diff --git a/examples/get-nth.rs b/examples/get-nth.rs
index ee5ac59..2c0bf88 100644
--- a/examples/get-nth.rs
+++ b/examples/get-nth.rs
@@ -16,10 +16,39 @@ fn maybe_forty_two<'a>(edn: &'a Edn<'a>) -> Option<&'a Edn<'a>> {
     .nth(2)
 }
 
+fn namespace_get_contains() {
+  // (def edn-data (edn/read-string "#:thingy {:foo \"bar\" :baz/bar \"qux\" 42 24}"))
+  let edn_data = edn::read_string(r#"#:thingy {:foo "bar" :baz/bar "qux" 42 24}"#).unwrap();
+
+  // (get edn-data 42)          -> 24
+  assert_eq!(edn_data.get(&Edn::Int(42)), Some(&Edn::Int(24)));
+  // (get edn-data :foo)        -> nil
+  assert_eq!(edn_data.get(&Edn::Key("foo")), None);
+  // (get edn-data :thingy/foo) -> "bar"
+  assert_eq!(edn_data.get(&Edn::Key("thingy/foo")), Some(&Edn::Str("bar")));
+  // (get edn-data :baz/bar)    -> "qux"
+  assert_eq!(edn_data.get(&Edn::Key("baz/bar")), Some(&Edn::Str("qux")));
+
+  // (contains? edn-data 42) -> true
+  assert!(edn_data.contains(&Edn::Int(42)));
+  // (contains? edn-data "42") -> false
+  assert!(!edn_data.contains(&Edn::Str("42")));
+  // (contains? edn-data :foo) -> false
+  assert!(!edn_data.contains(&Edn::Key("foo")));
+  // (contains? edn-data :thingy/foo) -> true
+  assert!(edn_data.contains(&Edn::Key("thingy/foo")));
+  // (contains? edn-data :baz/bar) -> true
+  assert!(edn_data.contains(&Edn::Key("baz/bar")));
+  // (contains? edn-data :bar/baz) -> false
+  assert!(!edn_data.contains(&Edn::Key("bar/baz")));
+}
+
 fn main() {
   let e = edn::read_string("{:foo {猫 {{:foo :bar} [1 2 42 3]}}}").unwrap();
   let edn = maybe_forty_two(&e).unwrap();
   assert_eq!(edn, &Edn::Int(42));
+
+  namespace_get_contains();
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/src/edn.rs b/src/edn.rs
index bf2ec9c..049b60b 100644
--- a/src/edn.rs
+++ b/src/edn.rs
@@ -74,12 +74,47 @@ pub fn read(edn: &str) -> Result<(Edn<'_>, &str), error::Error> {
   Ok((r.0, r.1))
 }
 
+fn get_tag<'a>(tag: &'a str, key: &'a str) -> Option<&'a str> {
+  // Break out early if there's no namespaces
+  if !key.contains('/') {
+    return None;
+  }
+
+  // ignore the leading ':'
+  if !tag.starts_with(':') {
+    return None;
+  }
+  let tag = tag.get(1..)?;
+  Some(tag)
+}
+
+fn check_key<'a>(tag: &'a str, key: &'a str) -> &'a str {
+  // check if the Key starts with the saved Tag
+  if key.starts_with(tag) {
+    let (_, key) = key.rsplit_once(tag).expect("Tag must exist, because it starts with it.");
+
+    // ensure there's a '/' and strip it
+    if let Some(k) = key.strip_prefix('/') {
+      return k;
+    }
+  }
+  key
+}
+
 impl Edn<'_> {
   pub fn get(&self, e: &Self) -> Option<&Self> {
     if let Edn::Map(m) = self {
-      if let Some(l) = m.get(e) {
-        return Some(l);
+      return m.get(e);
+    } else if let Edn::Tagged(tag, m) = self {
+      if let Edn::Key(key) = e {
+        let tag = get_tag(tag, key)?;
+        let key = check_key(tag, key);
+
+        return m.get(&Edn::Key(key));
       }
+
+      // Cover cases where it's not a keyword
+      return m.get(e);
     }
     None
   }
@@ -92,6 +127,27 @@ impl Edn<'_> {
 
     vec.get(i)
   }
+
+  pub fn contains(&self, e: &Self) -> bool {
+    match self {
+      Edn::Map(m) => m.contains_key(e),
+      Edn::Tagged(tag, m) => {
+        if let Edn::Key(key) = e {
+          let Some(tag) = get_tag(tag, key) else { return false };
+          let key = check_key(tag, key);
+
+          return m.contains(&Edn::Key(key));
+        }
+
+        // Cover cases where it's not a keyword
+        m.contains(e)
+      }
+      Edn::Vector(v) => v.contains(e),
+      Edn::Set(s) => s.contains(e),
+      Edn::List(l) => l.contains(e),
+      _ => false,
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 pub(crate) const fn char_to_edn(c: char) -> Option<&'static str> {
diff --git a/src/parse.rs b/src/parse.rs
index eaca281..1c490ad 100644
--- a/src/parse.rs
+++ b/src/parse.rs
@@ -98,10 +98,11 @@ impl Walker {
     let starting_ptr = self.ptr;
 
     loop {
-      if let Some(c) = self.nibble_next(slice) {
-        if c == ' ' {
-          return Ok(&slice[starting_ptr..self.ptr - 1]);
+      if let Some(c) = self.peek_next(slice) {
+        if c.is_whitespace() || DELIMITERS.contains(&c) {
+          return Ok(&slice[starting_ptr..self.ptr]);
         }
+        let _ = self.nibble_next(slice);
       } else {
         return Err(Error {
           code: Code::UnexpectedEOF,
diff --git a/tests/navigation.rs b/tests/navigation.rs
index 8775e35..35404f9 100644
--- a/tests/navigation.rs
+++ b/tests/navigation.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+extern crate alloc;
+
+use alloc::collections::BTreeMap;
+
 use clojure_reader::edn::{self, Edn};
 
 #[test]
@@ -23,3 +27,96 @@ fn nth() {
   assert_eq!(e.nth(3), Some(&Edn::Int(42)));
   assert_eq!(e.nth(42), None);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn default_map_namespace_syntax() {
+  // see https://github.com/Grinkers/clojure-reader/issues/2
+  let variations = [
+    "{:thingy #:foo{:bar \"baz\"} :more \"stuff\"}",
+    "{:thingy #:foo {:bar \"baz\"} :more \"stuff\"}",
+    "{:more \"stuff\" :thingy #:foo{:bar \"baz\"}}",
+    "{:more \"stuff\" :thingy # :foo{:bar \"baz\"}}",
+  ];
+  for v in variations {
+    let cfg = edn::read_string(&v).unwrap();
+
+    let Edn::Map(cfg) = cfg else { panic!() };
+    assert_eq!(
+      cfg.get(&Edn::Key("thingy")),
+      Some(&Edn::Tagged(
+        ":foo",
+        Box::new(Edn::Map(BTreeMap::from([(Edn::Key("bar"), Edn::Str("baz"))])))
+      ))
+    );
+    assert_eq!(cfg.get(&Edn::Key("more")), Some(&Edn::Str("stuff")));
+  }
+
+  // without keyword `:` symbol.
+  // the tag is parsed/preserved, but we don't support custom readers
+  let variations = [
+    "{:thingy #foo{:bar \"baz\"} :more \"stuff\"}",
+    "{:thingy #foo {:bar \"baz\"} :more \"stuff\"}",
+    "{:more \"stuff\" :thingy #foo{:bar \"baz\"}}",
+    "{:more \"stuff\" :thingy # foo{:bar \"baz\"}}",
+  ];
+  for v in variations {
+    let cfg = edn::read_string(&v).unwrap();
+
+    let Edn::Map(cfg) = cfg else { panic!() };
+    assert_eq!(
+      cfg.get(&Edn::Key("thingy")),
+      Some(&Edn::Tagged(
+        "foo",
+        Box::new(Edn::Map(BTreeMap::from([(Edn::Key("bar"), Edn::Str("baz"))])))
+      ))
+    );
+    assert_eq!(cfg.get(&Edn::Key("more")), Some(&Edn::Str("stuff")));
+  }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn namespace_syntax_edge_cases() {
+  let edn_data = edn::read_string(r#"#:thingy {:f#猫o "bar" :baz/bar "qux" 42 24}"#).unwrap();
+
+  assert_eq!(edn_data.get(&Edn::Key("thingy/f#猫o")), Some(&Edn::Str("bar")));
+  assert_eq!(edn_data.get(&Edn::Key("baz/bar")), Some(&Edn::Str("qux")));
+  assert_eq!(edn_data.get(&Edn::Key("foo")), None);
+  assert_eq!(edn_data.get(&Edn::Key("baz")), None);
+  assert_eq!(edn_data.get(&Edn::Key(":baz/bar")), None);
+  assert_eq!(edn_data.get(&Edn::Key("thingy/")), None);
+  assert_eq!(edn_data.get(&Edn::Key("thingy")), None);
+  assert_eq!(edn_data.get(&Edn::Key("thingything")), None);
+
+  let edn_data = edn::read_string(r#"#thingy {:f#猫o "bar" :baz/bar "qux" 42 24}"#).unwrap();
+  assert_eq!(edn_data.get(&Edn::Key("thingy/f#猫o")), None);
+  assert_eq!(edn_data.get(&Edn::Key("baz/bar")), None);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn get_contains() {
+  let edn_data = edn::read_string(r#"{:f#猫o "bar" :baz/bar "qux" 42 24}"#).unwrap();
+  assert_eq!(edn_data.get(&Edn::Key("f#猫o")), Some(&Edn::Str("bar")));
+  assert_eq!(edn_data.contains(&Edn::Key("f#猫o")), true);
+  assert_eq!(edn_data.get(&Edn::Key("foo")), None);
+  assert_eq!(edn_data.contains(&Edn::Key("foo")), false);
+
+  let edn_data = edn::read_string(r#"#{:f#猫o "bar" :baz/bar "qux" 42 24}"#).unwrap();
+  assert_eq!(edn_data.contains(&Edn::Key("f#猫o")), true);
+  assert_eq!(edn_data.contains(&Edn::Int(42)), true);
+  assert_eq!(edn_data.contains(&Edn::Key("foo")), false);
+
+  let edn_data = edn::read_string(r#"[:f#猫o "bar" :baz/bar "qux" 42 24]"#).unwrap();
+  assert_eq!(edn_data.contains(&Edn::Key("f#猫o")), true);
+  assert_eq!(edn_data.contains(&Edn::Int(42)), true);
+  assert_eq!(edn_data.contains(&Edn::Key("foo")), false);
+
+  let edn_data = edn::read_string(r#"(:f#猫o "bar" :baz/bar "qux" 42 24)"#).unwrap();
+  assert_eq!(edn_data.contains(&Edn::Key("f#猫o")), true);
+  assert_eq!(edn_data.contains(&Edn::Int(42)), true);
+  assert_eq!(edn_data.contains(&Edn::Key("foo")), false);
+
+  let edn_data = edn::read_string(r#"42"#).unwrap();
+  assert_eq!(edn_data.contains(&Edn::Key("f#猫o")), false);
+  assert_eq!(edn_data.contains(&Edn::Int(42)), false);
+  assert_eq!(edn_data.contains(&Edn::Key("foo")), false);
+}
diff --git a/tests/read.rs b/tests/read.rs
index 7a25076..cd28bf3 100644
--- a/tests/read.rs
+++ b/tests/read.rs
@@ -139,8 +139,10 @@ fn lisp_quoted() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn numeric_like_symbols() {
+fn numeric_like_symbols_keywords() {
   assert_eq!(edn::read_string("-foobar").unwrap(), Edn::Symbol("-foobar"));
+  assert_eq!(edn::read_string("-:thi#n=g").unwrap(), Edn::Symbol("-:thi#n=g"));
+  assert_eq!(edn::read_string(":thi#n=g").unwrap(), Edn::Key("thi#n=g"));
 
   assert_eq!(
     edn::read_string("(+foobar +foo+bar+ +'- '-+)").unwrap(),