diff --git a/crates/oxc_parser/src/lexer/mod.rs b/crates/oxc_parser/src/lexer/mod.rs
index dd6c6bdb2..c3d698eda 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_parser/src/lexer/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_parser/src/lexer/mod.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ mod string_builder;
 mod token;
 mod trivia_builder;
 
-use assert_unchecked::assert_unchecked;
 use rustc_hash::FxHashMap;
 use std::{collections::VecDeque, str::Chars};
 
@@ -271,20 +270,6 @@ impl<'a> Lexer<'a> {
         self.current.chars.next().unwrap()
     }
 
-    /// Consume the current char when it's known to be ASCII.
-    /// This compiles down to a single instruction, just incrementing `chars` iterator's pointer.
-    /// NOTE: Caller must ensure not at EOF and current char is ASCII.
-    #[inline]
-    fn consume_ascii_char(&mut self) -> char {
-        let s = self.current.chars.as_str();
-        // SAFETY: Caller must ensure not at EOF and current char is ASCII.
-        unsafe {
-            assert_unchecked!(!s.is_empty());
-            assert_unchecked!(s.as_bytes()[0] < 128);
-        }
-        self.current.chars.next().unwrap()
-    }
-
     /// Peek the next char without advancing the position
     #[inline]
     fn peek(&self) -> Option<char> {
@@ -395,7 +380,9 @@ impl<'a> Lexer<'a> {
             }
 
             let byte = remaining.as_bytes()[0];
-            let kind = BYTE_HANDLERS[byte as usize](self);
+            // SAFETY: Check for `remaining.is_empty()` ensures not at end of file,
+            // and `byte` is the byte at current position of `self.current.chars`.
+            let kind = unsafe { handle_byte(byte, self) };
 
             if !matches!(
                 kind,
@@ -1307,6 +1294,17 @@ enum SurrogatePair {
     HighLow(u32, u32),
 }
 
+#[allow(clippy::unnecessary_safety_comment)]
+/// Handle next byte of source.
+/// SAFETY:
+/// * Lexer must not be at end of file.
+/// * `byte` must be next byte of source code, corresponding to current position
+///   of `lexer.current.chars`.
+/// * Only `BYTE_HANDLERS` for ASCII characters may use the `ascii_byte_handler!()` macro.
+unsafe fn handle_byte(byte: u8, lexer: &mut Lexer) -> Kind {
+    BYTE_HANDLERS[byte as usize](lexer)
+}
+
 type ByteHandler = fn(&mut Lexer<'_>) -> Kind;
 
 /// Lookup table mapping any incoming byte to a handler function defined below.
@@ -1332,33 +1330,82 @@ static BYTE_HANDLERS: [ByteHandler; 256] = [
     UNI, UNI, UNI, UNI, UNI, UNI, UNI, UNI, UNI, UNI, UNI, UNI, UNI, UNI, UNI, UNI, // F
 ];
 
+#[allow(clippy::unnecessary_safety_comment)]
+/// Macro for defining byte handler for an ASCII character.
+///
+/// In addition to defining a `const` for the handler, it also asserts that lexer
+/// is not at end of file, and that next char is ASCII.
+/// Where the handler is for an ASCII character, these assertions are self-evidently true.
+///
+/// These assertions produce no runtime code, but hint to the compiler that it can assume that
+/// next char is ASCII, and it uses that information to optimize the rest of the handler.
+/// e.g. `lexer.current.chars.next()` becomes just a single assembler instruction.
+/// Without the assertions, the compiler is unable to deduce the next char is ASCII, due to
+/// the indirection of the `BYTE_HANDLERS` jump table.
+///
+/// These assertions are unchecked (i.e. won't panic) and will cause UB if they're incorrect.
+///
+/// SAFETY: Only use this macro to define byte handlers for ASCII characters.
+///
+/// ```
+/// ascii_byte_handler!(SPS(lexer) {
+///   lexer.consume_char();
+///   Kind::WhiteSpace
+/// });
+/// ```
+///
+/// expands to:
+///
+/// ```
+/// const SPS: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
+///   unsafe {
+///     use ::assert_unchecked::assert_unchecked;
+///     let s = lexer.current.chars.as_str();
+///     assert_unchecked!(!s.is_empty());
+///     assert_unchecked!(s.as_bytes()[0] < 128);
+///   }
+///   lexer.consume_char();
+///   Kind::WhiteSpace
+/// };
+/// ```
+macro_rules! ascii_byte_handler {
+    ($id:ident($lex:ident) $body:expr) => {
+        const $id: ByteHandler = |$lex| {
+            // SAFETY: This macro is only used for ASCII characters
+            unsafe {
+                use ::assert_unchecked::assert_unchecked;
+                let s = $lex.current.chars.as_str();
+                assert_unchecked!(!s.is_empty());
+                assert_unchecked!(s.as_bytes()[0] < 128);
+            }
+            $body
+        };
+    };
+}
+
 // `\0` `\1` etc
-const ERR: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is an ASCII char e.g. `\0`
-    let c = lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(ERR(lexer) {
+    let c = lexer.consume_char();
     lexer.error(diagnostics::InvalidCharacter(c, lexer.unterminated_range()));
     Kind::Undetermined
-};
+});
 
 // <SPACE> <TAB> <VT> <FF>
-const SPS: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is an ASCII space character
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(SPS(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     Kind::WhiteSpace
-};
+});
 
 // '\r' '\n'
-const LIN: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is `\r` or `\n`, which are both ASCII
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(LIN(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     lexer.current.token.is_on_new_line = true;
     Kind::NewLine
-};
+});
 
 // !
-const EXL: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is `!`, which is ASCII
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(EXL(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     if lexer.next_eq('=') {
         if lexer.next_eq('=') {
             Kind::Neq2
@@ -1368,23 +1415,21 @@ const EXL: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
     } else {
         Kind::Bang
     }
-};
+});
 
 // ' "
-const QOT: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is `'` or `"`, which are both ASCII
-    let c = lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(QOT(lexer) {
+    let c = lexer.consume_char();
     if lexer.context == LexerContext::JsxAttributeValue {
         lexer.read_jsx_string_literal(c)
     } else {
         lexer.read_string_literal(c)
     }
-};
+});
 
 // #
-const HAS: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is `#`, which is ASCII
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(HAS(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     // HashbangComment ::
     //     `#!` SingleLineCommentChars?
     if lexer.current.token.start == 0 && lexer.next_eq('!') {
@@ -1392,28 +1437,27 @@ const HAS: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
     } else {
         lexer.private_identifier()
     }
-};
+});
 
-const IDT: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
+// `A..=Z`, `a..=z` (except special cases below), `_`, `$`
+ascii_byte_handler!(IDT(lexer) {
     lexer.identifier_name_handler();
     Kind::Ident
-};
+});
 
 // %
-const PRC: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is `%`, which is ASCII
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(PRC(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     if lexer.next_eq('=') {
         Kind::PercentEq
     } else {
         Kind::Percent
     }
-};
+});
 
 // &
-const AMP: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is `&`, which is ASCII
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(AMP(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     if lexer.next_eq('&') {
         if lexer.next_eq('=') {
             Kind::Amp2Eq
@@ -1425,26 +1469,23 @@ const AMP: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
     } else {
         Kind::Amp
     }
-};
+});
 
 // (
-const PNO: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is `(`, which is ASCII
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(PNO(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     Kind::LParen
-};
+});
 
 // )
-const PNC: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is `)`, which is ASCII
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(PNC(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     Kind::RParen
-};
+});
 
 // *
-const ATR: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is `*`, which is ASCII
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(ATR(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     if lexer.next_eq('*') {
         if lexer.next_eq('=') {
             Kind::Star2Eq
@@ -1456,12 +1497,11 @@ const ATR: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
     } else {
         Kind::Star
     }
-};
+});
 
 // +
-const PLS: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is `+`, which is ASCII
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(PLS(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     if lexer.next_eq('+') {
         Kind::Plus2
     } else if lexer.next_eq('=') {
@@ -1469,33 +1509,29 @@ const PLS: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
     } else {
         Kind::Plus
     }
-};
+});
 
 // ,
-const COM: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is `,`, which is ASCII
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(COM(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     Kind::Comma
-};
+});
 
 // -
-const MIN: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is `-`, which is ASCII
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(MIN(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     lexer.read_minus().unwrap_or_else(|| lexer.skip_single_line_comment())
-};
+});
 
 // .
-const PRD: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is `.`, which is ASCII
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(PRD(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     lexer.read_dot()
-};
+});
 
 // /
-const SLH: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is `/`, which is ASCII
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(SLH(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     match lexer.peek() {
         Some('/') => {
             lexer.current.chars.next();
@@ -1514,47 +1550,41 @@ const SLH: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
             }
         }
     }
-};
+});
 
 // 0
-const ZER: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is `0`, which is ASCII
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(ZER(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     lexer.read_zero()
-};
+});
 
 // 1 to 9
-const DIG: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is an ASCII digit
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(DIG(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     lexer.decimal_literal_after_first_digit()
-};
+});
 
 // :
-const COL: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is `:`, which is ASCII
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(COL(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     Kind::Colon
-};
+});
 
 // ;
-const SEM: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is `;`, which is ASCII
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(SEM(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     Kind::Semicolon
-};
+});
 
 // <
-const LSS: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is `<`, which is ASCII
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(LSS(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     lexer.read_left_angle().unwrap_or_else(|| lexer.skip_single_line_comment())
-};
+});
 
 // =
-const EQL: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is `=`, which is ASCII
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(EQL(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     if lexer.next_eq('=') {
         if lexer.next_eq('=') {
             Kind::Eq3
@@ -1566,20 +1596,18 @@ const EQL: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
     } else {
         Kind::Eq
     }
-};
+});
 
 // >
-const GTR: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is `>`, which is ASCII
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(GTR(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     // `>=` is re-lexed with [Lexer::next_jsx_child]
     Kind::RAngle
-};
+});
 
 // ?
-const QST: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is `?`, which is ASCII
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(QST(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     if lexer.next_eq('?') {
         if lexer.next_eq('=') {
             Kind::Question2Eq
@@ -1597,72 +1625,61 @@ const QST: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
     } else {
         Kind::Question
     }
-};
+});
 
 // @
-const AT_: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is `@`, which is ASCII
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(AT_(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     Kind::At
-};
+});
 
 // [
-const BTO: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is `[`, which is ASCII
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(BTO(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     Kind::LBrack
-};
+});
 
 // \
-const ESC: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    let lexer_ref = lexer as &Lexer<'_>;
-    let mut builder = AutoCow::new(lexer_ref);
-    // Next char at start of this function was `\`, which is ASCII.
-    // `AutoCow::new` cannot have changed the state of `lexer.current.chars` iterator,
-    // as we explicitly passed it only an immutable reference.
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(ESC(lexer) {
+    let mut builder = AutoCow::new(lexer);
+    lexer.consume_char();
     builder.force_allocation_without_current_ascii_char(lexer);
     lexer.identifier_unicode_escape_sequence(&mut builder, true);
     let text = lexer.identifier_name(builder);
     Kind::match_keyword(text)
-};
+});
 
 // ]
-const BTC: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is `]`, which is ASCII
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(BTC(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     Kind::RBrack
-};
+});
 
 // ^
-const CRT: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is `^`, which is ASCII
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(CRT(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     if lexer.next_eq('=') {
         Kind::CaretEq
     } else {
         Kind::Caret
     }
-};
+});
 
 // `
-const TPL: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is '`', which is ASCII
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(TPL(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     lexer.read_template_literal(Kind::TemplateHead, Kind::NoSubstitutionTemplate)
-};
+});
 
 // {
-const BEO: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is `{`, which is ASCII
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(BEO(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     Kind::LCurly
-};
+});
 
 // |
-const PIP: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is `|`, which is ASCII
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(PIP(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     if lexer.next_eq('|') {
         if lexer.next_eq('=') {
             Kind::Pipe2Eq
@@ -1674,23 +1691,21 @@ const PIP: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
     } else {
         Kind::Pipe
     }
-};
+});
 
 // }
-const BEC: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is `}`, which is ASCII
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(BEC(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     Kind::RCurly
-};
+});
 
 // ~
-const TLD: ByteHandler = |lexer| {
-    // Next char is `~`, which is ASCII
-    lexer.consume_ascii_char();
+ascii_byte_handler!(TLD(lexer) {
+    lexer.consume_char();
     Kind::Tilde
-};
+});
 
-const L_A: ByteHandler = |lexer| match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
+ascii_byte_handler!(L_A(lexer) match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
     "wait" => Kind::Await,
     "sync" => Kind::Async,
     "bstract" => Kind::Abstract,
@@ -1700,16 +1715,16 @@ const L_A: ByteHandler = |lexer| match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
     "ssert" => Kind::Assert,
     "sserts" => Kind::Asserts,
     _ => Kind::Ident,
-};
+});
 
-const L_B: ByteHandler = |lexer| match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
+ascii_byte_handler!(L_B(lexer) match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
     "reak" => Kind::Break,
     "oolean" => Kind::Boolean,
     "igint" => Kind::BigInt,
     _ => Kind::Ident,
-};
+});
 
-const L_C: ByteHandler = |lexer| match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
+ascii_byte_handler!(L_C(lexer) match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
     "onst" => Kind::Const,
     "lass" => Kind::Class,
     "ontinue" => Kind::Continue,
@@ -1717,41 +1732,41 @@ const L_C: ByteHandler = |lexer| match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
     "ase" => Kind::Case,
     "onstructor" => Kind::Constructor,
     _ => Kind::Ident,
-};
+});
 
-const L_D: ByteHandler = |lexer| match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
+ascii_byte_handler!(L_D(lexer) match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
     "o" => Kind::Do,
     "elete" => Kind::Delete,
     "eclare" => Kind::Declare,
     "efault" => Kind::Default,
     "ebugger" => Kind::Debugger,
     _ => Kind::Ident,
-};
+});
 
-const L_E: ByteHandler = |lexer| match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
+ascii_byte_handler!(L_E(lexer) match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
     "lse" => Kind::Else,
     "num" => Kind::Enum,
     "xport" => Kind::Export,
     "xtends" => Kind::Extends,
     _ => Kind::Ident,
-};
+});
 
-const L_F: ByteHandler = |lexer| match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
+ascii_byte_handler!(L_F(lexer) match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
     "unction" => Kind::Function,
     "alse" => Kind::False,
     "or" => Kind::For,
     "inally" => Kind::Finally,
     "rom" => Kind::From,
     _ => Kind::Ident,
-};
+});
 
-const L_G: ByteHandler = |lexer| match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
+ascii_byte_handler!(L_G(lexer) match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
     "et" => Kind::Get,
     "lobal" => Kind::Global,
     _ => Kind::Ident,
-};
+});
 
-const L_I: ByteHandler = |lexer| match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
+ascii_byte_handler!(L_I(lexer) match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
     "f" => Kind::If,
     "nstanceof" => Kind::Instanceof,
     "n" => Kind::In,
@@ -1762,57 +1777,57 @@ const L_I: ByteHandler = |lexer| match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
     "ntrinsic" => Kind::Intrinsic,
     "s" => Kind::Is,
     _ => Kind::Ident,
-};
+});
 
-const L_K: ByteHandler = |lexer| match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
+ascii_byte_handler!(L_K(lexer) match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
     "eyof" => Kind::KeyOf,
     _ => Kind::Ident,
-};
+});
 
-const L_L: ByteHandler = |lexer| match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
+ascii_byte_handler!(L_L(lexer) match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
     "et" => Kind::Let,
     _ => Kind::Ident,
-};
+});
 
-const L_M: ByteHandler = |lexer| match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
+ascii_byte_handler!(L_M(lexer) match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
     "eta" => Kind::Meta,
     "odule" => Kind::Module,
     _ => Kind::Ident,
-};
+});
 
-const L_N: ByteHandler = |lexer| match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
+ascii_byte_handler!(L_N(lexer) match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
     "ull" => Kind::Null,
     "ew" => Kind::New,
     "umber" => Kind::Number,
     "amespace" => Kind::Namespace,
     "ever" => Kind::Never,
     _ => Kind::Ident,
-};
+});
 
-const L_O: ByteHandler = |lexer| match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
+ascii_byte_handler!(L_O(lexer) match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
     "f" => Kind::Of,
     "bject" => Kind::Object,
     "ut" => Kind::Out,
     "verride" => Kind::Override,
     _ => Kind::Ident,
-};
+});
 
-const L_P: ByteHandler = |lexer| match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
+ascii_byte_handler!(L_P(lexer) match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
     "ackage" => Kind::Package,
     "rivate" => Kind::Private,
     "rotected" => Kind::Protected,
     "ublic" => Kind::Public,
     _ => Kind::Ident,
-};
+});
 
-const L_R: ByteHandler = |lexer| match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
+ascii_byte_handler!(L_R(lexer) match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
     "eturn" => Kind::Return,
     "equire" => Kind::Require,
     "eadonly" => Kind::Readonly,
     _ => Kind::Ident,
-};
+});
 
-const L_S: ByteHandler = |lexer| match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
+ascii_byte_handler!(L_S(lexer) match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
     "et" => Kind::Set,
     "uper" => Kind::Super,
     "witch" => Kind::Switch,
@@ -1821,9 +1836,9 @@ const L_S: ByteHandler = |lexer| match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
     "tring" => Kind::String,
     "atisfies" => Kind::Satisfies,
     _ => Kind::Ident,
-};
+});
 
-const L_T: ByteHandler = |lexer| match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
+ascii_byte_handler!(L_T(lexer) match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
     "his" => Kind::This,
     "rue" => Kind::True,
     "hrow" => Kind::Throw,
@@ -1832,33 +1847,34 @@ const L_T: ByteHandler = |lexer| match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
     "arget" => Kind::Target,
     "ype" => Kind::Type,
     _ => Kind::Ident,
-};
+});
 
-const L_U: ByteHandler = |lexer| match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
+ascii_byte_handler!(L_U(lexer) match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
     "ndefined" => Kind::Undefined,
     "sing" => Kind::Using,
     "nique" => Kind::Unique,
     "nknown" => Kind::Unknown,
     _ => Kind::Ident,
-};
+});
 
-const L_V: ByteHandler = |lexer| match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
+ascii_byte_handler!(L_V(lexer) match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
     "ar" => Kind::Var,
     "oid" => Kind::Void,
     _ => Kind::Ident,
-};
+});
 
-const L_W: ByteHandler = |lexer| match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
+ascii_byte_handler!(L_W(lexer) match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
     "hile" => Kind::While,
     "ith" => Kind::With,
     _ => Kind::Ident,
-};
+});
 
-const L_Y: ByteHandler = |lexer| match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
+ascii_byte_handler!(L_Y(lexer) match &lexer.identifier_name_handler()[1..] {
     "ield" => Kind::Yield,
     _ => Kind::Ident,
-};
+});
 
-// Non-ASCII characters
+// Non-ASCII characters.
+// NB: Must not use `ascii_byte_handler!()` macro, as this handler is for non-ASCII chars.
 #[allow(clippy::redundant_closure_for_method_calls)]
 const UNI: ByteHandler = |lexer| lexer.unicode_char_handler();