diff --git a/feature_iter_array.go b/feature_iter_array.go
index cbc3ec8..7336094 100644
--- a/feature_iter_array.go
+++ b/feature_iter_array.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func (iter *Iterator) ReadArray() (ret bool) {
 	case ',':
 		return true
 	default:
-		iter.ReportError("ReadArray", "expect [ or , or ] or n, but found: "+string([]byte{c}))
+		iter.ReportError("ReadArray", "expect [ or , or ] or n, but found "+string([]byte{c}))
 		return
 	}
 }
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (iter *Iterator) ReadArrayCB(callback func(*Iterator) bool) (ret bool) {
 				c = iter.nextToken()
 			}
 			if c != ']' {
-				iter.ReportError("ReadArrayCB", "expect ] in the end")
+				iter.ReportError("ReadArrayCB", "expect ] in the end, but found " + string([]byte{c}))
 				return false
 			}
 			return true
@@ -53,6 +53,6 @@ func (iter *Iterator) ReadArrayCB(callback func(*Iterator) bool) (ret bool) {
 		iter.skipThreeBytes('u', 'l', 'l')
 		return true // null
 	}
-	iter.ReportError("ReadArrayCB", "expect [ or n, but found: "+string([]byte{c}))
+	iter.ReportError("ReadArrayCB", "expect [ or n, but found "+string([]byte{c}))
 	return false
 }
diff --git a/feature_iter_object.go b/feature_iter_object.go
index 3bdb557..0b2205b 100644
--- a/feature_iter_object.go
+++ b/feature_iter_object.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func (iter *Iterator) ReadObject() (ret string) {
 		if c == '}' {
 			return "" // end of object
 		}
-		iter.ReportError("ReadObject", `expect " after {`)
+		iter.ReportError("ReadObject", `expect " after {, but found ` + string([]byte{c}))
 		return
 	case ',':
 		return string(iter.readObjectFieldAsBytes())
@@ -105,14 +105,14 @@ func (iter *Iterator) ReadObjectCB(callback func(*Iterator, string) bool) bool {
 		if c == '}' {
 			return true
 		}
-		iter.ReportError("ReadObjectCB", `expect " after }`)
+		iter.ReportError("ReadObjectCB", `expect " after }, but found ` + string([]byte{c}))
 		return false
 	}
 	if c == 'n' {
 		iter.skipThreeBytes('u', 'l', 'l')
 		return true // null
 	}
-	iter.ReportError("ReadObjectCB", `expect { or n`)
+	iter.ReportError("ReadObjectCB", `expect { or n, but found ` + string([]byte{c}))
 	return false
 }
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func (iter *Iterator) ReadMapCB(callback func(*Iterator, string) bool) bool {
 			iter.unreadByte()
 			field := iter.ReadString()
 			if iter.nextToken() != ':' {
-				iter.ReportError("ReadMapCB", "expect : after object field")
+				iter.ReportError("ReadMapCB", "expect : after object field, but found " + string([]byte{c}))
 				return false
 			}
 			if !callback(iter, field) {
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func (iter *Iterator) ReadMapCB(callback func(*Iterator, string) bool) bool {
 			for c == ',' {
 				field = iter.ReadString()
 				if iter.nextToken() != ':' {
-					iter.ReportError("ReadMapCB", "expect : after object field")
+					iter.ReportError("ReadMapCB", "expect : after object field, but found " + string([]byte{c}))
 					return false
 				}
 				if !callback(iter, field) {
@@ -152,14 +152,14 @@ func (iter *Iterator) ReadMapCB(callback func(*Iterator, string) bool) bool {
 		if c == '}' {
 			return true
 		}
-		iter.ReportError("ReadMapCB", `expect " after }`)
+		iter.ReportError("ReadMapCB", `expect " after }, but found ` + string([]byte{c}))
 		return false
 	}
 	if c == 'n' {
 		iter.skipThreeBytes('u', 'l', 'l')
 		return true // null
 	}
-	iter.ReportError("ReadMapCB", `expect { or n`)
+	iter.ReportError("ReadMapCB", `expect { or n, but found ` + string([]byte{c}))
 	return false
 }
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func (iter *Iterator) readObjectStart() bool {
 		iter.skipThreeBytes('u', 'l', 'l')
 		return false
 	}
-	iter.ReportError("readObjectStart", "expect { or n")
+	iter.ReportError("readObjectStart", "expect { or n, but found " + string([]byte{c}))
 	return false
 }
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func (iter *Iterator) readObjectFieldAsBytes() (ret []byte) {
 		}
 	}
 	if iter.buf[iter.head] != ':' {
-		iter.ReportError("readObjectFieldAsBytes", "expect : after object field")
+		iter.ReportError("readObjectFieldAsBytes", "expect : after object field, but found " + string([]byte{iter.buf[iter.head]}))
 		return
 	}
 	iter.head++
diff --git a/feature_iter_skip.go b/feature_iter_skip.go
index 315a112..e6c81fb 100644
--- a/feature_iter_skip.go
+++ b/feature_iter_skip.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func (iter *Iterator) ReadBool() (ret bool) {
 		iter.skipFourBytes('a', 'l', 's', 'e')
 		return false
 	}
-	iter.ReportError("ReadBool", "expect t or f")
+	iter.ReportError("ReadBool", "expect t or f, but found " + string([]byte{c}))
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/feature_iter_string.go b/feature_iter_string.go
index 59174ea..a2a5727 100644
--- a/feature_iter_string.go
+++ b/feature_iter_string.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func (iter *Iterator) ReadString() (ret string) {
 		iter.skipThreeBytes('u', 'l', 'l')
 		return ""
 	}
-	iter.ReportError("ReadString", `expects " or n`)
+	iter.ReportError("ReadString", `expects " or n, but found ` + string([]byte{c}))
 	return
 }
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func (iter *Iterator) ReadStringAsSlice() (ret []byte) {
 		}
 		return copied
 	}
-	iter.ReportError("ReadStringAsSlice", `expects " or n`)
+	iter.ReportError("ReadStringAsSlice", `expects " or n, but found ` + string([]byte{c}))
 	return
 }
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func (iter *Iterator) readU4() (ret rune) {
 		} else if c >= 'A' && c <= 'F' {
 			ret = ret*16 + rune(c-'A'+10)
 		} else {
-			iter.ReportError("readU4", "expects 0~9 or a~f")
+			iter.ReportError("readU4", "expects 0~9 or a~f, but found " + string([]byte{c}))
 			return
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/feature_reflect_native.go b/feature_reflect_native.go
index 0e25bc9..50c5c45 100644
--- a/feature_reflect_native.go
+++ b/feature_reflect_native.go
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ type stringModeNumberDecoder struct {
 func (decoder *stringModeNumberDecoder) Decode(ptr unsafe.Pointer, iter *Iterator) {
 	c := iter.nextToken()
 	if c != '"' {
-		iter.ReportError("stringModeNumberDecoder", `expect "`)
+		iter.ReportError("stringModeNumberDecoder", `expect ", but found ` + string([]byte{c}))
 		return
 	}
 	decoder.elemDecoder.Decode(ptr, iter)
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ func (decoder *stringModeNumberDecoder) Decode(ptr unsafe.Pointer, iter *Iterato
 	}
 	c = iter.readByte()
 	if c != '"' {
-		iter.ReportError("stringModeNumberDecoder", `expect "`)
+		iter.ReportError("stringModeNumberDecoder", `expect ", but found ` + string([]byte{c}))
 		return
 	}
 }