diff --git a/src/util/format/formatter.cpp b/src/util/format/formatter.cpp
index 166c74e..268e5b9 100644
--- a/src/util/format/formatter.cpp
+++ b/src/util/format/formatter.cpp
@@ -88,11 +88,20 @@ void Formatter<std::string_view>::format(Builder& builder, std::string_view valu
 	builder.putString(value, specifier.width, specifier.align, specifier.fill);
 }
 
+void Formatter<const char*>::parse(Parser& parser)
+{
+	parser.parseSpecifier(specifier, Parser::ParameterType::CString);
+}
+
 void Formatter<const char*>::format(Builder& builder, const char* value) const
 {
-	Formatter<std::string_view>::format(
-		builder,
-		value != nullptr ? std::string_view { value, strlen(value) } : "nullptr");
+	if (specifier.type == PresentationType::Pointer) {
+		Formatter<const void*> formatter { specifier };
+		formatter.format(builder, static_cast<const void*>(value));
+		return;
+	}
+
+	builder.putString(value != nullptr ? std::string_view { value, strlen(value) } : "nullptr");
 }
 
 // Pointer
diff --git a/src/util/format/formatter.h b/src/util/format/formatter.h
index b6a84db..e7ca0f9 100644
--- a/src/util/format/formatter.h
+++ b/src/util/format/formatter.h
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ struct Formatter<std::string> : Formatter<std::string_view> {
 
 template<>
 struct Formatter<const char*> : Formatter<std::string_view> {
+	void parse(Parser& parser);
 	void format(Builder& builder, const char* value) const;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/util/format/parser.cpp b/src/util/format/parser.cpp
index 6f69482..1e1c83e 100644
--- a/src/util/format/parser.cpp
+++ b/src/util/format/parser.cpp
@@ -284,6 +284,73 @@ void Parser::parseSpecifier(Specifier& specifier, ParameterType type)
 		}
 		specifier.precision = static_cast<int8_t>(stringToNumber(m_input.substr(precisionBegin, precisionEnd - precisionBegin)));
 	}
+
+	checkSpecifierType(specifier, type);
+}
+
+constexpr void Parser::checkSpecifierIntegralType(const Specifier& specifier)
+{
+	switch (specifier.type) {
+	case PresentationType::None:
+	case PresentationType::Binary:
+	case PresentationType::BinaryUppercase:
+	case PresentationType::Decimal:
+	case PresentationType::Octal:
+	case PresentationType::Hex:
+	case PresentationType::HexUppercase:
+	case PresentationType::Character:
+		break;
+	default:
+		VERIFY("invalid type spcifier");
+	};
+}
+
+constexpr void Parser::checkSpecifierType(const Specifier& specifier, ParameterType type)
+{
+	switch (type) {
+	case ParameterType::Integral:
+		checkSpecifierIntegralType(specifier);
+		break;
+	case ParameterType::FloatingPoint:
+		switch (specifier.type) {
+		case PresentationType::Hexfloat:
+		case PresentationType::HexfloatUppercase:
+		case PresentationType::Exponent:
+		case PresentationType::ExponentUppercase:
+		case PresentationType::FixedPoint:
+		case PresentationType::FixedPointUppercase:
+		case PresentationType::General:
+		case PresentationType::GeneralUppercase:
+			break;
+		default:
+			VERIFY("invalid type spcifier");
+		}
+		break;
+	case ParameterType::Char:
+		if (specifier.type != PresentationType::None
+		    && specifier.type != PresentationType::Character) {
+			checkSpecifierIntegralType(specifier);
+		}
+		break;
+	case ParameterType::CString:
+		VERIFY(specifier.type == PresentationType::None
+		           || specifier.type == PresentationType::String
+		           || specifier.type == PresentationType::Pointer,
+		       "invalid type specifier");
+		break;
+	case ParameterType::String:
+		VERIFY(specifier.type == PresentationType::None
+		           || specifier.type == PresentationType::String,
+		       "invalid type specifier");
+		break;
+	case ParameterType::Pointer:
+		VERIFY(specifier.type == PresentationType::None
+		           || specifier.type == PresentationType::Pointer,
+		       "invalid type specifier");
+		break;
+	default:
+		VERIFY_NOT_REACHED();
+	}
 }
 
 } // namespace Util::Format
diff --git a/src/util/format/parser.h b/src/util/format/parser.h
index 36bc237..8817cde 100644
--- a/src/util/format/parser.h
+++ b/src/util/format/parser.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public:
 		Integral,
 		FloatingPoint,
 		Char,
+		CString,
 		String,
 		Pointer,
 	};
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@ public:
 	std::optional<size_t> consumeIndex();
 
 	void parseSpecifier(Specifier& specifier, ParameterType type);
+	constexpr void checkSpecifierIntegralType(const Specifier& specifier);
+	constexpr void checkSpecifierType(const Specifier& specifier, ParameterType type);
 
 private:
 	ArgumentIndexingMode m_mode { ArgumentIndexingMode::Automatic };