diff --git a/gendelims.go b/gendelims.go
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+++ b/gendelims.go
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+package rfc2234
+
+// IsGenDelim returns true if the value of 'r' matches 'sub-delims' as defined in IETF RFC-2234:
+//
+//	gen-delims  = ":" / "/" / "?" / "#" / "[" / "]" / "@"
+func IsGenDelim(r rune) bool {
+	switch r {
+	case          ':' , '/' , '?' , '#' , '[' , ']' , '@':
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
diff --git a/gendelims_test.go b/gendelims_test.go
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/gendelims_test.go
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+package rfc2234_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"sourcecode.social/reiver/go-rfc2234"
+)
+
+func TestIsGenDelim(t *testing.T) {
+
+	tests := []struct{
+		Rune rune
+		Expected bool
+	}{
+	}
+
+	for r:=rune(0); r < rune(8192); r++ {
+		test := struct{
+			Rune rune
+			Expected bool
+		}{
+			Rune: r,
+			Expected: false,
+		}
+
+		if ':' == r ||
+		   '/' == r ||
+		   '?' == r ||
+		   '#' == r ||
+		   '[' == r ||
+		   ']' == r ||
+		   '@' == r {
+			test.Expected = true
+		}
+
+		tests = append(tests, test)
+	}
+
+	for testNumber, test := range tests {
+		actual := rfc2234.IsGenDelim(test.Rune)
+		expected := test.Expected
+
+		if expected != actual {
+			t.Errorf("For test #%d, the actual value for rfc2234.IsGenDelim() is not what was expected.", testNumber)
+			t.Logf("EXPECTED: %t", expected)
+			t.Logf("ACTUAL:   %t", actual)
+			t.Logf("RUNE: (%U) %q", test.Rune, string(test.Rune))
+			continue
+		}
+	}
+}