diff --git a/dec/src/lib.rs b/dec/src/lib.rs
index 7cfc63b..165821e 100644
--- a/dec/src/lib.rs
+++ b/dec/src/lib.rs
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ mod decimal128;
 mod decimal32;
 mod decimal64;
 mod error;
+mod macros;
 mod ordered;
 #[cfg(tests)]
 mod tests;
diff --git a/dec/src/macros.rs b/dec/src/macros.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5ebdbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dec/src/macros.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/// A macro to construct a [`Decimal32`] from a literal.
+/// Converts the input tokens to a string, and then parses the string into a [`Decimal32`].
+/// Panics if the provided input is not a valid [`Decimal32`] literal.
+///
+/// [`Decimal32`]: crate::Decimal32
+/// 
+/// # Examples:
+/// ```
+/// use dec::d32;
+///
+/// assert!(d32!(1.753).to_string() == "1.753");
+/// ```
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! d32 {
+    ($l:expr) => {
+        <$crate::Decimal32 as ::std::str::FromStr>::from_str(stringify!($l))
+            .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("{}", e.to_string()))
+    };
+}
+
+/// A macro to construct a [`Decimal64`] from a literal.
+/// Converts the input tokens to a string, and then parses the string into a [`Decimal64`].
+/// Panics if the provided input is not a valid [`Decimal64`] literal.
+///
+/// [`Decimal64`]: crate::Decimal64
+/// 
+/// # Examples:
+/// ```
+/// use dec::d64;
+///
+/// assert!(d64!(NaN).is_nan());
+/// assert!(d64!(0).is_zero());
+/// assert!(d64!(-0.1).is_negative());
+/// ```
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! d64 {
+    ($l:expr) => {
+        <$crate::Decimal64 as ::std::str::FromStr>::from_str(stringify!($l))
+            .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("{}", e.to_string()))
+    };
+}
+
+///A macro to construct a [`Decimal128`] from a literal.
+/// Converts the input tokens to a string, and then parses the string into a [`Decimal128`].
+/// Panics if the provided input is not a valid [`Decimal128`] literal.
+///
+/// [`Decimal128`]: crate::Decimal128
+/// 
+/// # Examples:
+/// ```
+/// use dec::d128;
+///
+/// assert!(d128!(NaN).is_nan());
+/// assert!(d128!(0).is_zero());
+/// assert!(d128!(-0.1).is_negative());
+/// ```
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! d128 {
+    ($l:expr) => {
+        <$crate::Decimal128 as ::std::str::FromStr>::from_str(stringify!($l))
+            .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("{}", e.to_string()))
+    };
+}
+
+///A macro to construct a [`Decimal128`] from a literal.
+/// Converts the input tokens to a string, and then parses the string into a [`Decimal128`].
+/// Panics if the provided input is not a valid [`Decimal128`] literal.
+///
+/// [`Decimal128`]: crate::Decimal128
+/// 
+/// # Examples:
+/// ```
+/// use dec::dec;
+///
+/// assert!(dec!(12, NaN).is_nan());
+/// assert!(dec!(13, 0).is_zero());
+/// assert!(dec!(21, -0.1).is_negative());
+/// ```
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! dec {
+    ($n:expr, $l:expr) => {
+        <$crate::Decimal<$n> as ::std::str::FromStr>::from_str(stringify!($l))
+            .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("{}", e.to_string()))
+    };
+}
diff --git a/dec/tests/dec.rs b/dec/tests/dec.rs
index e5e9650..4631dee 100644
--- a/dec/tests/dec.rs
+++ b/dec/tests/dec.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ use std::ops::{
     Add, AddAssign, Div, DivAssign, Mul, MulAssign, Neg, Rem, RemAssign, Sub, SubAssign,
 };
 
-use dec::{Context, Decimal, Decimal128, Decimal32, Decimal64, OrderedDecimal, Status};
+use dec::{
+    d128, d32, d64, dec, Context, Decimal, Decimal128, Decimal32, Decimal64, OrderedDecimal, Status,
+};
 
 #[derive(Default)]
 struct ValidatingHasher {
@@ -2057,3 +2059,11 @@ fn decnum_round_reduce_to_place() {
     inner("599.18", &["6E+2", "6E+2", "599", "599.2", "599.18"]);
     inner("1009", &["1E+3", "1E+3", "1.01E+3", "1009"]);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn literal_macros() {
+    assert_eq!(d32!(1.34).to_string(), "1.34");
+    assert!(d64!(NaN).is_nan());
+    assert!(d128!(-0).is_zero());
+    assert!(dec!(13, 0).is_zero());
+}