diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2e5eeb9..8498214 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,16 +3,20 @@ LuckPerms Expansion for MiniPlaceholders
 
 ## Placeholders
 
-`<luckperms_prefix>`
+`<luckperms_prefix>`*
 
-`<luckperms_suffix>`
+`<luckperms_suffix>`*
 
 `<luckperms_has_permission:permission>` (true/false)
 
 `<luckperms_check_permission:permission>` (true/false/undefined)
 
-`<luckperms_primary_group_name>`
+`<luckperms_primary_group_name>`*
 
 `<luckperms_inherits_group:group>` (true/false)
 
-`<luckperms_meta:meta-key>`
+`<luckperms_meta:meta-key>`*
+
+*By default these resolve to an isolated component that doesn't leak its styles to the rest of the string.
+If you want them inserted as strings prior to parsing so they affect the output add the `s` or `string` option to the end. Like this: `<luckperms_prefix:s>`
+
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/miniplaceholders/expansion/luckperms/LuckPermsExpansion.java b/src/main/java/io/github/miniplaceholders/expansion/luckperms/LuckPermsExpansion.java
index 87a4dff..c04a227 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/miniplaceholders/expansion/luckperms/LuckPermsExpansion.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/miniplaceholders/expansion/luckperms/LuckPermsExpansion.java
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ static Expansion luckPerms() {
     }
 
     private static boolean parseString(ArgumentQueue queue) {
-        return queue.hasNext() && queue.pop().lowerValue().equals("string");
+        String arg = queue.hasNext() ? queue.pop().lowerValue() : "";
+        return arg.equals("string") || arg.equals("s");
     }
 
     private static User user(final Audience audience, final LuckPerms luckPerms) {