diff --git a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/string.hpp b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/string.hpp
index a9a7c224..56d96f6a 100644
--- a/deps/ox/src/ox/std/string.hpp
+++ b/deps/ox/src/ox/std/string.hpp
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ class BasicString {
 
 		constexpr BasicString(const char *str) noexcept;
 
+		constexpr BasicString(const char8_t *str) noexcept;
+
 		constexpr BasicString(const char *str, std::size_t size) noexcept;
 
 		constexpr BasicString(const BasicString&) noexcept;
@@ -221,6 +223,16 @@ constexpr BasicString<SmallStringSize>::BasicString(const char *str) noexcept {
 	*this = str;
 }
 
+template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
+constexpr BasicString<SmallStringSize>::BasicString(const char8_t *str) noexcept {
+	if (m_buff.size()) {
+		m_buff[0] = 0;
+	} else {
+		m_buff.push_back(0);
+	}
+	*this = str;
+}
+
 template<std::size_t SmallStringSize>
 constexpr BasicString<SmallStringSize>::BasicString(const char *str, std::size_t size) noexcept {
 	m_buff.resize(size + 1);