_input_tendril().into()),
             // Length of 2 to account the '\'.
-            Some('0') => Ok((2, Char::Primitive(0 as char))),
-            Some('t') => Ok((2, Char::Primitive(9 as char))),
-            Some('n') => Ok((2, Char::Primitive(10 as char))),
-            Some('r') => Ok((2, Char::Primitive(13 as char))),
-            Some('\"') => Ok((2, Char::Primitive(34 as char))),
-            Some('\'') => Ok((2, Char::Primitive(39 as char))),
-            Some('\\') => Ok((2, Char::Primitive(92 as char))),
+            Some('0') => Ok((2, Char::Scalar(0 as char))),
+            Some('t') => Ok((2, Char::Scalar(9 as char))),
+            Some('n') => Ok((2, Char::Scalar(10 as char))),
+            Some('r') => Ok((2, Char::Scalar(13 as char))),
+            Some('\"') => Ok((2, Char::Scalar(34 as char))),
+            Some('\'') => Ok((2, Char::Scalar(39 as char))),
+            Some('\\') => Ok((2, Char::Scalar(92 as char))),
             Some('u') => Self::eat_unicode_char(input),
             Some('x') => Self::eat_hex_char(input),
             Some(c) => Err(ParserError::lexer_expected_valid_escaped_char(c).into()),
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ impl Token {
         match input.next() {
             None => Err(ParserError::lexer_empty_input_tendril().into()),
             Some('\\') => Self::eat_escaped_char(input),
-            Some(c) => Ok((c.len_utf8(), Char::Primitive(c))),
+            Some(c) => Ok((c.len_utf8(), Char::Scalar(c))),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/parser/src/tokenizer/token.rs b/compiler/parser/src/tokenizer/token.rs
index ff3bd639fd..5a0d58aff6 100644
--- a/compiler/parser/src/tokenizer/token.rs
+++ b/compiler/parser/src/tokenizer/token.rs
@@ -21,16 +21,16 @@ use std::fmt;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum Char {
-    Primitive(char),
-    NonPrimitive(u32),
+    Scalar(char),
+    NonScalar(u32),
 }
 
 #[allow(clippy::from_over_into)]
 impl Into<leo_ast::Char> for Char {
     fn into(self) -> leo_ast::Char {
         match self {
-            Self::Primitive(c) => leo_ast::Char::Primitive(c),
-            Self::NonPrimitive(c) => leo_ast::Char::NonPrimitive(c),
+            Self::Scalar(c) => leo_ast::Char::Scalar(c),
+            Self::NonScalar(c) => leo_ast::Char::NonScalar(c),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ impl Into<leo_ast::Char> for Char {
 impl fmt::Display for Char {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         match self {
-            Self::Primitive(c) => write!(f, "{}", c),
-            Self::NonPrimitive(c) => write!(f, "{:X}", c),
+            Self::Scalar(c) => write!(f, "{}", c),
+            Self::NonScalar(c) => write!(f, "{:X}", c),
         }
     }
 }