diff --git a/cue/literal/quote.go b/cue/literal/quote.go
index 3d5ac2a0b..9cbe6e82f 100644
--- a/cue/literal/quote.go
+++ b/cue/literal/quote.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ type Form struct {
 // - QuoteExact that fails with an error if a string cannot be represented
 //   without loss.
 // - Handle auto-breaking for long lines (Swift-style, \-terminated lines).
-//   This is not supported yet in CUE, but may, and should be considred as
+//   This is not supported yet in CUE, but may, and should be considered as
 //   a possibility in API design.
 // - Other possible convenience forms: Blob (auto-break bytes), String (bytes
 //   or string), Label.
diff --git a/cue/literal/string.go b/cue/literal/string.go
index 8fa52d96f..59fae0a60 100644
--- a/cue/literal/string.go
+++ b/cue/literal/string.go
@@ -59,6 +59,16 @@ func (q QuoteInfo) IsDouble() bool {
 	return q.char == '"'
 }
 
+// IsMulti reports whether a multi-line string was parsed.
+func (q QuoteInfo) IsMulti() bool {
+	return q.multiline
+}
+
+// Whitespace returns prefix whitespace for multiline strings.
+func (q QuoteInfo) Whitespace() string {
+	return q.whitespace
+}
+
 // ParseQuotes checks if the opening quotes in start matches the ending quotes
 // in end and reports its type as q or an error if they do not matching or are
 // invalid. nStart indicates the number of bytes used for the opening quote.