diff --git a/yaml-to-go.ts b/yaml-to-go.ts
index 67dd25a..6912d59 100644
--- a/yaml-to-go.ts
+++ b/yaml-to-go.ts
@@ -233,8 +233,14 @@ export function yamlToGo(input: string, typename = "AutoGenerated", flatten = tr
 
     switch (typeof val) {
       case "string":
+      let newSlice = val.slice(2,),
+          newlen = newSlice.length/2,
+          strSlice = newlen.toString();
+
         if (/\d{4}-\d\d-\d\dT\d\d:\d\d:\d\d(\.\d+)?(\+\d\d:\d\d|Z)/.test(val))
           return "time.Time";
+        else if (val.startsWith('0x')) 
+          return "["+strSlice+"]byte";   
         else return "string";
       case "number":
         if (val % 1 === 0) {