diff --git a/src/QSymbolicsBase/QSymbolicsBase.jl b/src/QSymbolicsBase/QSymbolicsBase.jl
index a712623..ac50922 100644
--- a/src/QSymbolicsBase/QSymbolicsBase.jl
+++ b/src/QSymbolicsBase/QSymbolicsBase.jl
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ export SymQObj,QObj,
        X1,X2,Y1,Y2,Z1,Z2,X₁,X₂,Y₁,Y₂,Z₁,Z₂,L0,L1,Lp,Lm,Lpi,Lmi,L₀,L₁,L₊,L₋,L₊ᵢ,L₋ᵢ,
        vac,F₀,F0,F₁,F1,
        N,n̂,Create,âꜛ,Destroy,â,SpinBasis,FockBasis,
-       SBra,SKet,SOperator,
+       SBra,SKet,SOperator,SHermitianOperator,SUnitaryOperator,SHermitianUnitaryOperator,
+       @ket,@bra,@op,
        SAdd,SAddBra,SAddKet,SAddOperator,
        SScaled,SScaledBra,SScaledOperator,SScaledKet,
        STensorBra,STensorKet,STensorOperator,
diff --git a/src/QSymbolicsBase/basic_ops_homogeneous.jl b/src/QSymbolicsBase/basic_ops_homogeneous.jl
index db89a41..176feeb 100644
--- a/src/QSymbolicsBase/basic_ops_homogeneous.jl
+++ b/src/QSymbolicsBase/basic_ops_homogeneous.jl
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 """Scaling of a quantum object (ket, operator, or bra) by a number
 
 ```jldoctest
-julia> k = SKet(:k, SpinBasis(1//2))
+julia> @ket k
 |k⟩
 
 julia> 2*k
 2|k⟩
 
-julia> A = SOperator(:A, SpinBasis(1//2))
+julia> @op A
 A 
 
 julia> 2*A
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ end
 """Addition of quantum objects (kets, operators, or bras)
 
 ```jldoctest
-julia> k₁ = SKet(:k₁, SpinBasis(1//2)); k₂ = SKet(:k₂, SpinBasis(1//2));
+julia> @ket k₁; @ket k₂;
 
 julia> k₁ + k₂
 (|k₁⟩+|k₂⟩)
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ end
 """Symbolic application of operator on operator
 
 ```jldoctest
-julia> A = SOperator(:A, SpinBasis(1//2)); B = SOperator(:B, SpinBasis(1//2));
+julia> @op A; @op B;
 
 julia> A*B 
 AB
@@ -141,12 +141,12 @@ basis(x::SMulOperator) = basis(x.terms)
 """Tensor product of quantum objects (kets, operators, or bras)
 
 ```jldoctest
-julia> k₁ = SKet(:k₁, SpinBasis(1//2)); k₂ = SKet(:k₂, SpinBasis(1//2));
+julia> @ket k₁; @ket k₂;
 
 julia> k₁ ⊗ k₂
 |k₁⟩|k₂⟩
 
-julia> A = SOperator(:A, SpinBasis(1//2)); B = SOperator(:B, SpinBasis(1//2));
+julia> @op A; @op B;
 
 julia> A ⊗ B 
 A⊗B
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ Base.show(io::IO, x::STensorBra) = print(io, join(map(string, arguments(x)),""))
 """Symbolic commutator of two operators
 
 ```jldoctest
-julia> A = SOperator(:A, SpinBasis(1//2)); B = SOperator(:B, SpinBasis(1//2));
+julia> @op A; @op B;
 
 julia> commutator(A, B)
 [A,B]
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ expand(x::SCommutator) = x == 0 ? x : x.op1*x.op2 - x.op2*x.op1
 """Symbolic anticommutator of two operators
 
 ```jldoctest
-julia> A = SOperator(:A, SpinBasis(1//2)); B = SOperator(:B, SpinBasis(1//2));
+julia> @op A; @op B;
 
 julia> anticommutator(A, B)
 {A,B}
diff --git a/src/QSymbolicsBase/basic_ops_inhomogeneous.jl b/src/QSymbolicsBase/basic_ops_inhomogeneous.jl
index 3dd6d63..49c48ae 100644
--- a/src/QSymbolicsBase/basic_ops_inhomogeneous.jl
+++ b/src/QSymbolicsBase/basic_ops_inhomogeneous.jl
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 """Symbolic application of an operator on a ket (from the left)
 
 ```jldoctest
-julia> k = SKet(:k, SpinBasis(1//2)); A = SOperator(:A, SpinBasis(1//2));
+julia> @ket k; @op A;
 
 julia> A*k
 A|k⟩
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ basis(x::SApplyKet) = basis(x.ket)
 """Symbolic application of an operator on a bra (from the right)
 
 ```jldoctest
-julia> b = SBra(:b, SpinBasis(1//2)); A = SOperator(:A, SpinBasis(1//2));
+julia> @bra b; @op A;
 
 julia> b*A
 ⟨b|A
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ basis(x::SApplyBra) = basis(x.bra)
 """Symbolic inner product of a bra and a ket
 
 ```jldoctest
-julia> b = SBra(:b, SpinBasis(1//2)); k = SKet(:k, SpinBasis(1//2));
+julia> @bra b; @ket k;
 
 julia> b*k
 ⟨b||k⟩
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ basis(x::SSuperOpApply) = basis(x.op)
 
 """Symbolic outer product of a ket and a bra
 ```jldoctest 
-julia> b = SBra(:b, SpinBasis(1//2)); k = SKet(:k, SpinBasis(1//2));
+julia> @bra b; @ket k;
 
 julia> k*b 
 |k⟩⟨b|
diff --git a/src/QSymbolicsBase/literal_objects.jl b/src/QSymbolicsBase/literal_objects.jl
index e032f28..d6ebfbc 100644
--- a/src/QSymbolicsBase/literal_objects.jl
+++ b/src/QSymbolicsBase/literal_objects.jl
@@ -2,20 +2,41 @@
 # This file defines quantum objects (kets, bras, and operators) with various properties
 ##
 
-struct SKet <: Symbolic{AbstractKet}
+struct SBra <: Symbolic{AbstractBra}
     name::Symbol
     basis::Basis
 end
+SBra(name) = SBra(name, qubit_basis)
+macro bra(name, basis)
+    :($(esc(name)) = SBra($(Expr(:quote, name)), $(basis)))
+end
+macro bra(name)
+    :($(esc(name)) = SBra($(Expr(:quote, name))))
+end
 
-struct SBra <: Symbolic{AbstractBra}
+struct SKet <: Symbolic{AbstractKet}
     name::Symbol
     basis::Basis
 end
+SKet(name) = SKet(name, qubit_basis)
+macro ket(name, basis)
+    :($(esc(name)) = SKet($(Expr(:quote, name)), $(basis)))
+end
+macro ket(name)
+    :($(esc(name)) = SKet($(Expr(:quote, name))))
+end
 
 struct SOperator <: Symbolic{AbstractOperator}
     name::Symbol
     basis::Basis
 end
+SOperator(name) = SOperator(name, qubit_basis)
+macro op(name, basis)
+    :($(esc(name)) = SOperator($(Expr(:quote, name)), $(basis)))
+end
+macro op(name)
+    :($(esc(name)) = SOperator($(Expr(:quote, name))))
+end
 ishermitian(x::SOperator) = false
 isunitary(x::SOperator) = false
 
@@ -23,6 +44,8 @@ struct SHermitianOperator <: Symbolic{AbstractOperator}
     name::Symbol
     basis::Basis
 end
+SHermitianOperator(name) = SHermitianOperator(name, qubit_basis)
+
 ishermitian(::SHermitianOperator) = true
 isunitary(::SHermitianOperator) = false
 
@@ -30,6 +53,8 @@ struct SUnitaryOperator <: Symbolic{AbstractOperator}
     name::Symbol
     basis::Basis
 end
+SUnitaryOperator(name) = SUnitaryOperator(name, qubit_basis)
+
 ishermitian(::SUnitaryOperator) = false
 isunitary(::SUnitaryOperator) = true
 
@@ -37,6 +62,8 @@ struct SHermitianUnitaryOperator <: Symbolic{AbstractOperator}
     name::Symbol
     basis::Basis
 end
+SHermitianUnitaryOperator(name) = SHermitianUnitaryOperator(name, qubit_basis)
+
 ishermitian(::SHermitianUnitaryOperator) = true
 isunitary(::SHermitianUnitaryOperator) = true
 
diff --git a/src/QSymbolicsBase/predefined.jl b/src/QSymbolicsBase/predefined.jl
index b1d89af..182e8bc 100644
--- a/src/QSymbolicsBase/predefined.jl
+++ b/src/QSymbolicsBase/predefined.jl
@@ -233,17 +233,17 @@ end
 """Dagger, i.e., adjoint of quantum objects (kets, bras, operators)
 
 ```jldoctest 
-julia> a = SKet(:a, SpinBasis(1//2)); A = SOperator(:A, SpinBasis(1//2));
+julia> @ket a; @op A;
 
 julia> dagger(2*im*A*a)
 0 - 2im|a⟩†A†
 
-julia> B = SOperator(:B, SpinBasis(1//2));
+julia> @op B;
 
 julia> dagger(A*B)
 B†A†
 
-julia> ℋ = SHermitianOperator(:ℋ, SpinBasis(1//2)); U = SUnitaryOperator(:U, SpinBasis(1//2));
+julia> ℋ = SHermitianOperator(:ℋ); U = SUnitaryOperator(:U);
 
 julia> dagger(ℋ)
 ℋ
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ symbollabel(x::SDagger) = symbollabel(x.obj)
 """Inverse Operator
 
 ```jldoctest
-julia> A = SOperator(:A, SpinBasis(1//2));
+julia> @op A;
 
 julia> inv(A)
 A⁻¹
diff --git a/test/test_anticommutator.jl b/test/test_anticommutator.jl
index 52f9753..98100b8 100644
--- a/test/test_anticommutator.jl
+++ b/test/test_anticommutator.jl
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 using QuantumSymbolics
 using Test
 
-A = SOperator(:A, SpinBasis(1//2))
-B = SOperator(:B, SpinBasis(1//2))
+@op A; @op B;
 
 @testset "symbolic anticommutator tests" begin
     @test isequal(anticommutator(2*A, B), anticommutator(A, 2*B)) && isequal(2*anticommutator(A, B), anticommutator(2*A, B)) && isequal(2*anticommutator(A, B), anticommutator(2*A, B))
diff --git a/test/test_commutator.jl b/test/test_commutator.jl
index 2cbbd71..23d7520 100644
--- a/test/test_commutator.jl
+++ b/test/test_commutator.jl
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 using QuantumSymbolics
 using Test
 
-A = SOperator(:A, SpinBasis(1//2))
-B = SOperator(:B, SpinBasis(1//2))
+@op A; @op B;
 
 @testset "symbolic commutator tests" begin
     @test isequal(commutator(2*A, B), commutator(A, 2*B)) && isequal(2*commutator(A, B), commutator(2*A, B)) && isequal(commutator(A, 2*B), 2*commutator(A, B))
diff --git a/test/test_dagger.jl b/test/test_dagger.jl
index ce740b9..dbabafc 100644
--- a/test/test_dagger.jl
+++ b/test/test_dagger.jl
@@ -2,17 +2,11 @@ using QuantumSymbolics
 using QuantumInterface: AbstractOperator
 using Test
 
-b₁ = SBra(:b₁, SpinBasis(1//2))
-b₂ = SBra(:b₂, SpinBasis(1//2))
-k₁ = SKet(:k₁, SpinBasis(1//2))
-k₂ = SKet(:k₂, SpinBasis(1//2))
+@bra b₁; @bra b₂;
+@ket k₁; @ket k₂;
 
-A = SOperator(:A, SpinBasis(1//2))
-B = SOperator(:B, SpinBasis(1//2))
-C = SOperator(:C, SpinBasis(1//2))
-
-U = SUnitaryOperator(:U, SpinBasis(1//2))
-ℋ = SHermitianOperator(:ℋ, SpinBasis(1//2))
+@op A; @op B; @op C;
+U = SUnitaryOperator(:U); ℋ = SHermitianOperator(:ℋ);
 
 @testset "symbolic dagger tests" begin
     @test isequal(dagger(im*k₁), -im*dagger(k₁))