diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cb04d50..046f71b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ srcs = \
 	src/parser/wordlist/wordlist_idx.c \
 	src/parser/wordlist/wordlist_quicksort.c \
 	src/parser/wordlist/wordlist_utils.c \
+	src/parser/wordsplit/get_token_type.c \
 	src/parser/wordsplit/rule_utils.c \
 	src/parser/wordsplit/tokenizing_1_5.c \
 	src/parser/wordsplit/tokenizing_6_10.c \
diff --git a/src/parser/wordsplit/get_token_type.c b/src/parser/wordsplit/get_token_type.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c819e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/parser/wordsplit/get_token_type.c
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+/*                                                                            */
+/*                                                        :::      ::::::::   */
+/*   get_token_type.c                                   :+:      :+:    :+:   */
+/*                                                    +:+ +:+         +:+     */
+/*   By: khais <marvin@42.fr>                       +#+  +:+       +#+        */
+/*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
+/*   Created: 2025/04/09 15:52/43 by khais             #+#    #+#             */
+/*   Updated: 2025/04/09 15:52:43 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
+/*                                                                            */
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+
+#include "libft.h"
+#include "get_token_type.h"
+
+t_token_type	get_token_type(t_token_build *builder)
+{
+	t_token_type	ret;
+
+	ret = WORD_TOKEN;
+	if (builder->currently_in_operator)
+	{
+		if (ft_strcmp("(", builder->cur_token->buffer) == 0)
+			ret = OPEN_PARENTH_TOKEN;
+		if (ft_strcmp(")", builder->cur_token->buffer) == 0)
+			ret = CLOSE_PARENTH_TOKEN;
+		if (ft_strcmp("|", builder->cur_token->buffer) == 0)
+			ret = PIPE_TOKEN;
+		if (ft_strcmp("||", builder->cur_token->buffer) == 0)
+			ret = OR_TOKEN;
+		if (ft_strcmp("&&", builder->cur_token->buffer) == 0)
+			ret = AND_TOKEN;
+		if (ft_strcmp(">", builder->cur_token->buffer) == 0)
+			ret = OUT_TRUNC_REDIR_TOKEN;
+		if (ft_strcmp(">>", builder->cur_token->buffer) == 0)
+			ret = OUT_APPEND_REDIR_TOKEN;
+		if (ft_strcmp("<", builder->cur_token->buffer) == 0)
+			ret = IN_REDIR_TOKEN;
+		if (ft_strcmp("<<", builder->cur_token->buffer) == 0)
+			ret = HERE_DOC_REDIR_TOKEN;
+	}
+	return (ret);
+}
diff --git a/src/parser/wordsplit/get_token_type.h b/src/parser/wordsplit/get_token_type.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f6dfb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/parser/wordsplit/get_token_type.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+/*                                                                            */
+/*                                                        :::      ::::::::   */
+/*   get_token_type.h                                   :+:      :+:    :+:   */
+/*                                                    +:+ +:+         +:+     */
+/*   By: khais <marvin@42.fr>                       +#+  +:+       +#+        */
+/*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
+/*   Created: 2025/04/09 13:34:15 by khais             #+#    #+#             */
+/*   Updated: 2025/04/09 13:34:55 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
+/*                                                                            */
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+
+#ifndef GET_TOKEN_TYPE_H
+# define GET_TOKEN_TYPE_H
+
+# include "../worddesc/worddesc.h"
+# include "wordsplit.h"
+
+t_token_type	get_token_type(t_token_build *builder);
+
+#endif // GET_TOKEN_TYPE_H
diff --git a/src/parser/wordsplit/wordsplit.h b/src/parser/wordsplit/wordsplit.h
index c219d20..5ebf4e1 100644
--- a/src/parser/wordsplit/wordsplit.h
+++ b/src/parser/wordsplit/wordsplit.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 /*   By: khais <marvin@42.fr>                       +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2025/02/20 14:00:45 by khais             #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2025/03/06 15:18:41 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2025/04/09 13:26:33 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
 
 typedef struct s_token_build
 {
-	t_wordlist	*wordlist;
-	t_buffer	*cur_token;
-	t_buffer	*cur_marker;
-	char		cur_flags;
-	bool		currently_in_word;
-	bool		currently_in_operator;
-	char		quote;
-	size_t		idx;
+	t_wordlist		*wordlist;
+	t_buffer		*cur_token;
+	t_buffer		*cur_marker;
+	char			cur_flags;
+	bool			currently_in_word;
+	bool			currently_in_operator;
+	char			quote;
+	size_t			idx;
 }	t_token_build;
 
 void		delimit(t_token_build *builder);
diff --git a/src/parser/wordsplit/wordsplit_utils.c b/src/parser/wordsplit/wordsplit_utils.c
index 5664343..d0fdeac 100644
--- a/src/parser/wordsplit/wordsplit_utils.c
+++ b/src/parser/wordsplit/wordsplit_utils.c
@@ -6,20 +6,21 @@
 /*   By: khais <marvin@42.fr>                       +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2025/02/20 14:02:29 by khais             #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2025/04/08 16:29:49 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2025/04/09 13:34:02 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
 #include "wordsplit.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include "get_token_type.h"
 
 void	delimit(t_token_build *builder)
 {
 	t_token_type	type;
 
-	type = WORD_TOKEN;
 	if (builder->cur_token == NULL)
 		return ;
+	type = get_token_type(builder);
 	builder->wordlist = wordlist_push(builder->wordlist,
 			worddesc_create(builder->cur_token->buffer,
 				builder->cur_flags, builder->cur_marker->buffer, type));
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index d209bad..df4ec85 100755
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -607,4 +607,181 @@ expecting <<EOF
      ╰─ redirections = (empty redir list)
 EOF
 
+when_run <<EOF "token type attribution is correct"
+.debug
+.exec
+()|||&&>>><<<
+EOF
+expecting <<EOF
+[dbg: 1]
+[exec: 0]
+ ╰─ t_simple_cmd
+     ├─ line = 0
+     ├─ t_wordlist
+     │   ├─ t_worddesc
+     │   │   ├─ word   = [(]
+     │   │   ├─ marker = [ ]
+     │   │   ├─ flags = 0
+     │   │   ╰─ t_token_type = OPEN_PARENTH_TOKEN
+     │   ├─ t_worddesc
+     │   │   ├─ word   = [)]
+     │   │   ├─ marker = [ ]
+     │   │   ├─ flags = 0
+     │   │   ╰─ t_token_type = CLOSE_PARENTH_TOKEN
+     │   ├─ t_worddesc
+     │   │   ├─ word   = [||]
+     │   │   ├─ marker = [  ]
+     │   │   ├─ flags = 0
+     │   │   ╰─ t_token_type = OR_TOKEN
+     │   ├─ t_worddesc
+     │   │   ├─ word   = [|]
+     │   │   ├─ marker = [ ]
+     │   │   ├─ flags = 0
+     │   │   ╰─ t_token_type = PIPE_TOKEN
+     │   ├─ t_worddesc
+     │   │   ├─ word   = [&&]
+     │   │   ├─ marker = [  ]
+     │   │   ├─ flags = 0
+     │   │   ╰─ t_token_type = AND_TOKEN
+     │   ├─ t_worddesc
+     │   │   ├─ word   = [>>]
+     │   │   ├─ marker = [  ]
+     │   │   ├─ flags = 0
+     │   │   ╰─ t_token_type = OUT_APPEND_REDIR_TOKEN
+     │   ├─ t_worddesc
+     │   │   ├─ word   = [>]
+     │   │   ├─ marker = [ ]
+     │   │   ├─ flags = 0
+     │   │   ╰─ t_token_type = OUT_TRUNC_REDIR_TOKEN
+     │   ├─ t_worddesc
+     │   │   ├─ word   = [<<]
+     │   │   ├─ marker = [  ]
+     │   │   ├─ flags = 0
+     │   │   ╰─ t_token_type = HERE_DOC_REDIR_TOKEN
+     │   ╰─ t_worddesc
+     │       ├─ word   = [<]
+     │       ├─ marker = [ ]
+     │       ├─ flags = 0
+     │       ╰─ t_token_type = IN_REDIR_TOKEN
+     ╰─ redirections = (empty redir list)
+EOF
+
+when_run <<EOF "token type attribution is correct when tokens are double-quoted"
+.debug
+.exec
+"(" ")" "|" "||" "&&" ">" ">>" "<" "<<"
+EOF
+expecting <<EOF
+[dbg: 1]
+[exec: 0]
+ ╰─ t_simple_cmd
+     ├─ line = 0
+     ├─ t_wordlist
+     │   ├─ t_worddesc
+     │   │   ├─ word   = ["("]
+     │   │   ├─ marker = [ " ]
+     │   │   ├─ flags = 34
+     │   │   ╰─ t_token_type = WORD_TOKEN
+     │   ├─ t_worddesc
+     │   │   ├─ word   = [")"]
+     │   │   ├─ marker = [ " ]
+     │   │   ├─ flags = 34
+     │   │   ╰─ t_token_type = WORD_TOKEN
+     │   ├─ t_worddesc
+     │   │   ├─ word   = ["|"]
+     │   │   ├─ marker = [ " ]
+     │   │   ├─ flags = 34
+     │   │   ╰─ t_token_type = WORD_TOKEN
+     │   ├─ t_worddesc
+     │   │   ├─ word   = ["||"]
+     │   │   ├─ marker = [ "" ]
+     │   │   ├─ flags = 34
+     │   │   ╰─ t_token_type = WORD_TOKEN
+     │   ├─ t_worddesc
+     │   │   ├─ word   = ["&&"]
+     │   │   ├─ marker = [ "" ]
+     │   │   ├─ flags = 34
+     │   │   ╰─ t_token_type = WORD_TOKEN
+     │   ├─ t_worddesc
+     │   │   ├─ word   = [">"]
+     │   │   ├─ marker = [ " ]
+     │   │   ├─ flags = 34
+     │   │   ╰─ t_token_type = WORD_TOKEN
+     │   ├─ t_worddesc
+     │   │   ├─ word   = [">>"]
+     │   │   ├─ marker = [ "" ]
+     │   │   ├─ flags = 34
+     │   │   ╰─ t_token_type = WORD_TOKEN
+     │   ├─ t_worddesc
+     │   │   ├─ word   = ["<"]
+     │   │   ├─ marker = [ " ]
+     │   │   ├─ flags = 34
+     │   │   ╰─ t_token_type = WORD_TOKEN
+     │   ╰─ t_worddesc
+     │       ├─ word   = ["<<"]
+     │       ├─ marker = [ "" ]
+     │       ├─ flags = 34
+     │       ╰─ t_token_type = WORD_TOKEN
+     ╰─ redirections = (empty redir list)
+EOF
+
+when_run <<EOF "token type attribution is correct when tokens are single-quoted"
+.debug
+.exec
+'(' ')' '|' '||' '&&' '>' '>>' '<' '<<'
+EOF
+expecting <<EOF
+[dbg: 1]
+[exec: 0]
+ ╰─ t_simple_cmd
+     ├─ line = 0
+     ├─ t_wordlist
+     │   ├─ t_worddesc
+     │   │   ├─ word   = ['(']
+     │   │   ├─ marker = [ ' ]
+     │   │   ├─ flags = 2
+     │   │   ╰─ t_token_type = WORD_TOKEN
+     │   ├─ t_worddesc
+     │   │   ├─ word   = [')']
+     │   │   ├─ marker = [ ' ]
+     │   │   ├─ flags = 2
+     │   │   ╰─ t_token_type = WORD_TOKEN
+     │   ├─ t_worddesc
+     │   │   ├─ word   = ['|']
+     │   │   ├─ marker = [ ' ]
+     │   │   ├─ flags = 2
+     │   │   ╰─ t_token_type = WORD_TOKEN
+     │   ├─ t_worddesc
+     │   │   ├─ word   = ['||']
+     │   │   ├─ marker = [ '' ]
+     │   │   ├─ flags = 2
+     │   │   ╰─ t_token_type = WORD_TOKEN
+     │   ├─ t_worddesc
+     │   │   ├─ word   = ['&&']
+     │   │   ├─ marker = [ '' ]
+     │   │   ├─ flags = 2
+     │   │   ╰─ t_token_type = WORD_TOKEN
+     │   ├─ t_worddesc
+     │   │   ├─ word   = ['>']
+     │   │   ├─ marker = [ ' ]
+     │   │   ├─ flags = 2
+     │   │   ╰─ t_token_type = WORD_TOKEN
+     │   ├─ t_worddesc
+     │   │   ├─ word   = ['>>']
+     │   │   ├─ marker = [ '' ]
+     │   │   ├─ flags = 2
+     │   │   ╰─ t_token_type = WORD_TOKEN
+     │   ├─ t_worddesc
+     │   │   ├─ word   = ['<']
+     │   │   ├─ marker = [ ' ]
+     │   │   ├─ flags = 2
+     │   │   ╰─ t_token_type = WORD_TOKEN
+     │   ╰─ t_worddesc
+     │       ├─ word   = ['<<']
+     │       ├─ marker = [ '' ]
+     │       ├─ flags = 2
+     │       ╰─ t_token_type = WORD_TOKEN
+     ╰─ redirections = (empty redir list)
+EOF
+
 finalize