diff --git a/src/ox/std/types.hpp b/src/ox/std/types.hpp
index dcd208471..2e2f3c82b 100644
--- a/src/ox/std/types.hpp
+++ b/src/ox/std/types.hpp
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ using uint_t = unsigned;
 
 namespace ox {
 
+using CString = char const*;
+
 /**
  * Aliases type T in size and alignment to allow allocating space for a T
  * without running the constructor.