diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bfb62349..135db65a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ SRCS = include/nlohmann/json.hpp \
        include/nlohmann/detail/input/json_sax.hpp \
        include/nlohmann/detail/input/lexer.hpp \
        include/nlohmann/detail/input/parser.hpp \
+       include/nlohmann/detail/input/position_t.hpp \
        include/nlohmann/detail/iterators/internal_iterator.hpp \
        include/nlohmann/detail/iterators/iter_impl.hpp \
        include/nlohmann/detail/iterators/iteration_proxy.hpp \
diff --git a/doc/examples/json_pointer.output b/doc/examples/json_pointer.output
index 33e2cc68..9e027d6d 100644
--- a/doc/examples/json_pointer.output
+++ b/doc/examples/json_pointer.output
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-[json.exception.parse_error.107] parse error at 1: JSON pointer must be empty or begin with '/' - was: 'foo'
+[json.exception.parse_error.107] parse error at byte 1: JSON pointer must be empty or begin with '/' - was: 'foo'
 [json.exception.parse_error.108] parse error: escape character '~' must be followed with '0' or '1'
 [json.exception.parse_error.108] parse error: escape character '~' must be followed with '0' or '1'
diff --git a/doc/examples/parse_error.output b/doc/examples/parse_error.output
index 96ab5bb5..fe366ff8 100644
--- a/doc/examples/parse_error.output
+++ b/doc/examples/parse_error.output
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-message: [json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 8: syntax error - unexpected ']'; expected '[', '{', or a literal
+message: [json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 8: syntax error while parsing value - unexpected ']'; expected '[', '{', or a literal
 exception id: 101
 byte position of error: 8
diff --git a/include/nlohmann/detail/exceptions.hpp b/include/nlohmann/detail/exceptions.hpp
index d3d4c224..dd046804 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/detail/exceptions.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/detail/exceptions.hpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include <stdexcept> // runtime_error
 #include <string> // to_string
 
+#include <nlohmann/detail/input/position_t.hpp>
+
 namespace nlohmann
 {
 namespace detail
@@ -114,15 +116,23 @@ class parse_error : public exception
     /*!
     @brief create a parse error exception
     @param[in] id_       the id of the exception
-    @param[in] byte_     the byte index where the error occurred (or 0 if the
-                         position cannot be determined)
+    @param[in] position  the position where the error occurred (or with
+                         chars_read_total=0 if the position cannot be
+                         determined)
     @param[in] what_arg  the explanatory string
     @return parse_error object
     */
+    static parse_error create(int id_, const position_t& pos, const std::string& what_arg)
+    {
+        std::string w = exception::name("parse_error", id_) + "parse error" +
+                        position_string(pos) + ": " + what_arg;
+        return parse_error(id_, pos.chars_read_total, w.c_str());
+    }
+
     static parse_error create(int id_, std::size_t byte_, const std::string& what_arg)
     {
         std::string w = exception::name("parse_error", id_) + "parse error" +
-                        (byte_ != 0 ? (" at " + std::to_string(byte_)) : "") +
+                        (byte_ != 0 ? (" at byte " + std::to_string(byte_)) : "") +
                         ": " + what_arg;
         return parse_error(id_, byte_, w.c_str());
     }
@@ -141,6 +151,12 @@ class parse_error : public exception
   private:
     parse_error(int id_, std::size_t byte_, const char* what_arg)
         : exception(id_, what_arg), byte(byte_) {}
+
+    static std::string position_string(const position_t& pos)
+    {
+        return " at line " + std::to_string(pos.lines_read + 1) +
+               ", column " + std::to_string(pos.chars_read_current_line);
+    }
 };
 
 /*!
diff --git a/include/nlohmann/detail/input/json_sax.hpp b/include/nlohmann/detail/input/json_sax.hpp
index ca2ce30a..153f75d2 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/detail/input/json_sax.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/detail/input/json_sax.hpp
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ struct json_sax
     @brief a parse error occurred
     @param[in] position    the position in the input where the error occurs
     @param[in] last_token  the last read token
-    @param[in] error_msg   a detailed error message
+    @param[in] ex          an exception object describing the error
     @return whether parsing should proceed (must return false)
     */
     virtual bool parse_error(std::size_t position,
diff --git a/include/nlohmann/detail/input/lexer.hpp b/include/nlohmann/detail/input/lexer.hpp
index 362b4f23..dd474525 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/detail/input/lexer.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/detail/input/lexer.hpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <nlohmann/detail/macro_scope.hpp>
 #include <nlohmann/detail/input/input_adapters.hpp>
+#include <nlohmann/detail/input/position_t.hpp>
 
 namespace nlohmann
 {
@@ -396,39 +397,194 @@ class lexer
 
                 // invalid control characters
                 case 0x00:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0000 (NUL) must be escaped to \\u0000";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x01:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0001 (SOH) must be escaped to \\u0001";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x02:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0002 (STX) must be escaped to \\u0002";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x03:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0003 (ETX) must be escaped to \\u0003";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x04:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0004 (EOT) must be escaped to \\u0004";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x05:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0005 (ENQ) must be escaped to \\u0005";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x06:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0006 (ACK) must be escaped to \\u0006";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x07:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0007 (BEL) must be escaped to \\u0007";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x08:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0008 (BS) must be escaped to \\u0008 or \\b";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x09:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0009 (HT) must be escaped to \\u0009 or \\t";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x0A:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+000A (LF) must be escaped to \\u000A or \\n";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x0B:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+000B (VT) must be escaped to \\u000B";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x0C:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+000C (FF) must be escaped to \\u000C or \\f";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x0D:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+000D (CR) must be escaped to \\u000D or \\r";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x0E:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+000E (SO) must be escaped to \\u000E";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x0F:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+000F (SI) must be escaped to \\u000F";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x10:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0010 (DLE) must be escaped to \\u0010";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x11:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0011 (DC1) must be escaped to \\u0011";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x12:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0012 (DC2) must be escaped to \\u0012";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x13:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0013 (DC3) must be escaped to \\u0013";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x14:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0014 (DC4) must be escaped to \\u0014";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x15:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0015 (NAK) must be escaped to \\u0015";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x16:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0016 (SYN) must be escaped to \\u0016";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x17:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0017 (ETB) must be escaped to \\u0017";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x18:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0018 (CAN) must be escaped to \\u0018";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x19:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0019 (EM) must be escaped to \\u0019";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x1A:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+001A (SUB) must be escaped to \\u001A";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x1B:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+001B (ESC) must be escaped to \\u001B";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x1C:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+001C (FS) must be escaped to \\u001C";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x1D:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+001D (GS) must be escaped to \\u001D";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x1E:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+001E (RS) must be escaped to \\u001E";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x1F:
                 {
-                    error_message = "invalid string: control character must be escaped";
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+001F (US) must be escaped to \\u001F";
                     return token_type::parse_error;
                 }
 
@@ -1085,7 +1241,9 @@ scan_number_done:
     */
     std::char_traits<char>::int_type get()
     {
-        ++chars_read;
+        ++position.chars_read_total;
+        ++position.chars_read_current_line;
+
         if (next_unget)
         {
             // just reset the next_unget variable and work with current
@@ -1100,6 +1258,13 @@ scan_number_done:
         {
             token_string.push_back(std::char_traits<char>::to_char_type(current));
         }
+
+        if (current == '\n')
+        {
+            ++position.lines_read;
+            ++position.chars_read_current_line = 0;
+        }
+
         return current;
     }
 
@@ -1107,14 +1272,29 @@ scan_number_done:
     @brief unget current character (read it again on next get)
 
     We implement unget by setting variable next_unget to true. The input is not
-    changed - we just simulate ungetting by modifying chars_read and
-    token_string. The next call to get() will behave as if the unget character
-    is read again.
+    changed - we just simulate ungetting by modifying chars_read_total,
+    chars_read_current_line, and token_string. The next call to get() will
+    behave as if the unget character is read again.
     */
     void unget()
     {
         next_unget = true;
-        --chars_read;
+
+        --position.chars_read_total;
+
+        // in case we "unget" a newline, we have to also decrement the lines_read
+        if (position.chars_read_current_line == 0)
+        {
+            if (position.lines_read > 0)
+            {
+                --position.lines_read;
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            --position.chars_read_current_line;
+        }
+
         if (JSON_LIKELY(current != std::char_traits<char>::eof()))
         {
             assert(token_string.size() != 0);
@@ -1162,9 +1342,9 @@ scan_number_done:
     /////////////////////
 
     /// return position of last read token
-    constexpr std::size_t get_position() const noexcept
+    constexpr position_t get_position() const noexcept
     {
-        return chars_read;
+        return position;
     }
 
     /// return the last read token (for errors only).  Will never contain EOF
@@ -1224,7 +1404,7 @@ scan_number_done:
     token_type scan()
     {
         // initially, skip the BOM
-        if (chars_read == 0 and not skip_bom())
+        if (position.chars_read_total == 0 and not skip_bom())
         {
             error_message = "invalid BOM; must be 0xEF 0xBB 0xBF if given";
             return token_type::parse_error;
@@ -1302,8 +1482,8 @@ scan_number_done:
     /// whether the next get() call should just return current
     bool next_unget = false;
 
-    /// the number of characters read
-    std::size_t chars_read = 0;
+    /// the start position of the current token
+    position_t position;
 
     /// raw input token string (for error messages)
     std::vector<char> token_string {};
diff --git a/include/nlohmann/detail/input/parser.hpp b/include/nlohmann/detail/input/parser.hpp
index c354a7b5..ac19bb8c 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/detail/input/parser.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/detail/input/parser.hpp
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ class parser
             {
                 sdp.parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
                                 m_lexer.get_token_string(),
-                                parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::end_of_input)));
+                                parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(),
+                                                    exception_message(token_type::end_of_input, "value")));
             }
 
             // in case of an error, return discarded value
@@ -119,7 +120,8 @@ class parser
             {
                 sdp.parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
                                 m_lexer.get_token_string(),
-                                parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::end_of_input)));
+                                parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(),
+                                                    exception_message(token_type::end_of_input, "value")));
             }
 
             // in case of an error, return discarded value
@@ -154,7 +156,8 @@ class parser
         {
             return sax->parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
                                     m_lexer.get_token_string(),
-                                    parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::end_of_input)));
+                                    parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(),
+                                            exception_message(token_type::end_of_input, "value")));
         }
 
         return result;
@@ -199,7 +202,8 @@ class parser
                         {
                             return sax->parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
                                                     m_lexer.get_token_string(),
-                                                    parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::value_string)));
+                                                    parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(),
+                                                            exception_message(token_type::value_string, "object key")));
                         }
                         if (JSON_UNLIKELY(not sax->key(m_lexer.get_string())))
                         {
@@ -211,7 +215,8 @@ class parser
                         {
                             return sax->parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
                                                     m_lexer.get_token_string(),
-                                                    parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::name_separator)));
+                                                    parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(),
+                                                            exception_message(token_type::name_separator, "object separator")));
                         }
 
                         // remember we are now inside an object
@@ -325,14 +330,16 @@ class parser
                         // using "uninitialized" to avoid "expected" message
                         return sax->parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
                                                 m_lexer.get_token_string(),
-                                                parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::uninitialized)));
+                                                parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(),
+                                                        exception_message(token_type::uninitialized, "value")));
                     }
 
                     default: // the last token was unexpected
                     {
                         return sax->parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
                                                 m_lexer.get_token_string(),
-                                                parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::literal_or_value)));
+                                                parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(),
+                                                        exception_message(token_type::literal_or_value, "value")));
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -380,7 +387,8 @@ class parser
                     {
                         return sax->parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
                                                 m_lexer.get_token_string(),
-                                                parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::end_array)));
+                                                parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(),
+                                                        exception_message(token_type::end_array, "array")));
                     }
                 }
                 else  // object
@@ -393,7 +401,8 @@ class parser
                         {
                             return sax->parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
                                                     m_lexer.get_token_string(),
-                                                    parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::value_string)));
+                                                    parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(),
+                                                            exception_message(token_type::value_string, "object key")));
                         }
                         else
                         {
@@ -408,7 +417,8 @@ class parser
                         {
                             return sax->parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
                                                     m_lexer.get_token_string(),
-                                                    parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::name_separator)));
+                                                    parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(),
+                                                            exception_message(token_type::name_separator, "object separator")));
                         }
 
                         // parse values
@@ -437,7 +447,8 @@ class parser
                     {
                         return sax->parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
                                                 m_lexer.get_token_string(),
-                                                parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::end_object)));
+                                                parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(),
+                                                        exception_message(token_type::end_object, "object")));
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -450,9 +461,17 @@ class parser
         return (last_token = m_lexer.scan());
     }
 
-    std::string exception_message(const token_type expected)
+    std::string exception_message(const token_type expected, const std::string& context)
     {
-        std::string error_msg = "syntax error - ";
+        std::string error_msg = "syntax error ";
+
+        if (not context.empty())
+        {
+            error_msg += "while parsing " + context + " ";
+        }
+
+        error_msg += "- ";
+
         if (last_token == token_type::parse_error)
         {
             error_msg += std::string(m_lexer.get_error_message()) + "; last read: '" +
diff --git a/include/nlohmann/detail/input/position_t.hpp b/include/nlohmann/detail/input/position_t.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..37f4ab15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/nlohmann/detail/input/position_t.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstddef> // size_t
+
+namespace nlohmann
+{
+namespace detail
+{
+/// struct to capture the start position of the current token
+struct position_t
+{
+    /// the total number of characters read
+    std::size_t chars_read_total = 0;
+    /// the number of characters read in the current line
+    std::size_t chars_read_current_line = 0;
+    /// the number of lines read
+    std::size_t lines_read = 0;
+
+    /// conversion to size_t to preserve SAX interface
+    constexpr operator size_t() const
+    {
+        return chars_read_total;
+    }
+};
+
+}
+}
diff --git a/include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index f58cef14..619fd9e6 100644
--- a/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -5999,6 +5999,8 @@ class basic_json
     @param[in] cb  a parser callback function of type @ref parser_callback_t
     which is used to control the deserialization by filtering unwanted values
     (optional)
+    @param[in] allow_exceptions  whether to throw exceptions in case of a
+    parse error (optional, true by default)
 
     @return result of the deserialization
 
@@ -6394,7 +6396,7 @@ class basic_json
     vector in CBOR format.,to_cbor}
 
     @sa http://cbor.io
-    @sa @ref from_cbor(detail::input_adapter, const bool strict) for the
+    @sa @ref from_cbor(detail::input_adapter&&, const bool, const bool) for the
         analogous deserialization
     @sa @ref to_msgpack(const basic_json&) for the related MessagePack format
     @sa @ref to_ubjson(const basic_json&, const bool, const bool) for the
@@ -6491,8 +6493,7 @@ class basic_json
     vector in MessagePack format.,to_msgpack}
 
     @sa http://msgpack.org
-    @sa @ref from_msgpack(const std::vector<uint8_t>&, const size_t) for the
-        analogous deserialization
+    @sa @ref from_msgpack for the analogous deserialization
     @sa @ref to_cbor(const basic_json& for the related CBOR format
     @sa @ref to_ubjson(const basic_json&, const bool, const bool) for the
              related UBJSON format
@@ -6589,7 +6590,7 @@ class basic_json
     vector in UBJSON format.,to_ubjson}
 
     @sa http://ubjson.org
-    @sa @ref from_ubjson(detail::input_adapter, const bool strict) for the
+    @sa @ref from_ubjson(detail::input_adapter&&, const bool, const bool) for the
         analogous deserialization
     @sa @ref to_cbor(const basic_json& for the related CBOR format
     @sa @ref to_msgpack(const basic_json&) for the related MessagePack format
@@ -6704,14 +6705,14 @@ class basic_json
 
     @sa http://cbor.io
     @sa @ref to_cbor(const basic_json&) for the analogous serialization
-    @sa @ref from_msgpack(detail::input_adapter, const bool, const bool) for the
+    @sa @ref from_msgpack(detail::input_adapter&&, const bool, const bool) for the
         related MessagePack format
-    @sa @ref from_ubjson(detail::input_adapter, const bool, const bool) for the
+    @sa @ref from_ubjson(detail::input_adapter&&, const bool, const bool) for the
         related UBJSON format
 
     @since version 2.0.9; parameter @a start_index since 2.1.1; changed to
            consume input adapters, removed start_index parameter, and added
-           @a strict parameter since 3.0.0; added @allow_exceptions parameter
+           @a strict parameter since 3.0.0; added @a allow_exceptions parameter
            since 3.2.0
     */
     static basic_json from_cbor(detail::input_adapter&& i,
@@ -6725,7 +6726,7 @@ class basic_json
     }
 
     /*!
-    @copydoc from_cbor(detail::input_adapter, const bool, const bool)
+    @copydoc from_cbor(detail::input_adapter&&, const bool, const bool)
     */
     template<typename A1, typename A2,
              detail::enable_if_t<std::is_constructible<detail::input_adapter, A1, A2>::value, int> = 0>
@@ -6807,14 +6808,14 @@ class basic_json
 
     @sa http://msgpack.org
     @sa @ref to_msgpack(const basic_json&) for the analogous serialization
-    @sa @ref from_cbor(detail::input_adapter, const bool, const bool) for the
+    @sa @ref from_cbor(detail::input_adapter&&, const bool, const bool) for the
         related CBOR format
-    @sa @ref from_ubjson(detail::input_adapter, const bool, const bool) for
+    @sa @ref from_ubjson(detail::input_adapter&&, const bool, const bool) for
         the related UBJSON format
 
     @since version 2.0.9; parameter @a start_index since 2.1.1; changed to
            consume input adapters, removed start_index parameter, and added
-           @a strict parameter since 3.0.0; added @allow_exceptions parameter
+           @a strict parameter since 3.0.0; added @a allow_exceptions parameter
            since 3.2.0
     */
     static basic_json from_msgpack(detail::input_adapter&& i,
@@ -6828,7 +6829,7 @@ class basic_json
     }
 
     /*!
-    @copydoc from_msgpack(detail::input_adapter, const bool, const bool)
+    @copydoc from_msgpack(detail::input_adapter&&, const bool, const bool)
     */
     template<typename A1, typename A2,
              detail::enable_if_t<std::is_constructible<detail::input_adapter, A1, A2>::value, int> = 0>
@@ -6892,12 +6893,12 @@ class basic_json
     @sa http://ubjson.org
     @sa @ref to_ubjson(const basic_json&, const bool, const bool) for the
              analogous serialization
-    @sa @ref from_cbor(detail::input_adapter, const bool, const bool) for the
+    @sa @ref from_cbor(detail::input_adapter&&, const bool, const bool) for the
         related CBOR format
-    @sa @ref from_msgpack(detail::input_adapter, const bool, const bool) for
+    @sa @ref from_msgpack(detail::input_adapter&&, const bool, const bool) for
         the related MessagePack format
 
-    @since version 3.1.0; added @allow_exceptions parameter since 3.2.0
+    @since version 3.1.0; added @a allow_exceptions parameter since 3.2.0
     */
     static basic_json from_ubjson(detail::input_adapter&& i,
                                   const bool strict = true,
@@ -6910,7 +6911,7 @@ class basic_json
     }
 
     /*!
-    @copydoc from_ubjson(detail::input_adapter, const bool, const bool)
+    @copydoc from_ubjson(detail::input_adapter&&, const bool, const bool)
     */
     template<typename A1, typename A2,
              detail::enable_if_t<std::is_constructible<detail::input_adapter, A1, A2>::value, int> = 0>
diff --git a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
index d4422c59..af1c8546 100644
--- a/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
+++ b/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp
@@ -617,6 +617,36 @@ struct is_compatible_type
 #include <stdexcept> // runtime_error
 #include <string> // to_string
 
+// #include <nlohmann/detail/input/position_t.hpp>
+
+
+#include <cstddef> // size_t
+
+namespace nlohmann
+{
+namespace detail
+{
+/// struct to capture the start position of the current token
+struct position_t
+{
+    /// the total number of characters read
+    std::size_t chars_read_total = 0;
+    /// the number of characters read in the current line
+    std::size_t chars_read_current_line = 0;
+    /// the number of lines read
+    std::size_t lines_read = 0;
+
+    /// conversion to size_t to preserve SAX interface
+    constexpr operator size_t() const
+    {
+        return chars_read_total;
+    }
+};
+
+}
+}
+
+
 namespace nlohmann
 {
 namespace detail
@@ -727,15 +757,23 @@ class parse_error : public exception
     /*!
     @brief create a parse error exception
     @param[in] id_       the id of the exception
-    @param[in] byte_     the byte index where the error occurred (or 0 if the
-                         position cannot be determined)
+    @param[in] position  the position where the error occurred (or with
+                         chars_read_total=0 if the position cannot be
+                         determined)
     @param[in] what_arg  the explanatory string
     @return parse_error object
     */
+    static parse_error create(int id_, const position_t& pos, const std::string& what_arg)
+    {
+        std::string w = exception::name("parse_error", id_) + "parse error" +
+                        position_string(pos) + ": " + what_arg;
+        return parse_error(id_, pos.chars_read_total, w.c_str());
+    }
+
     static parse_error create(int id_, std::size_t byte_, const std::string& what_arg)
     {
         std::string w = exception::name("parse_error", id_) + "parse error" +
-                        (byte_ != 0 ? (" at " + std::to_string(byte_)) : "") +
+                        (byte_ != 0 ? (" at byte " + std::to_string(byte_)) : "") +
                         ": " + what_arg;
         return parse_error(id_, byte_, w.c_str());
     }
@@ -754,6 +792,12 @@ class parse_error : public exception
   private:
     parse_error(int id_, std::size_t byte_, const char* what_arg)
         : exception(id_, what_arg), byte(byte_) {}
+
+    static std::string position_string(const position_t& pos)
+    {
+        return " at line " + std::to_string(pos.lines_read + 1) +
+               ", column " + std::to_string(pos.chars_read_current_line);
+    }
 };
 
 /*!
@@ -2279,6 +2323,8 @@ class input_adapter
 
 // #include <nlohmann/detail/input/input_adapters.hpp>
 
+// #include <nlohmann/detail/input/position_t.hpp>
+
 
 namespace nlohmann
 {
@@ -2665,39 +2711,194 @@ class lexer
 
                 // invalid control characters
                 case 0x00:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0000 (NUL) must be escaped to \\u0000";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x01:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0001 (SOH) must be escaped to \\u0001";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x02:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0002 (STX) must be escaped to \\u0002";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x03:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0003 (ETX) must be escaped to \\u0003";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x04:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0004 (EOT) must be escaped to \\u0004";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x05:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0005 (ENQ) must be escaped to \\u0005";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x06:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0006 (ACK) must be escaped to \\u0006";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x07:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0007 (BEL) must be escaped to \\u0007";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x08:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0008 (BS) must be escaped to \\u0008 or \\b";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x09:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0009 (HT) must be escaped to \\u0009 or \\t";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x0A:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+000A (LF) must be escaped to \\u000A or \\n";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x0B:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+000B (VT) must be escaped to \\u000B";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x0C:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+000C (FF) must be escaped to \\u000C or \\f";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x0D:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+000D (CR) must be escaped to \\u000D or \\r";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x0E:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+000E (SO) must be escaped to \\u000E";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x0F:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+000F (SI) must be escaped to \\u000F";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x10:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0010 (DLE) must be escaped to \\u0010";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x11:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0011 (DC1) must be escaped to \\u0011";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x12:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0012 (DC2) must be escaped to \\u0012";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x13:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0013 (DC3) must be escaped to \\u0013";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x14:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0014 (DC4) must be escaped to \\u0014";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x15:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0015 (NAK) must be escaped to \\u0015";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x16:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0016 (SYN) must be escaped to \\u0016";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x17:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0017 (ETB) must be escaped to \\u0017";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x18:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0018 (CAN) must be escaped to \\u0018";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x19:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+0019 (EM) must be escaped to \\u0019";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x1A:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+001A (SUB) must be escaped to \\u001A";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x1B:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+001B (ESC) must be escaped to \\u001B";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x1C:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+001C (FS) must be escaped to \\u001C";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x1D:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+001D (GS) must be escaped to \\u001D";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x1E:
+                {
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+001E (RS) must be escaped to \\u001E";
+                    return token_type::parse_error;
+                }
+
                 case 0x1F:
                 {
-                    error_message = "invalid string: control character must be escaped";
+                    error_message = "invalid string: control character U+001F (US) must be escaped to \\u001F";
                     return token_type::parse_error;
                 }
 
@@ -3354,7 +3555,9 @@ scan_number_done:
     */
     std::char_traits<char>::int_type get()
     {
-        ++chars_read;
+        ++position.chars_read_total;
+        ++position.chars_read_current_line;
+
         if (next_unget)
         {
             // just reset the next_unget variable and work with current
@@ -3369,6 +3572,13 @@ scan_number_done:
         {
             token_string.push_back(std::char_traits<char>::to_char_type(current));
         }
+
+        if (current == '\n')
+        {
+            ++position.lines_read;
+            ++position.chars_read_current_line = 0;
+        }
+
         return current;
     }
 
@@ -3376,14 +3586,29 @@ scan_number_done:
     @brief unget current character (read it again on next get)
 
     We implement unget by setting variable next_unget to true. The input is not
-    changed - we just simulate ungetting by modifying chars_read and
-    token_string. The next call to get() will behave as if the unget character
-    is read again.
+    changed - we just simulate ungetting by modifying chars_read_total,
+    chars_read_current_line, and token_string. The next call to get() will
+    behave as if the unget character is read again.
     */
     void unget()
     {
         next_unget = true;
-        --chars_read;
+
+        --position.chars_read_total;
+
+        // in case we "unget" a newline, we have to also decrement the lines_read
+        if (position.chars_read_current_line == 0)
+        {
+            if (position.lines_read > 0)
+            {
+                --position.lines_read;
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            --position.chars_read_current_line;
+        }
+
         if (JSON_LIKELY(current != std::char_traits<char>::eof()))
         {
             assert(token_string.size() != 0);
@@ -3431,9 +3656,9 @@ scan_number_done:
     /////////////////////
 
     /// return position of last read token
-    constexpr std::size_t get_position() const noexcept
+    constexpr position_t get_position() const noexcept
     {
-        return chars_read;
+        return position;
     }
 
     /// return the last read token (for errors only).  Will never contain EOF
@@ -3493,7 +3718,7 @@ scan_number_done:
     token_type scan()
     {
         // initially, skip the BOM
-        if (chars_read == 0 and not skip_bom())
+        if (position.chars_read_total == 0 and not skip_bom())
         {
             error_message = "invalid BOM; must be 0xEF 0xBB 0xBF if given";
             return token_type::parse_error;
@@ -3571,8 +3796,8 @@ scan_number_done:
     /// whether the next get() call should just return current
     bool next_unget = false;
 
-    /// the number of characters read
-    std::size_t chars_read = 0;
+    /// the start position of the current token
+    position_t position;
 
     /// raw input token string (for error messages)
     std::vector<char> token_string {};
@@ -3873,7 +4098,7 @@ struct json_sax
     @brief a parse error occurred
     @param[in] position    the position in the input where the error occurs
     @param[in] last_token  the last read token
-    @param[in] error_msg   a detailed error message
+    @param[in] ex          an exception object describing the error
     @return whether parsing should proceed (must return false)
     */
     virtual bool parse_error(std::size_t position,
@@ -4541,7 +4766,8 @@ class parser
             {
                 sdp.parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
                                 m_lexer.get_token_string(),
-                                parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::end_of_input)));
+                                parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(),
+                                                    exception_message(token_type::end_of_input, "value")));
             }
 
             // in case of an error, return discarded value
@@ -4569,7 +4795,8 @@ class parser
             {
                 sdp.parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
                                 m_lexer.get_token_string(),
-                                parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::end_of_input)));
+                                parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(),
+                                                    exception_message(token_type::end_of_input, "value")));
             }
 
             // in case of an error, return discarded value
@@ -4604,7 +4831,8 @@ class parser
         {
             return sax->parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
                                     m_lexer.get_token_string(),
-                                    parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::end_of_input)));
+                                    parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(),
+                                            exception_message(token_type::end_of_input, "value")));
         }
 
         return result;
@@ -4649,7 +4877,8 @@ class parser
                         {
                             return sax->parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
                                                     m_lexer.get_token_string(),
-                                                    parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::value_string)));
+                                                    parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(),
+                                                            exception_message(token_type::value_string, "object key")));
                         }
                         if (JSON_UNLIKELY(not sax->key(m_lexer.get_string())))
                         {
@@ -4661,7 +4890,8 @@ class parser
                         {
                             return sax->parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
                                                     m_lexer.get_token_string(),
-                                                    parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::name_separator)));
+                                                    parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(),
+                                                            exception_message(token_type::name_separator, "object separator")));
                         }
 
                         // remember we are now inside an object
@@ -4775,14 +5005,16 @@ class parser
                         // using "uninitialized" to avoid "expected" message
                         return sax->parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
                                                 m_lexer.get_token_string(),
-                                                parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::uninitialized)));
+                                                parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(),
+                                                        exception_message(token_type::uninitialized, "value")));
                     }
 
                     default: // the last token was unexpected
                     {
                         return sax->parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
                                                 m_lexer.get_token_string(),
-                                                parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::literal_or_value)));
+                                                parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(),
+                                                        exception_message(token_type::literal_or_value, "value")));
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -4830,7 +5062,8 @@ class parser
                     {
                         return sax->parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
                                                 m_lexer.get_token_string(),
-                                                parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::end_array)));
+                                                parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(),
+                                                        exception_message(token_type::end_array, "array")));
                     }
                 }
                 else  // object
@@ -4843,7 +5076,8 @@ class parser
                         {
                             return sax->parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
                                                     m_lexer.get_token_string(),
-                                                    parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::value_string)));
+                                                    parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(),
+                                                            exception_message(token_type::value_string, "object key")));
                         }
                         else
                         {
@@ -4858,7 +5092,8 @@ class parser
                         {
                             return sax->parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
                                                     m_lexer.get_token_string(),
-                                                    parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::name_separator)));
+                                                    parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(),
+                                                            exception_message(token_type::name_separator, "object separator")));
                         }
 
                         // parse values
@@ -4887,7 +5122,8 @@ class parser
                     {
                         return sax->parse_error(m_lexer.get_position(),
                                                 m_lexer.get_token_string(),
-                                                parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(), exception_message(token_type::end_object)));
+                                                parse_error::create(101, m_lexer.get_position(),
+                                                        exception_message(token_type::end_object, "object")));
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -4900,9 +5136,17 @@ class parser
         return (last_token = m_lexer.scan());
     }
 
-    std::string exception_message(const token_type expected)
+    std::string exception_message(const token_type expected, const std::string& context)
     {
-        std::string error_msg = "syntax error - ";
+        std::string error_msg = "syntax error ";
+
+        if (not context.empty())
+        {
+            error_msg += "while parsing " + context + " ";
+        }
+
+        error_msg += "- ";
+
         if (last_token == token_type::parse_error)
         {
             error_msg += std::string(m_lexer.get_error_message()) + "; last read: '" +
@@ -17092,6 +17336,8 @@ class basic_json
     @param[in] cb  a parser callback function of type @ref parser_callback_t
     which is used to control the deserialization by filtering unwanted values
     (optional)
+    @param[in] allow_exceptions  whether to throw exceptions in case of a
+    parse error (optional, true by default)
 
     @return result of the deserialization
 
@@ -17487,7 +17733,7 @@ class basic_json
     vector in CBOR format.,to_cbor}
 
     @sa http://cbor.io
-    @sa @ref from_cbor(detail::input_adapter, const bool strict) for the
+    @sa @ref from_cbor(detail::input_adapter&&, const bool, const bool) for the
         analogous deserialization
     @sa @ref to_msgpack(const basic_json&) for the related MessagePack format
     @sa @ref to_ubjson(const basic_json&, const bool, const bool) for the
@@ -17584,8 +17830,7 @@ class basic_json
     vector in MessagePack format.,to_msgpack}
 
     @sa http://msgpack.org
-    @sa @ref from_msgpack(const std::vector<uint8_t>&, const size_t) for the
-        analogous deserialization
+    @sa @ref from_msgpack for the analogous deserialization
     @sa @ref to_cbor(const basic_json& for the related CBOR format
     @sa @ref to_ubjson(const basic_json&, const bool, const bool) for the
              related UBJSON format
@@ -17682,7 +17927,7 @@ class basic_json
     vector in UBJSON format.,to_ubjson}
 
     @sa http://ubjson.org
-    @sa @ref from_ubjson(detail::input_adapter, const bool strict) for the
+    @sa @ref from_ubjson(detail::input_adapter&&, const bool, const bool) for the
         analogous deserialization
     @sa @ref to_cbor(const basic_json& for the related CBOR format
     @sa @ref to_msgpack(const basic_json&) for the related MessagePack format
@@ -17797,14 +18042,14 @@ class basic_json
 
     @sa http://cbor.io
     @sa @ref to_cbor(const basic_json&) for the analogous serialization
-    @sa @ref from_msgpack(detail::input_adapter, const bool, const bool) for the
+    @sa @ref from_msgpack(detail::input_adapter&&, const bool, const bool) for the
         related MessagePack format
-    @sa @ref from_ubjson(detail::input_adapter, const bool, const bool) for the
+    @sa @ref from_ubjson(detail::input_adapter&&, const bool, const bool) for the
         related UBJSON format
 
     @since version 2.0.9; parameter @a start_index since 2.1.1; changed to
            consume input adapters, removed start_index parameter, and added
-           @a strict parameter since 3.0.0; added @allow_exceptions parameter
+           @a strict parameter since 3.0.0; added @a allow_exceptions parameter
            since 3.2.0
     */
     static basic_json from_cbor(detail::input_adapter&& i,
@@ -17818,7 +18063,7 @@ class basic_json
     }
 
     /*!
-    @copydoc from_cbor(detail::input_adapter, const bool, const bool)
+    @copydoc from_cbor(detail::input_adapter&&, const bool, const bool)
     */
     template<typename A1, typename A2,
              detail::enable_if_t<std::is_constructible<detail::input_adapter, A1, A2>::value, int> = 0>
@@ -17900,14 +18145,14 @@ class basic_json
 
     @sa http://msgpack.org
     @sa @ref to_msgpack(const basic_json&) for the analogous serialization
-    @sa @ref from_cbor(detail::input_adapter, const bool, const bool) for the
+    @sa @ref from_cbor(detail::input_adapter&&, const bool, const bool) for the
         related CBOR format
-    @sa @ref from_ubjson(detail::input_adapter, const bool, const bool) for
+    @sa @ref from_ubjson(detail::input_adapter&&, const bool, const bool) for
         the related UBJSON format
 
     @since version 2.0.9; parameter @a start_index since 2.1.1; changed to
            consume input adapters, removed start_index parameter, and added
-           @a strict parameter since 3.0.0; added @allow_exceptions parameter
+           @a strict parameter since 3.0.0; added @a allow_exceptions parameter
            since 3.2.0
     */
     static basic_json from_msgpack(detail::input_adapter&& i,
@@ -17921,7 +18166,7 @@ class basic_json
     }
 
     /*!
-    @copydoc from_msgpack(detail::input_adapter, const bool, const bool)
+    @copydoc from_msgpack(detail::input_adapter&&, const bool, const bool)
     */
     template<typename A1, typename A2,
              detail::enable_if_t<std::is_constructible<detail::input_adapter, A1, A2>::value, int> = 0>
@@ -17985,12 +18230,12 @@ class basic_json
     @sa http://ubjson.org
     @sa @ref to_ubjson(const basic_json&, const bool, const bool) for the
              analogous serialization
-    @sa @ref from_cbor(detail::input_adapter, const bool, const bool) for the
+    @sa @ref from_cbor(detail::input_adapter&&, const bool, const bool) for the
         related CBOR format
-    @sa @ref from_msgpack(detail::input_adapter, const bool, const bool) for
+    @sa @ref from_msgpack(detail::input_adapter&&, const bool, const bool) for
         the related MessagePack format
 
-    @since version 3.1.0; added @allow_exceptions parameter since 3.2.0
+    @since version 3.1.0; added @a allow_exceptions parameter since 3.2.0
     */
     static basic_json from_ubjson(detail::input_adapter&& i,
                                   const bool strict = true,
@@ -18003,7 +18248,7 @@ class basic_json
     }
 
     /*!
-    @copydoc from_ubjson(detail::input_adapter, const bool, const bool)
+    @copydoc from_ubjson(detail::input_adapter&&, const bool, const bool)
     */
     template<typename A1, typename A2,
              detail::enable_if_t<std::is_constructible<detail::input_adapter, A1, A2>::value, int> = 0>
diff --git a/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp b/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp
index 0d2ca939..62520a0b 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-cbor.cpp
@@ -831,14 +831,14 @@ TEST_CASE("CBOR")
                     {
                         CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xf9})), json::parse_error&);
                         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xf9})),
-                                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 2: unexpected end of input");
+                                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 2: unexpected end of input");
                         CHECK(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xf9}), true, false).is_discarded());
                     }
                     SECTION("only one byte follows")
                     {
                         CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xf9, 0x7c})), json::parse_error&);
                         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xf9, 0x7c})),
-                                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 3: unexpected end of input");
+                                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 3: unexpected end of input");
                         CHECK(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xf9, 0x7c}), true, false).is_discarded());
                     }
                 }
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ TEST_CASE("CBOR")
         {
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>()), json::parse_error&);
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>()),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 1: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 1: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>(), true, false).is_discarded());
         }
 
@@ -1346,53 +1346,53 @@ TEST_CASE("CBOR")
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xBF, 0x61, 0X61})), json::parse_error&);
 
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x18})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 2: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 2: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x19})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 2: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 2: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x19, 0x00})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 3: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 3: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x1a})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 2: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 2: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x1a, 0x00})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 3: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 3: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x1a, 0x00, 0x00})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 4: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 4: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x1a, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 5: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 5: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x1b})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 2: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 2: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x1b, 0x00})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 3: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 3: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x1b, 0x00, 0x00})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 4: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 4: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x1b, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 5: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 5: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x1b, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 6: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 6: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x1b, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 7: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 7: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x1b, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 8: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 8: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x1b, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 9: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 9: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x62})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 2: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 2: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x62, 0x60})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 3: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 3: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x7F})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 2: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 2: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x7F, 0x60})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 3: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 3: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x82, 0x01})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 3: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 3: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x9F, 0x01})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 3: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 3: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xBF, 0x61, 0x61, 0xF5})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 5: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 5: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xA1, 0x61, 0x61})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 4: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 4: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xBF, 0x61, 0x61})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 4: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 4: unexpected end of input");
 
             CHECK(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x18}), true, false).is_discarded());
             CHECK(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x19}), true, false).is_discarded());
@@ -1426,12 +1426,12 @@ TEST_CASE("CBOR")
             {
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x1c})), json::parse_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x1c})),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.112] parse error at 1: error reading CBOR; last byte: 0x1C");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.112] parse error at byte 1: error reading CBOR; last byte: 0x1C");
                 CHECK(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x1c}), true, false).is_discarded());
 
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xf8})), json::parse_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xf8})),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.112] parse error at 1: error reading CBOR; last byte: 0xF8");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.112] parse error at byte 1: error reading CBOR; last byte: 0xF8");
                 CHECK(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xf8}), true, false).is_discarded());
             }
 
@@ -1491,7 +1491,7 @@ TEST_CASE("CBOR")
         {
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xa1, 0xff, 0x01})), json::parse_error&);
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xa1, 0xff, 0x01})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.113] parse error at 2: expected a CBOR string; last byte: 0xFF");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.113] parse error at byte 2: expected a CBOR string; last byte: 0xFF");
             CHECK(json::from_cbor(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xa1, 0xff, 0x01}), true, false).is_discarded());
         }
 
@@ -1509,7 +1509,7 @@ TEST_CASE("CBOR")
             {
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_cbor(vec), json::parse_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(vec),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 2: expected end of input");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 2: expected end of input");
                 CHECK(json::from_cbor(vec, true, false).is_discarded());
             }
         }
diff --git a/test/src/unit-class_parser.cpp b/test/src/unit-class_parser.cpp
index b467acd9..8d0b68d2 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-class_parser.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-class_parser.cpp
@@ -313,18 +313,18 @@ TEST_CASE("parser class")
                 // error: tab in string
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("\"\t\""), json::parse_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\t\""),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+0009>'");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+0009 (HT) must be escaped to \\u0009 or \\t; last read: '\"<U+0009>'");
                 // error: newline in string
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("\"\n\""), json::parse_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("\"\r\""), json::parse_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\n\""),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+000A>'");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 2, column 0: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+000A (LF) must be escaped to \\u000A or \\n; last read: '\"<U+000A>'");
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\r\""),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+000D>'");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+000D (CR) must be escaped to \\u000D or \\r; last read: '\"<U+000D>'");
                 // error: backspace in string
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("\"\b\""), json::parse_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\b\""),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+0008>'");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+0008 (BS) must be escaped to \\u0008 or \\b; last read: '\"<U+0008>'");
                 // improve code coverage
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("\uFF01"), json::parse_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("[-4:1,]"), json::parse_error&);
@@ -361,38 +361,38 @@ TEST_CASE("parser class")
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("\"\x1d\""), json::parse_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("\"\x1e\""), json::parse_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("\"\x1f\""), json::parse_error&);
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x00\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: missing closing quote; last read: '\"'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x01\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+0001>'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x02\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+0002>'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x03\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+0003>'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x04\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+0004>'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x05\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+0005>'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x06\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+0006>'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x07\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+0007>'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x08\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+0008>'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x09\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+0009>'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x0a\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+000A>'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x0b\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+000B>'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x0c\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+000C>'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x0d\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+000D>'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x0e\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+000E>'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x0f\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+000F>'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x10\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+0010>'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x11\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+0011>'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x12\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+0012>'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x13\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+0013>'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x14\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+0014>'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x15\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+0015>'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x16\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+0016>'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x17\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+0017>'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x18\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+0018>'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x19\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+0019>'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x1a\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+001A>'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x1b\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+001B>'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x1c\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+001C>'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x1d\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+001D>'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x1e\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+001E>'");
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x1f\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+001F>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x00\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: missing closing quote; last read: '\"'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x01\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+0001 (SOH) must be escaped to \\u0001; last read: '\"<U+0001>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x02\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+0002 (STX) must be escaped to \\u0002; last read: '\"<U+0002>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x03\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+0003 (ETX) must be escaped to \\u0003; last read: '\"<U+0003>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x04\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+0004 (EOT) must be escaped to \\u0004; last read: '\"<U+0004>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x05\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+0005 (ENQ) must be escaped to \\u0005; last read: '\"<U+0005>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x06\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+0006 (ACK) must be escaped to \\u0006; last read: '\"<U+0006>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x07\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+0007 (BEL) must be escaped to \\u0007; last read: '\"<U+0007>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x08\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+0008 (BS) must be escaped to \\u0008 or \\b; last read: '\"<U+0008>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x09\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+0009 (HT) must be escaped to \\u0009 or \\t; last read: '\"<U+0009>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x0a\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 2, column 0: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+000A (LF) must be escaped to \\u000A or \\n; last read: '\"<U+000A>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x0b\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+000B (VT) must be escaped to \\u000B; last read: '\"<U+000B>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x0c\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+000C (FF) must be escaped to \\u000C or \\f; last read: '\"<U+000C>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x0d\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+000D (CR) must be escaped to \\u000D or \\r; last read: '\"<U+000D>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x0e\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+000E (SO) must be escaped to \\u000E; last read: '\"<U+000E>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x0f\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+000F (SI) must be escaped to \\u000F; last read: '\"<U+000F>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x10\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+0010 (DLE) must be escaped to \\u0010; last read: '\"<U+0010>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x11\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+0011 (DC1) must be escaped to \\u0011; last read: '\"<U+0011>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x12\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+0012 (DC2) must be escaped to \\u0012; last read: '\"<U+0012>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x13\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+0013 (DC3) must be escaped to \\u0013; last read: '\"<U+0013>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x14\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+0014 (DC4) must be escaped to \\u0014; last read: '\"<U+0014>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x15\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+0015 (NAK) must be escaped to \\u0015; last read: '\"<U+0015>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x16\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+0016 (SYN) must be escaped to \\u0016; last read: '\"<U+0016>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x17\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+0017 (ETB) must be escaped to \\u0017; last read: '\"<U+0017>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x18\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+0018 (CAN) must be escaped to \\u0018; last read: '\"<U+0018>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x19\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+0019 (EM) must be escaped to \\u0019; last read: '\"<U+0019>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x1a\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+001A (SUB) must be escaped to \\u001A; last read: '\"<U+001A>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x1b\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+001B (ESC) must be escaped to \\u001B; last read: '\"<U+001B>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x1c\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+001C (FS) must be escaped to \\u001C; last read: '\"<U+001C>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x1d\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+001D (GS) must be escaped to \\u001D; last read: '\"<U+001D>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x1e\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+001E (RS) must be escaped to \\u001E; last read: '\"<U+001E>'");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\x1f\""), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+001F (US) must be escaped to \\u001F; last read: '\"<U+001F>'");
 
                 SECTION("additional test for null byte")
                 {
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ TEST_CASE("parser class")
                     std::string s = "\"1\"";
                     s[1] = '\0';
                     CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::parse(s.begin(), s.end()), json::parse_error&);
-                    CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::parse(s.begin(), s.end()), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: control character must be escaped; last read: '\"<U+0000>'");
+                    CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::parse(s.begin(), s.end()), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: control character U+0000 (NUL) must be escaped to \\u0000; last read: '\"<U+0000>'");
                 }
             }
 
@@ -603,39 +603,39 @@ TEST_CASE("parser class")
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("+0"), json::parse_error&);
 
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("01"),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - unexpected number literal; expected end of input");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - unexpected number literal; expected end of input");
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("-01"),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 3: syntax error - unexpected number literal; expected end of input");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 3: syntax error while parsing value - unexpected number literal; expected end of input");
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("--1"),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid number; expected digit after '-'; last read: '--'");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid number; expected digit after '-'; last read: '--'");
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("1."),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 3: syntax error - invalid number; expected digit after '.'; last read: '1.'");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 3: syntax error while parsing value - invalid number; expected digit after '.'; last read: '1.'");
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("1E"),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 3: syntax error - invalid number; expected '+', '-', or digit after exponent; last read: '1E'");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 3: syntax error while parsing value - invalid number; expected '+', '-', or digit after exponent; last read: '1E'");
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("1E-"),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 4: syntax error - invalid number; expected digit after exponent sign; last read: '1E-'");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 4: syntax error while parsing value - invalid number; expected digit after exponent sign; last read: '1E-'");
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("1.E1"),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 3: syntax error - invalid number; expected digit after '.'; last read: '1.E'");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 3: syntax error while parsing value - invalid number; expected digit after '.'; last read: '1.E'");
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("-1E"),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 4: syntax error - invalid number; expected '+', '-', or digit after exponent; last read: '-1E'");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 4: syntax error while parsing value - invalid number; expected '+', '-', or digit after exponent; last read: '-1E'");
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("-0E#"),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 4: syntax error - invalid number; expected '+', '-', or digit after exponent; last read: '-0E#'");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 4: syntax error while parsing value - invalid number; expected '+', '-', or digit after exponent; last read: '-0E#'");
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("-0E-#"),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 5: syntax error - invalid number; expected digit after exponent sign; last read: '-0E-#'");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 5: syntax error while parsing value - invalid number; expected digit after exponent sign; last read: '-0E-#'");
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("-0#"),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 3: syntax error - invalid literal; last read: '-0#'; expected end of input");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 3: syntax error while parsing value - invalid literal; last read: '-0#'; expected end of input");
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("-0.0:"),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 5: syntax error - unexpected ':'; expected end of input");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 5: syntax error while parsing value - unexpected ':'; expected end of input");
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("-0.0Z"),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 5: syntax error - invalid literal; last read: '-0.0Z'; expected end of input");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 5: syntax error while parsing value - invalid literal; last read: '-0.0Z'; expected end of input");
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("-0E123:"),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 7: syntax error - unexpected ':'; expected end of input");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 7: syntax error while parsing value - unexpected ':'; expected end of input");
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("-0e0-:"),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 6: syntax error - invalid number; expected digit after '-'; last read: '-:'; expected end of input");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 6: syntax error while parsing value - invalid number; expected digit after '-'; last read: '-:'; expected end of input");
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("-0e-:"),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 5: syntax error - invalid number; expected digit after exponent sign; last read: '-0e-:'");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 5: syntax error while parsing value - invalid number; expected digit after exponent sign; last read: '-0e-:'");
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("-0f"),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 4: syntax error - invalid literal; last read: '-0f'; expected end of input");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 4: syntax error while parsing value - invalid literal; last read: '-0f'; expected end of input");
             }
         }
     }
@@ -920,33 +920,33 @@ TEST_CASE("parser class")
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("1E/"), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("1E:"), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("0."),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 3: syntax error - invalid number; expected digit after '.'; last read: '0.'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 3: syntax error while parsing value - invalid number; expected digit after '.'; last read: '0.'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("-"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid number; expected digit after '-'; last read: '-'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid number; expected digit after '-'; last read: '-'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("--"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid number; expected digit after '-'; last read: '--'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid number; expected digit after '-'; last read: '--'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("-0."),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 4: syntax error - invalid number; expected digit after '.'; last read: '-0.'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 4: syntax error while parsing value - invalid number; expected digit after '.'; last read: '-0.'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("-."),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid number; expected digit after '-'; last read: '-.'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid number; expected digit after '-'; last read: '-.'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("-:"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid number; expected digit after '-'; last read: '-:'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid number; expected digit after '-'; last read: '-:'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("0.:"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 3: syntax error - invalid number; expected digit after '.'; last read: '0.:'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 3: syntax error while parsing value - invalid number; expected digit after '.'; last read: '0.:'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("e."),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 1: syntax error - invalid literal; last read: 'e'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 1: syntax error while parsing value - invalid literal; last read: 'e'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("1e."),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 3: syntax error - invalid number; expected '+', '-', or digit after exponent; last read: '1e.'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 3: syntax error while parsing value - invalid number; expected '+', '-', or digit after exponent; last read: '1e.'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("1e/"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 3: syntax error - invalid number; expected '+', '-', or digit after exponent; last read: '1e/'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 3: syntax error while parsing value - invalid number; expected '+', '-', or digit after exponent; last read: '1e/'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("1e:"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 3: syntax error - invalid number; expected '+', '-', or digit after exponent; last read: '1e:'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 3: syntax error while parsing value - invalid number; expected '+', '-', or digit after exponent; last read: '1e:'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("1E."),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 3: syntax error - invalid number; expected '+', '-', or digit after exponent; last read: '1E.'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 3: syntax error while parsing value - invalid number; expected '+', '-', or digit after exponent; last read: '1E.'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("1E/"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 3: syntax error - invalid number; expected '+', '-', or digit after exponent; last read: '1E/'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 3: syntax error while parsing value - invalid number; expected '+', '-', or digit after exponent; last read: '1E/'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("1E:"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 3: syntax error - invalid number; expected '+', '-', or digit after exponent; last read: '1E:'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 3: syntax error while parsing value - invalid number; expected '+', '-', or digit after exponent; last read: '1E:'");
 
         // unexpected end of null
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("n"), json::parse_error&);
@@ -955,15 +955,15 @@ TEST_CASE("parser class")
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("nulk"), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("nulm"), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("n"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid literal; last read: 'n'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid literal; last read: 'n'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("nu"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 3: syntax error - invalid literal; last read: 'nu'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 3: syntax error while parsing value - invalid literal; last read: 'nu'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("nul"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 4: syntax error - invalid literal; last read: 'nul'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 4: syntax error while parsing value - invalid literal; last read: 'nul'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("nulk"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 4: syntax error - invalid literal; last read: 'nulk'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 4: syntax error while parsing value - invalid literal; last read: 'nulk'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("nulm"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 4: syntax error - invalid literal; last read: 'nulm'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 4: syntax error while parsing value - invalid literal; last read: 'nulm'");
 
         // unexpected end of true
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("t"), json::parse_error&);
@@ -972,15 +972,15 @@ TEST_CASE("parser class")
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("trud"), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("truf"), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("t"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid literal; last read: 't'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid literal; last read: 't'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("tr"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 3: syntax error - invalid literal; last read: 'tr'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 3: syntax error while parsing value - invalid literal; last read: 'tr'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("tru"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 4: syntax error - invalid literal; last read: 'tru'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 4: syntax error while parsing value - invalid literal; last read: 'tru'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("trud"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 4: syntax error - invalid literal; last read: 'trud'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 4: syntax error while parsing value - invalid literal; last read: 'trud'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("truf"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 4: syntax error - invalid literal; last read: 'truf'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 4: syntax error while parsing value - invalid literal; last read: 'truf'");
 
         // unexpected end of false
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("f"), json::parse_error&);
@@ -990,17 +990,17 @@ TEST_CASE("parser class")
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("falsd"), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("falsf"), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("f"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid literal; last read: 'f'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid literal; last read: 'f'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("fa"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 3: syntax error - invalid literal; last read: 'fa'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 3: syntax error while parsing value - invalid literal; last read: 'fa'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("fal"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 4: syntax error - invalid literal; last read: 'fal'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 4: syntax error while parsing value - invalid literal; last read: 'fal'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("fals"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 5: syntax error - invalid literal; last read: 'fals'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 5: syntax error while parsing value - invalid literal; last read: 'fals'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("falsd"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 5: syntax error - invalid literal; last read: 'falsd'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 5: syntax error while parsing value - invalid literal; last read: 'falsd'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("falsf"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 5: syntax error - invalid literal; last read: 'falsf'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 5: syntax error while parsing value - invalid literal; last read: 'falsf'");
 
         // missing/unexpected end of array
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("["), json::parse_error&);
@@ -1009,15 +1009,15 @@ TEST_CASE("parser class")
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("[1,]"), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("]"), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("["),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - unexpected end of input; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - unexpected end of input; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("[1"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 3: syntax error - unexpected end of input; expected ']'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 3: syntax error while parsing array - unexpected end of input; expected ']'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("[1,"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 4: syntax error - unexpected end of input; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 4: syntax error while parsing value - unexpected end of input; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("[1,]"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 4: syntax error - unexpected ']'; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 4: syntax error while parsing value - unexpected ']'; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("]"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 1: syntax error - unexpected ']'; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 1: syntax error while parsing value - unexpected ']'; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
 
         // missing/unexpected end of object
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("{"), json::parse_error&);
@@ -1027,17 +1027,17 @@ TEST_CASE("parser class")
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("{\"foo\":1,}"), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("}"), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("{"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - unexpected end of input; expected string literal");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing object key - unexpected end of input; expected string literal");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("{\"foo\""),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 7: syntax error - unexpected end of input; expected ':'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 7: syntax error while parsing object separator - unexpected end of input; expected ':'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("{\"foo\":"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 8: syntax error - unexpected end of input; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 8: syntax error while parsing value - unexpected end of input; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("{\"foo\":}"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 8: syntax error - unexpected '}'; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 8: syntax error while parsing value - unexpected '}'; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("{\"foo\":1,}"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 10: syntax error - unexpected '}'; expected string literal");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 10: syntax error while parsing object key - unexpected '}'; expected string literal");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("}"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 1: syntax error - unexpected '}'; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 1: syntax error while parsing value - unexpected '}'; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
 
         // missing/unexpected end of string
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("\""), json::parse_error&);
@@ -1051,25 +1051,25 @@ TEST_CASE("parser class")
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("\"\\u01"), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("\"\\u012"), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\""),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid string: missing closing quote; last read: '\"'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: missing closing quote; last read: '\"'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\\\""),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 4: syntax error - invalid string: missing closing quote; last read: '\"\\\"'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 4: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: missing closing quote; last read: '\"\\\"'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\\u\""),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 4: syntax error - invalid string: '\\u' must be followed by 4 hex digits; last read: '\"\\u\"'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 4: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: '\\u' must be followed by 4 hex digits; last read: '\"\\u\"'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\\u0\""),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 5: syntax error - invalid string: '\\u' must be followed by 4 hex digits; last read: '\"\\u0\"'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 5: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: '\\u' must be followed by 4 hex digits; last read: '\"\\u0\"'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\\u01\""),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 6: syntax error - invalid string: '\\u' must be followed by 4 hex digits; last read: '\"\\u01\"'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 6: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: '\\u' must be followed by 4 hex digits; last read: '\"\\u01\"'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\\u012\""),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 7: syntax error - invalid string: '\\u' must be followed by 4 hex digits; last read: '\"\\u012\"'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 7: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: '\\u' must be followed by 4 hex digits; last read: '\"\\u012\"'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\\u"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 4: syntax error - invalid string: '\\u' must be followed by 4 hex digits; last read: '\"\\u'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 4: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: '\\u' must be followed by 4 hex digits; last read: '\"\\u'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\\u0"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 5: syntax error - invalid string: '\\u' must be followed by 4 hex digits; last read: '\"\\u0'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 5: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: '\\u' must be followed by 4 hex digits; last read: '\"\\u0'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\\u01"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 6: syntax error - invalid string: '\\u' must be followed by 4 hex digits; last read: '\"\\u01'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 6: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: '\\u' must be followed by 4 hex digits; last read: '\"\\u01'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("\"\\u012"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 7: syntax error - invalid string: '\\u' must be followed by 4 hex digits; last read: '\"\\u012'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 7: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: '\\u' must be followed by 4 hex digits; last read: '\"\\u012'");
 
         // invalid escapes
         for (int c = 1; c < 128; ++c)
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ TEST_CASE("parser class")
                     if (c > 0x1f)
                     {
                         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper(s.c_str()),
-                                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 3: syntax error - invalid string: forbidden character after backslash; last read: '\"\\" + std::string(1, static_cast<char>(c)) + "'");
+                                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 3: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: forbidden character after backslash; last read: '\"\\" + std::string(1, static_cast<char>(c)) + "'");
                     }
                     break;
                 }
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ TEST_CASE("parser class")
                     if (c > 0x1f)
                     {
                         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper(s1.c_str()),
-                                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 7: syntax error - invalid string: '\\u' must be followed by 4 hex digits; last read: '" + s1.substr(0, 7) + "'");
+                                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 7: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: '\\u' must be followed by 4 hex digits; last read: '" + s1.substr(0, 7) + "'");
                     }
 
                     CAPTURE(s2);
@@ -1191,7 +1191,7 @@ TEST_CASE("parser class")
                     if (c > 0x1f)
                     {
                         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper(s2.c_str()),
-                                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 6: syntax error - invalid string: '\\u' must be followed by 4 hex digits; last read: '" + s2.substr(0, 6) + "'");
+                                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 6: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: '\\u' must be followed by 4 hex digits; last read: '" + s2.substr(0, 6) + "'");
                     }
 
                     CAPTURE(s3);
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ TEST_CASE("parser class")
                     if (c > 0x1f)
                     {
                         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper(s3.c_str()),
-                                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 5: syntax error - invalid string: '\\u' must be followed by 4 hex digits; last read: '" + s3.substr(0, 5) + "'");
+                                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 5: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: '\\u' must be followed by 4 hex digits; last read: '" + s3.substr(0, 5) + "'");
                     }
 
                     CAPTURE(s4);
@@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@ TEST_CASE("parser class")
                     if (c > 0x1f)
                     {
                         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper(s4.c_str()),
-                                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 4: syntax error - invalid string: '\\u' must be followed by 4 hex digits; last read: '" + s4.substr(0, 4) + "'");
+                                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 4: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: '\\u' must be followed by 4 hex digits; last read: '" + s4.substr(0, 4) + "'");
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -1218,17 +1218,17 @@ TEST_CASE("parser class")
         // missing part of a surrogate pair
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::parse("\"\\uD80C\""), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::parse("\"\\uD80C\""),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 8: syntax error - invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD80C\"'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 8: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD80C\"'");
         // invalid surrogate pair
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::parse("\"\\uD80C\\uD80C\""), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::parse("\"\\uD80C\\u0000\""), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::parse("\"\\uD80C\\uFFFF\""), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::parse("\"\\uD80C\\uD80C\""),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 13: syntax error - invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD80C\\uD80C'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 13: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD80C\\uD80C'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::parse("\"\\uD80C\\u0000\""),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 13: syntax error - invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD80C\\u0000'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 13: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD80C\\u0000'");
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::parse("\"\\uD80C\\uFFFF\""),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 13: syntax error - invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD80C\\uFFFF'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 13: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD80C\\uFFFF'");
     }
 
     SECTION("parse errors (accept)")
@@ -1292,6 +1292,9 @@ TEST_CASE("parser class")
         CHECK(accept_helper("\"\\u01") == false);
         CHECK(accept_helper("\"\\u012") == false);
 
+        // unget of newline
+        CHECK(parser_helper("\n123\n") == 123);
+
         // invalid escapes
         for (int c = 1; c < 128; ++c)
         {
@@ -1419,11 +1422,11 @@ TEST_CASE("parser class")
         // test case to make sure no comma preceeds the first key
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("{,\"key\": false}"), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("{,\"key\": false}"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - unexpected ','; expected string literal");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing object key - unexpected ','; expected string literal");
         // test case to make sure an object is properly closed
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(parser_helper("[{\"key\": false true]"), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(parser_helper("[{\"key\": false true]"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 19: syntax error - unexpected true literal; expected '}'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 19: syntax error while parsing object - unexpected true literal; expected '}'");
 
         // test case to make sure the callback is properly evaluated after reading a key
         {
@@ -1674,7 +1677,7 @@ TEST_CASE("parser class")
 
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::parse("{\"foo\": true:", cb), json::parse_error&);
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::parse("{\"foo\": true:", cb),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 13: syntax error - unexpected ':'; expected '}'");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 13: syntax error while parsing object - unexpected ':'; expected '}'");
 
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::parse("1.18973e+4932", cb), json::out_of_range&);
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::parse("1.18973e+4932", cb),
diff --git a/test/src/unit-deserialization.cpp b/test/src/unit-deserialization.cpp
index f6c75d11..8610cebd 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-deserialization.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-deserialization.cpp
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ TEST_CASE("deserialization")
             ss5 << "[\"foo\",1,2,3,false,{\"one\":1}";
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::parse(ss1), json::parse_error&);
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::parse(ss2),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 29: syntax error - unexpected end of input; expected ']'");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 29: syntax error while parsing array - unexpected end of input; expected ']'");
             CHECK(not json::accept(ss3));
 
             json j_error;
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ TEST_CASE("deserialization")
             json::string_t s = "[\"foo\",1,2,3,false,{\"one\":1}";
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::parse(s), json::parse_error&);
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::parse(s),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 29: syntax error - unexpected end of input; expected ']'");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 29: syntax error while parsing array - unexpected end of input; expected ']'");
             CHECK(not json::accept(s));
 
             json j_error;
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ TEST_CASE("deserialization")
             json j;
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(j << ss1, json::parse_error&);
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(j << ss2,
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 29: syntax error - unexpected end of input; expected ']'");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 29: syntax error while parsing array - unexpected end of input; expected ']'");
         }
 
         SECTION("operator>>")
@@ -329,14 +329,14 @@ TEST_CASE("deserialization")
             json j;
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(ss1 >> j, json::parse_error&);
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(ss2 >> j,
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 29: syntax error - unexpected end of input; expected ']'");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 29: syntax error while parsing array - unexpected end of input; expected ']'");
         }
 
         SECTION("user-defined string literal")
         {
             CHECK_THROWS_AS("[\"foo\",1,2,3,false,{\"one\":1}"_json, json::parse_error&);
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH("[\"foo\",1,2,3,false,{\"one\":1}"_json,
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 29: syntax error - unexpected end of input; expected ']'");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 29: syntax error while parsing array - unexpected end of input; expected ']'");
         }
     }
 
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ TEST_CASE("deserialization")
                 uint8_t v[] = {'\"', 0x7F, 0xDF, 0x7F};
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::parse(std::begin(v), std::end(v)), json::parse_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::parse(std::begin(v), std::end(v)),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 4: syntax error - invalid string: ill-formed UTF-8 byte; last read: '\"\x7f\xdf\x7f'");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 4: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: ill-formed UTF-8 byte; last read: '\"\x7f\xdf\x7f'");
                 CHECK(not json::accept(std::begin(v), std::end(v)));
 
                 json j_error;
@@ -799,11 +799,11 @@ TEST_CASE("deserialization")
         {
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::parse(bom), json::parse_error&);
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::parse(bom),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 4: syntax error - unexpected end of input; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 4: syntax error while parsing value - unexpected end of input; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
 
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::parse(std::istringstream(bom)), json::parse_error&);
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::parse(std::istringstream(bom)),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 4: syntax error - unexpected end of input; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 4: syntax error while parsing value - unexpected end of input; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
 
             SaxEventLogger l;
             CHECK(not json::sax_parse(bom, &l));
@@ -838,11 +838,11 @@ TEST_CASE("deserialization")
         {
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::parse(bom.substr(0, 2)), json::parse_error&);
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::parse(bom.substr(0, 2)),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 3: syntax error - invalid BOM; must be 0xEF 0xBB 0xBF if given; last read: '\xEF\xBB'");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 3: syntax error while parsing value - invalid BOM; must be 0xEF 0xBB 0xBF if given; last read: '\xEF\xBB'");
 
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::parse(std::istringstream(bom.substr(0, 2))), json::parse_error&);
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::parse(std::istringstream(bom.substr(0, 2))),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 3: syntax error - invalid BOM; must be 0xEF 0xBB 0xBF if given; last read: '\xEF\xBB'");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 3: syntax error while parsing value - invalid BOM; must be 0xEF 0xBB 0xBF if given; last read: '\xEF\xBB'");
 
             SaxEventLogger l1, l2;
             CHECK(not json::sax_parse(std::istringstream(bom.substr(0, 2)), &l1));
@@ -863,11 +863,11 @@ TEST_CASE("deserialization")
         {
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::parse(bom.substr(0, 1)), json::parse_error&);
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::parse(bom.substr(0, 1)),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid BOM; must be 0xEF 0xBB 0xBF if given; last read: '\xEF'");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid BOM; must be 0xEF 0xBB 0xBF if given; last read: '\xEF'");
 
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::parse(std::istringstream(bom.substr(0, 1))), json::parse_error&);
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::parse(std::istringstream(bom.substr(0, 1))),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 2: syntax error - invalid BOM; must be 0xEF 0xBB 0xBF if given; last read: '\xEF'");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 2: syntax error while parsing value - invalid BOM; must be 0xEF 0xBB 0xBF if given; last read: '\xEF'");
 
             SaxEventLogger l1, l2;
             CHECK(not json::sax_parse(std::istringstream(bom.substr(0, 1)), &l1));
diff --git a/test/src/unit-json_pointer.cpp b/test/src/unit-json_pointer.cpp
index d02bd939..7f5605d9 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-json_pointer.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-json_pointer.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ TEST_CASE("JSON pointers")
     {
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::json_pointer("foo"), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::json_pointer("foo"),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.107] parse error at 1: JSON pointer must be empty or begin with '/' - was: 'foo'");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.107] parse error at byte 1: JSON pointer must be empty or begin with '/' - was: 'foo'");
 
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::json_pointer("/~~"), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::json_pointer("/~~"),
diff --git a/test/src/unit-msgpack.cpp b/test/src/unit-msgpack.cpp
index 0848ef08..f75cedce 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-msgpack.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-msgpack.cpp
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ TEST_CASE("MessagePack")
         {
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>()), json::parse_error&);
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>()),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 1: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 1: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>(), true, false).is_discarded());
         }
 
@@ -1151,43 +1151,43 @@ TEST_CASE("MessagePack")
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x81, 0xa1, 0x61})), json::parse_error&);
 
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x87})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 2: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 2: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xcc})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 2: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 2: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xcd})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 2: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 2: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xcd, 0x00})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 3: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 3: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xce})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 2: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 2: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xce, 0x00})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 3: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 3: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xce, 0x00, 0x00})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 4: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 4: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xce, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 5: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 5: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xcf})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 2: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 2: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xcf, 0x00})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 3: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 3: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xcf, 0x00, 0x00})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 4: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 4: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xcf, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 5: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 5: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xcf, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 6: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 6: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xcf, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 7: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 7: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xcf, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 8: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 8: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xcf, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 9: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 9: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xa5, 0x68, 0x65})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 4: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 4: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x92, 0x01})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 3: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 3: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x81, 0xa1, 0x61})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 4: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 4: unexpected end of input");
 
             CHECK(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x87}), true, false).is_discarded());
             CHECK(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xcc}), true, false).is_discarded());
@@ -1216,12 +1216,12 @@ TEST_CASE("MessagePack")
             {
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xc1})), json::parse_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xc1})),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.112] parse error at 1: error reading MessagePack; last byte: 0xC1");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.112] parse error at byte 1: error reading MessagePack; last byte: 0xC1");
                 CHECK(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xc6}), true, false).is_discarded());
 
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xc6})), json::parse_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xc6})),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.112] parse error at 1: error reading MessagePack; last byte: 0xC6");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.112] parse error at byte 1: error reading MessagePack; last byte: 0xC6");
                 CHECK(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0xc6}), true, false).is_discarded());
             }
 
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ TEST_CASE("MessagePack")
         {
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x81, 0xff, 0x01})), json::parse_error&);
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x81, 0xff, 0x01})),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.113] parse error at 2: expected a MessagePack string; last byte: 0xFF");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.113] parse error at byte 2: expected a MessagePack string; last byte: 0xFF");
             CHECK(json::from_msgpack(std::vector<uint8_t>({0x81, 0xff, 0x01}), true, false).is_discarded());
         }
 
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ TEST_CASE("MessagePack")
             {
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_msgpack(vec), json::parse_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_msgpack(vec),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 2: expected end of input");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 2: expected end of input");
                 CHECK(json::from_msgpack(vec, true, false).is_discarded());
             }
         }
diff --git a/test/src/unit-regression.cpp b/test/src/unit-regression.cpp
index 6b9fd957..fe4913cb 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-regression.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-regression.cpp
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
     {
         std::ifstream f("file_not_found.json");
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::parse(f), json::parse_error&);
-        CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::parse(f), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 1: syntax error - unexpected end of input; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
+        CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::parse(f), "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 1: syntax error while parsing value - unexpected end of input; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
     }
 
     SECTION("issue #367 - calling stream at EOF")
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
         // a parse error because of the EOF.
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(ss >> j, json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(ss >> j,
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 1: syntax error - unexpected end of input; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 1: syntax error while parsing value - unexpected end of input; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
     }
 
     SECTION("issue #367 - behavior of operator>> should more closely resemble that of built-in overloads")
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
             json j;
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(ss >> j, json::parse_error&);
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(ss >> j,
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 1: syntax error - unexpected end of input; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 1: syntax error while parsing value - unexpected end of input; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
         }
 
         SECTION("(whitespace)")
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
             json j;
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(ss >> j, json::parse_error&);
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(ss >> j,
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 1: syntax error - unexpected end of input; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 1: syntax error while parsing value - unexpected end of input; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
         }
 
         SECTION("one value")
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
 
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(ss >> j, json::parse_error&);
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(ss >> j,
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 1: syntax error - unexpected end of input; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 1: syntax error while parsing value - unexpected end of input; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
         }
 
         SECTION("one value + whitespace")
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
 
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(ss >> j, json::parse_error&);
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(ss >> j,
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 1: syntax error - unexpected end of input; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 1: syntax error while parsing value - unexpected end of input; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
         }
 
         SECTION("whitespace + one value")
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
 
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(ss >> j, json::parse_error&);
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(ss >> j,
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 1: syntax error - unexpected end of input; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 1: syntax error while parsing value - unexpected end of input; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
         }
 
         SECTION("three values")
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
 
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(ss >> j, json::parse_error&);
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(ss >> j,
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 1: syntax error - unexpected end of input; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 1: syntax error while parsing value - unexpected end of input; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
         }
 
         SECTION("literals without whitespace")
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
 
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(ss >> j, json::parse_error&);
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(ss >> j,
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 1: syntax error - unexpected end of input; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 1: syntax error while parsing value - unexpected end of input; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
         }
 
         SECTION("example from #529")
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
 
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(ss >> j, json::parse_error&);
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(ss >> j,
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 1: syntax error - unexpected end of input; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 1: syntax error while parsing value - unexpected end of input; expected '[', '{', or a literal");
         }
 
         SECTION("second example from #529")
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
         std::vector<uint8_t> vec {0x65, 0xf5, 0x0a, 0x48, 0x21};
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_cbor(vec), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(vec),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 6: unexpected end of input");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 6: unexpected end of input");
     }
 
     SECTION("issue #407 - Heap-buffer-overflow (OSS-Fuzz issue 343)")
@@ -931,31 +931,31 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
         std::vector<uint8_t> vec1 {0xcb, 0x8f, 0x0a};
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_msgpack(vec1), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_msgpack(vec1),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 4: unexpected end of input");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 4: unexpected end of input");
 
         // related test case: incomplete float32
         std::vector<uint8_t> vec2 {0xca, 0x8f, 0x0a};
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_msgpack(vec2), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_msgpack(vec2),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 4: unexpected end of input");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 4: unexpected end of input");
 
         // related test case: incomplete Half-Precision Float (CBOR)
         std::vector<uint8_t> vec3 {0xf9, 0x8f};
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_cbor(vec3), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(vec3),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 3: unexpected end of input");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 3: unexpected end of input");
 
         // related test case: incomplete Single-Precision Float (CBOR)
         std::vector<uint8_t> vec4 {0xfa, 0x8f, 0x0a};
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_cbor(vec4), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(vec4),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 4: unexpected end of input");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 4: unexpected end of input");
 
         // related test case: incomplete Double-Precision Float (CBOR)
         std::vector<uint8_t> vec5 {0xfb, 0x8f, 0x0a};
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_cbor(vec5), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(vec5),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 4: unexpected end of input");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 4: unexpected end of input");
     }
 
     SECTION("issue #408 - Heap-buffer-overflow (OSS-Fuzz issue 344)")
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
         std::vector<uint8_t> vec1 {0x87};
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_msgpack(vec1), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_msgpack(vec1),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 2: unexpected end of input");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 2: unexpected end of input");
 
         // more test cases for MessagePack
         for (auto b :
@@ -998,10 +998,10 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
         std::vector<uint8_t> vec2;
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_cbor(vec2), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(vec2),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 1: unexpected end of input");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 1: unexpected end of input");
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_msgpack(vec2), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_msgpack(vec2),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 1: unexpected end of input");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 1: unexpected end of input");
     }
 
     SECTION("issue #411 - Heap-buffer-overflow (OSS-Fuzz issue 366)")
@@ -1010,19 +1010,19 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
         std::vector<uint8_t> vec1 {0x7f};
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_cbor(vec1), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(vec1),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 2: unexpected end of input");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 2: unexpected end of input");
 
         // related test case: empty array (indefinite length)
         std::vector<uint8_t> vec2 {0x9f};
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_cbor(vec2), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(vec2),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 2: unexpected end of input");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 2: unexpected end of input");
 
         // related test case: empty map (indefinite length)
         std::vector<uint8_t> vec3 {0xbf};
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_cbor(vec3), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(vec3),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 2: unexpected end of input");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 2: unexpected end of input");
     }
 
     SECTION("issue #412 - Heap-buffer-overflow (OSS-Fuzz issue 367)")
@@ -1050,25 +1050,25 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
         };
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_cbor(vec), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(vec),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.113] parse error at 2: expected a CBOR string; last byte: 0x98");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.113] parse error at byte 2: expected a CBOR string; last byte: 0x98");
 
         // related test case: nonempty UTF-8 string (indefinite length)
         std::vector<uint8_t> vec1 {0x7f, 0x61, 0x61};
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_cbor(vec1), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(vec1),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 4: unexpected end of input");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 4: unexpected end of input");
 
         // related test case: nonempty array (indefinite length)
         std::vector<uint8_t> vec2 {0x9f, 0x01};
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_cbor(vec2), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(vec2),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 3: unexpected end of input");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 3: unexpected end of input");
 
         // related test case: nonempty map (indefinite length)
         std::vector<uint8_t> vec3 {0xbf, 0x61, 0x61, 0x01};
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_cbor(vec3), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(vec3),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 5: unexpected end of input");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 5: unexpected end of input");
     }
 
     SECTION("issue #414 - compare with literal 0)")
@@ -1103,7 +1103,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
         };
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_cbor(vec1), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(vec1),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.113] parse error at 13: expected a CBOR string; last byte: 0xB4");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.113] parse error at byte 13: expected a CBOR string; last byte: 0xB4");
 
         // related test case: double-precision
         std::vector<uint8_t> vec2
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ TEST_CASE("regression tests")
         };
         CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_cbor(vec2), json::parse_error&);
         CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_cbor(vec2),
-                          "[json.exception.parse_error.113] parse error at 13: expected a CBOR string; last byte: 0xB4");
+                          "[json.exception.parse_error.113] parse error at byte 13: expected a CBOR string; last byte: 0xB4");
     }
 
     SECTION("issue #452 - Heap-buffer-overflow (OSS-Fuzz issue 585)")
diff --git a/test/src/unit-ubjson.cpp b/test/src/unit-ubjson.cpp
index 3b060c97..d2410ff6 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-ubjson.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-ubjson.cpp
@@ -1299,7 +1299,7 @@ TEST_CASE("UBJSON")
             {
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_ubjson(vec), json::parse_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vec),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 2: expected end of input");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 2: expected end of input");
             }
         }
 
@@ -1529,7 +1529,7 @@ TEST_CASE("UBJSON")
         {
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_ubjson(std::vector<uint8_t>()), json::parse_error&);
             CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(std::vector<uint8_t>()),
-                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 1: unexpected end of input");
+                              "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 1: unexpected end of input");
         }
 
         SECTION("char")
@@ -1538,14 +1538,14 @@ TEST_CASE("UBJSON")
             {
                 std::vector<uint8_t> v = {'C'};
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_ubjson(v), json::parse_error&);
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(v), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 2: unexpected end of input");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(v), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 2: unexpected end of input");
             }
 
             SECTION("byte out of range")
             {
                 std::vector<uint8_t> v = {'C', 130};
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_ubjson(v), json::parse_error&);
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(v), "[json.exception.parse_error.113] parse error at 2: byte after 'C' must be in range 0x00..0x7F; last byte: 0x82");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(v), "[json.exception.parse_error.113] parse error at byte 2: byte after 'C' must be in range 0x00..0x7F; last byte: 0x82");
             }
         }
 
@@ -1555,14 +1555,14 @@ TEST_CASE("UBJSON")
             {
                 std::vector<uint8_t> v = {'S'};
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_ubjson(v), json::parse_error&);
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(v), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 2: unexpected end of input");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(v), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 2: unexpected end of input");
             }
 
             SECTION("invalid byte")
             {
                 std::vector<uint8_t> v = {'S', '1', 'a'};
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_ubjson(v), json::parse_error&);
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(v), "[json.exception.parse_error.113] parse error at 2: expected a UBJSON string; last byte: 0x31");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(v), "[json.exception.parse_error.113] parse error at byte 2: expected a UBJSON string; last byte: 0x31");
             }
         }
 
@@ -1572,7 +1572,7 @@ TEST_CASE("UBJSON")
             {
                 std::vector<uint8_t> v = {'[', '$', 'i', 2};
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_ubjson(v), json::parse_error&);
-                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(v), "[json.exception.parse_error.112] parse error at 4: expected '#' after UBJSON type information; last byte: 0x02");
+                CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(v), "[json.exception.parse_error.112] parse error at byte 4: expected '#' after UBJSON type information; last byte: 0x02");
             }
         }
 
@@ -1580,17 +1580,17 @@ TEST_CASE("UBJSON")
         {
             std::vector<uint8_t> vS = {'S'};
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_ubjson(vS), json::parse_error&);
-            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vS), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 2: unexpected end of input");
+            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vS), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 2: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK(json::from_ubjson(vS, true, false).is_discarded());
 
             std::vector<uint8_t> v = {'S', 'i', '2', 'a'};
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_ubjson(v), json::parse_error&);
-            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(v), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 5: unexpected end of input");
+            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(v), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 5: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK(json::from_ubjson(v, true, false).is_discarded());
 
             std::vector<uint8_t> vC = {'C'};
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_ubjson(vC), json::parse_error&);
-            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vC), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 2: unexpected end of input");
+            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vC), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 2: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK(json::from_ubjson(vC, true, false).is_discarded());
         }
 
@@ -1598,32 +1598,32 @@ TEST_CASE("UBJSON")
         {
             std::vector<uint8_t> vU = {'[', '#', 'U'};
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_ubjson(vU), json::parse_error&);
-            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vU), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 4: unexpected end of input");
+            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vU), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 4: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK(json::from_ubjson(vU, true, false).is_discarded());
 
             std::vector<uint8_t> vi = {'[', '#', 'i'};
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_ubjson(vi), json::parse_error&);
-            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vi), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 4: unexpected end of input");
+            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vi), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 4: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK(json::from_ubjson(vi, true, false).is_discarded());
 
             std::vector<uint8_t> vI = {'[', '#', 'I'};
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_ubjson(vI), json::parse_error&);
-            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vI), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 4: unexpected end of input");
+            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vI), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 4: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK(json::from_ubjson(vI, true, false).is_discarded());
 
             std::vector<uint8_t> vl = {'[', '#', 'l'};
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_ubjson(vl), json::parse_error&);
-            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vl), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 4: unexpected end of input");
+            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vl), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 4: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK(json::from_ubjson(vl, true, false).is_discarded());
 
             std::vector<uint8_t> vL = {'[', '#', 'L'};
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_ubjson(vL), json::parse_error&);
-            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vL), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 4: unexpected end of input");
+            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vL), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 4: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK(json::from_ubjson(vL, true, false).is_discarded());
 
             std::vector<uint8_t> v0 = {'[', '#', 'T', ']'};
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_ubjson(v0), json::parse_error&);
-            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(v0), "[json.exception.parse_error.113] parse error at 3: byte after '#' must denote a number type; last byte: 0x54");
+            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(v0), "[json.exception.parse_error.113] parse error at byte 3: byte after '#' must denote a number type; last byte: 0x54");
             CHECK(json::from_ubjson(v0, true, false).is_discarded());
         }
 
@@ -1631,17 +1631,17 @@ TEST_CASE("UBJSON")
         {
             std::vector<uint8_t> v0 = {'[', '$'};
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_ubjson(v0), json::parse_error&);
-            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(v0), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 3: unexpected end of input");
+            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(v0), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 3: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK(json::from_ubjson(v0, true, false).is_discarded());
 
             std::vector<uint8_t> vi = {'[', '$', '#'};
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_ubjson(vi), json::parse_error&);
-            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vi), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 4: unexpected end of input");
+            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vi), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 4: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK(json::from_ubjson(vi, true, false).is_discarded());
 
             std::vector<uint8_t> vT = {'[', '$', 'T'};
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_ubjson(vT), json::parse_error&);
-            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vT), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 4: unexpected end of input");
+            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vT), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 4: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK(json::from_ubjson(vT, true, false).is_discarded());
         }
 
@@ -1649,17 +1649,17 @@ TEST_CASE("UBJSON")
         {
             std::vector<uint8_t> vST = {'[', '$', 'i', '#', 'i', 2, 1};
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_ubjson(vST), json::parse_error&);
-            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vST), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 8: unexpected end of input");
+            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vST), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 8: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK(json::from_ubjson(vST, true, false).is_discarded());
 
             std::vector<uint8_t> vS = {'[', '#', 'i', 2, 'i', 1};
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_ubjson(vS), json::parse_error&);
-            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vS), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 7: unexpected end of input");
+            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vS), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 7: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK(json::from_ubjson(vS, true, false).is_discarded());
 
             std::vector<uint8_t> v = {'[', 'i', 2, 'i', 1};
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_ubjson(v), json::parse_error&);
-            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(v), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 6: unexpected end of input");
+            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(v), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 6: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK(json::from_ubjson(v, true, false).is_discarded());
         }
 
@@ -1667,42 +1667,42 @@ TEST_CASE("UBJSON")
         {
             std::vector<uint8_t> vST = {'{', '$', 'i', '#', 'i', 2, 'i', 1, 'a', 1};
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_ubjson(vST), json::parse_error&);
-            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vST), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 11: unexpected end of input");
+            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vST), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 11: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK(json::from_ubjson(vST, true, false).is_discarded());
 
             std::vector<uint8_t> vT = {'{', '$', 'i', 'i', 1, 'a', 1};
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_ubjson(vT), json::parse_error&);
-            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vT), "[json.exception.parse_error.112] parse error at 4: expected '#' after UBJSON type information; last byte: 0x69");
+            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vT), "[json.exception.parse_error.112] parse error at byte 4: expected '#' after UBJSON type information; last byte: 0x69");
             CHECK(json::from_ubjson(vT, true, false).is_discarded());
 
             std::vector<uint8_t> vS = {'{', '#', 'i', 2, 'i', 1, 'a', 'i', 1};
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_ubjson(vS), json::parse_error&);
-            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vS), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 10: unexpected end of input");
+            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vS), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 10: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK(json::from_ubjson(vS, true, false).is_discarded());
 
             std::vector<uint8_t> v = {'{', 'i', 1, 'a', 'i', 1};
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_ubjson(v), json::parse_error&);
-            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(v), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 7: unexpected end of input");
+            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(v), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 7: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK(json::from_ubjson(v, true, false).is_discarded());
 
             std::vector<uint8_t> v2 = {'{', 'i', 1, 'a', 'i', 1, 'i'};
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_ubjson(v2), json::parse_error&);
-            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(v2), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 8: unexpected end of input");
+            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(v2), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 8: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK(json::from_ubjson(v2, true, false).is_discarded());
 
             std::vector<uint8_t> v3 = {'{', 'i', 1, 'a'};
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_ubjson(v3), json::parse_error&);
-            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(v3), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 5: unexpected end of input");
+            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(v3), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 5: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK(json::from_ubjson(v3, true, false).is_discarded());
 
             std::vector<uint8_t> vST1 = {'{', '$', 'd', '#', 'i', 2, 'i', 1, 'a'};
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_ubjson(vST1), json::parse_error&);
-            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vST1), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 10: unexpected end of input");
+            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vST1), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 10: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK(json::from_ubjson(vST1, true, false).is_discarded());
 
             std::vector<uint8_t> vST2 = {'{', '#', 'i', 2, 'i', 1, 'a'};
             CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::from_ubjson(vST2), json::parse_error&);
-            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vST2), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at 8: unexpected end of input");
+            CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::from_ubjson(vST2), "[json.exception.parse_error.110] parse error at byte 8: unexpected end of input");
             CHECK(json::from_ubjson(vST2, true, false).is_discarded());
         }
     }
diff --git a/test/src/unit-unicode.cpp b/test/src/unit-unicode.cpp
index ae580e3e..4def1a3e 100644
--- a/test/src/unit-unicode.cpp
+++ b/test/src/unit-unicode.cpp
@@ -931,31 +931,31 @@ TEST_CASE("Unicode", "[hide]")
             {
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::parse("\"\\uDC00\\uDC00\""), json::parse_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::parse("\"\\uDC00\\uDC00\""),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 7: syntax error - invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must follow U+D800..U+DBFF; last read: '\"\\uDC00'");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 7: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must follow U+D800..U+DBFF; last read: '\"\\uDC00'");
 
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::parse("\"\\uD7FF\\uDC00\""), json::parse_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::parse("\"\\uD7FF\\uDC00\""),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 13: syntax error - invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must follow U+D800..U+DBFF; last read: '\"\\uD7FF\\uDC00'");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 13: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must follow U+D800..U+DBFF; last read: '\"\\uD7FF\\uDC00'");
 
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::parse("\"\\uD800]\""), json::parse_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::parse("\"\\uD800]\""),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 8: syntax error - invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD800]'");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 8: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD800]'");
 
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::parse("\"\\uD800\\v\""), json::parse_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::parse("\"\\uD800\\v\""),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 9: syntax error - invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD800\\v'");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 9: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD800\\v'");
 
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::parse("\"\\uD800\\u123\""), json::parse_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::parse("\"\\uD800\\u123\""),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 13: syntax error - invalid string: '\\u' must be followed by 4 hex digits; last read: '\"\\uD800\\u123\"'");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 13: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: '\\u' must be followed by 4 hex digits; last read: '\"\\uD800\\u123\"'");
 
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::parse("\"\\uD800\\uDBFF\""), json::parse_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::parse("\"\\uD800\\uDBFF\""),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 13: syntax error - invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD800\\uDBFF'");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 13: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD800\\uDBFF'");
 
                 CHECK_THROWS_AS(json::parse("\"\\uD800\\uE000\""), json::parse_error&);
                 CHECK_THROWS_WITH(json::parse("\"\\uD800\\uE000\""),
-                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at 13: syntax error - invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD800\\uE000'");
+                                  "[json.exception.parse_error.101] parse error at line 1, column 13: syntax error while parsing value - invalid string: surrogate U+DC00..U+DFFF must be followed by U+DC00..U+DFFF; last read: '\"\\uD800\\uE000'");
             }
         }