diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG b/docs/CHANGELOG
index 17a3ffe..33753fc 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+27-04-2024  René Huiberts  <rhuibertsjr@gmail.com>
+
+	Added: ASCII string api
+
 27-04-2024  René Huiberts  <rhuibertsjr@gmail.com>
 
 	Added: project layout
diff --git a/src/string.c b/src/string.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca9e06e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/string.c
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+internal String8
+str8_initialize(u8 *cstring, u64 length)
+{
+  String8 result = { cstring, length };
+  return result;
+}
+
+internal String8
+str8_range(u8 *first, u8 *opl) {
+  String8 result = { first, (u64)(opl - first) };
+  return result;
+}
+
+internal String8
+str8_from_cstring(u8 *cstring) {
+  u8 *ptr = cstring;
+  for (;*ptr != 0; ptr += 1);
+  String8 result = str8_range(cstring, ptr);
+  return result;
+}
diff --git a/src/string.h b/src/string.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a336377
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/string.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#ifndef STRING_H
+#define STRING_H 1
+
+typedef struct String8 String8;
+struct String8
+{
+  u8 *str;
+  u64 length;
+};
+
+internal String8 str8_initialize(u8 *cstring, u64 length);
+#define str8_lit(cstring)                                                      \
+  str8_initialize((u8*)(cstring), sizeof(cstring) - 1)
+
+#define str8_lit_comp(cstring)                                                 \
+  {(u8*)(cstring), sizeof(cstring) - 1}
+
+//= rhjr: helper macros
+
+#define print_str8(str8)                                                       \
+  printf("%.*s\n", (i32) str8.length, str8.str)
+
+#endif // STRING_H