diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cf71614..54dcfe4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ console.log(split('a.b.\\c', { keep: () => true })); //=> ['a', 'b\.c']
 
 ### options.separator
 
-**Type**: `string`
+**Type**: `string|Array<string>`
 
 **Default**: `.`
 
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ The character to split on.
 
 ```js
 console.log(split('a.b,c', { separator: ',' })); //=> ['a.b', 'c']
+console.log(split('a && b && c', { separator: '&&' })); //=> ['a ', ' b ', ' c']
+console.log(split('a&&b||c', { separator: ['||', '&&'] })); //=> ['a', 'b', 'c']
 ```
 
 ## Split function
@@ -171,6 +173,7 @@ The `state` object exposes the following properties:
 
 * `input` - (String) The un-modified, user-defined input string
 * `separator` - (String) the specified separator to split on.
+* `separators` - (Array<String>) the specified separators to split on.
 * `index` - (Number) The current cursor position
 * `value` - (String) The character at the current index
 * `bos` - (Function) Returns true if position is at the beginning-of-string
diff --git a/example.js b/example.js
index c0a58c4..72b3471 100644
--- a/example.js
+++ b/example.js
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ console.log(split('a.b.\\"c.d."e.f.g".h.i', { quotes: ['"'], keep }));
 
 // console.log(split('zzz.{a.{b.{c.{d}.e}.f}.g}.xxx'));
 // console.log(split('a.{b.c}|{d.e}', { separator: '|' }));
+// console.log(split('a.{b.c}|{d.e}', { separator: '||' }));
+// console.log(split('a.{b.c}|{d.e}', { separator: ['||', '&&'] }));
 // console.log(split('a.{b.c}|{d.e}'));
 // console.log(split('a.{b.c}.{d.e}'));
 // console.log(split('a.{b.c}.{d.e}', { brackets: false }));
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 8e2078d..c9c3684 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ module.exports = (input, options = {}, fn) => {
   }
 
   let separator = options.separator || '.';
+  let separators = typeof separator === 'string' ? [separator] : separator;
   let ast = { type: 'root', nodes: [], stash: [''] };
   let stack = [ast];
-  let state = { input, separator, stack };
+  let state = { input, separator, separators, stack };
   let string = input;
   let value, node;
   let i = -1;
@@ -112,7 +113,9 @@ module.exports = (input, options = {}, fn) => {
     }
 
     // push separator onto stash
-    if (value === separator && state.block.type === 'root') {
+    const usedSeparator = separators.find((sep) => sep === string.substr(i, sep.length));
+    if (usedSeparator && state.block.type === 'root') {
+      i = i + usedSeparator.length - 1;
       if (typeof fn === 'function' && fn(state) === false) {
         append(value);
         continue;
diff --git a/test/options.brackets.js b/test/options.brackets.js
index cf1ea76..f70cd91 100644
--- a/test/options.brackets.js
+++ b/test/options.brackets.js
@@ -45,4 +45,12 @@ describe('options.brackets', () => {
     assert.deepEqual(split('a.{a.{b.c}.d', opts), ['a', '{a', '{b', 'c}', 'd']);
     assert.deepEqual(split('a.{a.{b.c.d', opts), ['a', '{a', '{b', 'c', 'd']);
   });
+
+  it('should take more separators in array with more characters as custom separator and prevent brackets', () => {
+    const opts = { brackets: true, separator: ['||', '&&'] };
+    assert.deepEqual(split('a&&[b&&d]&&c', opts), ['a', '[b&&d]', 'c']);
+    assert.deepEqual(split('a||[b&&d]&&c', opts), ['a', '[b&&d]', 'c']);
+    assert.deepEqual(split('a||[b||d]&&c', opts), ['a', '[b||d]', 'c']);
+    assert.deepEqual(split('[a&&a]&&[b||c]', opts), ['[a&&a]', '[b||c]']);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/test/options.separator.js b/test/options.separator.js
index 38e9da6..6bc580a 100644
--- a/test/options.separator.js
+++ b/test/options.separator.js
@@ -24,5 +24,24 @@ describe('separator', () => {
     assert.deepEqual(split('a.b.c', state => state.next() !== 'b'), ['a.b', 'c']);
     assert.deepEqual(split('a.b.c', state => state.next() !== 'c'), ['a', 'b.c']);
   });
+
+  it('should take more characters as custom separator', () => {
+    assert.deepEqual(split('a&&b&&c', { separator: '&&' }), ['a', 'b', 'c']);
+    assert.deepEqual(split('.a&&b&&c', { separator: '&&' }), ['.a', 'b', 'c']);
+    assert.deepEqual(split('a||b&&c', { separator: '||' }), ['a', 'b&&c']);
+    assert.deepEqual(split('a||b&&c', { separator: '&&' }), ['a||b', 'c']);
+    assert.deepEqual(split('a&&&c', { separator: '&&' }), ['a', '&c']);
+    assert.deepEqual(split('a&&&&c', { separator: '&&' }), ['a', '', 'c']);
+  });
+
+  it('should take more separators in array with more characters as custom separator', () => {
+    const opts = { separator: ['||', '&&'] };
+    assert.deepEqual(split('a&&b&&c', opts), ['a', 'b', 'c']);
+    assert.deepEqual(split('.a&&b&&c', opts), ['.a', 'b', 'c']);
+    assert.deepEqual(split('a||b&&c', opts), ['a', 'b', 'c']);
+    assert.deepEqual(split('a||b&&c', opts), ['a', 'b', 'c']);
+    assert.deepEqual(split('a&&&c', opts), ['a', '&c']);
+    assert.deepEqual(split('a&&&&c', opts), ['a', '', 'c']);
+  });
 });
 
diff --git a/types/index.d.ts b/types/index.d.ts
index 583e363..d8eeef7 100644
--- a/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/index.d.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ export interface ASTNode {
 
 export interface State {
   input: string;
-  separator: string;
+  separator: string | string[];
+  separators: string[];
   stack: ASTNode[];
   bos(): boolean;
   eos(): boolean;
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ export interface State {
 export interface Options {
   brackets?: { [key: string]: string } | boolean;
   quotes?: string[] | boolean;
-  separator?: string;
+  separator?: string | string[];
   strict?: boolean;
   keep?(value: string, state: State): boolean;
 }