diff --git a/src/keel/context.hpp b/src/keel/context.hpp
index 5376d966..4ac30af2 100644
--- a/src/keel/context.hpp
+++ b/src/keel/context.hpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ using PackTransform = ox::Error(*)(Context&, ox::Buffer &clawData);
 class Context {
 	public:
 		ox::UPtr<ox::FileSystem> rom;
-		ox::BasicString<32> appName = "Keel App";
+		ox::BasicString<32> appName{"Keel App"};
 #ifndef OX_BARE_METAL
 		AssetManager assetManager;
 		ox::HashMap<ox::String, ox::UUID> pathToUuid;
diff --git a/src/keel/test/tests.cpp b/src/keel/test/tests.cpp
index 6d14c398..e4cd8059 100644
--- a/src/keel/test/tests.cpp
+++ b/src/keel/test/tests.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <keel/keel.hpp>
 
-static std::map<ox::String, ox::Error(*)()> tests = {
+static std::map<ox::StringView, ox::Error(*)()> tests = {
 	{
 		"writeUuidHeader",
 		[]() -> ox::Error {
diff --git a/src/keel/typestore.cpp b/src/keel/typestore.cpp
index b267d019..aae7523c 100644
--- a/src/keel/typestore.cpp
+++ b/src/keel/typestore.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 namespace keel {
 
-TypeStore::TypeStore(ox::FileSystem &fs, ox::String descPath) noexcept:
+TypeStore::TypeStore(ox::FileSystem &fs, ox::StringView descPath) noexcept:
 	m_fs(fs),
 	m_descPath(std::move(descPath)) {
 }
diff --git a/src/keel/typestore.hpp b/src/keel/typestore.hpp
index 84524e43..a7bc19f5 100644
--- a/src/keel/typestore.hpp
+++ b/src/keel/typestore.hpp
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class TypeStore: public ox::TypeStore {
 		ox::String m_descPath;
 
 	public:
-		explicit TypeStore(ox::FileSystem &fs, ox::String descPath) noexcept;
+		explicit TypeStore(ox::FileSystem &fs, ox::StringView descPath) noexcept;
 
 	protected:
 		ox::Result<ox::UniquePtr<ox::DescriptorType>> loadDescriptor(ox::CRStringView typeId) noexcept override;
diff --git a/src/studio/applib/src/projecttreemodel.cpp b/src/studio/applib/src/projecttreemodel.cpp
index ba9d3ec2..73e82825 100644
--- a/src/studio/applib/src/projecttreemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/studio/applib/src/projecttreemodel.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ ox::BasicString<255> ProjectTreeModel::fullPath() const noexcept {
 	if (m_parent) {
 		return m_parent->fullPath() + "/" + ox::StringView(m_name);
 	}
-	return "";
+	return {};
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/studio/modlib/include/studio/itemmaker.hpp b/src/studio/modlib/include/studio/itemmaker.hpp
index c7e707dd..ff0c542e 100644
--- a/src/studio/modlib/include/studio/itemmaker.hpp
+++ b/src/studio/modlib/include/studio/itemmaker.hpp
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ class ItemMakerT: public ItemMaker {
 		const ox::ClawFormat fmt;
 	public:
 		constexpr explicit ItemMakerT(
-				ox::String pDisplayName,
-				ox::String pParentDir,
-				ox::CRStringView fileExt,
+				ox::StringView pDisplayName,
+				ox::StringView pParentDir,
+				ox::StringView fileExt,
 				ox::ClawFormat pFmt = ox::ClawFormat::Metal) noexcept:
-			ItemMaker(std::move(pDisplayName), std::move(pParentDir), fileExt),
+			ItemMaker(ox::String(pDisplayName), ox::String(pParentDir), fileExt),
 			fmt(pFmt) {
 		}
 		constexpr ItemMakerT(
diff --git a/src/turbine/glfw/clipboard.cpp b/src/turbine/glfw/clipboard.cpp
index a0329e31..8fbf122b 100644
--- a/src/turbine/glfw/clipboard.cpp
+++ b/src/turbine/glfw/clipboard.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace turbine {
 
 ox::String getClipboardText(Context &ctx) noexcept {
 	auto &gctx = static_cast<GlfwContext&>(ctx);
-	return glfwGetClipboardString(gctx.window);
+	return ox::String(glfwGetClipboardString(gctx.window));
 }
 
 void setClipboardText(Context &ctx, ox::CRStringView text) noexcept {