diff --git a/src/tests/testSgfParser.py b/src/tests/testSgfParser.py
--- a/src/tests/testSgfParser.py
+++ b/src/tests/testSgfParser.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import os
 from sgfParser import strRowCol
 from sgfParser.collection import Collection
 from sgfParser.property import Property
+from sgfParser.propValues import text,compose
 
 
 dataDir=os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "data")
@@ -37,6 +38,21 @@ class TestProperty(TestCase):
 		self.assertNotEqual((i,prop), (0,None))
 		self.assertEqual((i,prop.name), (6,"MN"))
 
+	def testText(self):
+		s=r"""[abc\
+def
+ghi]"""
+		self.assertEqual(text()(s,1)[1], "abcdef ghi")
+		self.assertEqual(text(False)(s,1)[1], "abcdef\nghi")
+
+		s="""[m\\no\\\tpqr\\]\\\\]"""
+		self.assertEqual(text()(s,1)[1], "mno pqr]\\")
+		self.assertEqual(text(False)(s,1)[1], "mno pqr]\\")
+
+		s="""[abc:def]"""
+		parsed=compose(text(composed=True),text(composed=True))(s,1)
+		self.assertEqual(str(parsed[1]), "abc:def")
+
 
 class TestCollection(TestCase):
 	def testSubtrees(self):