diff --git a/include/rexy/string.hpp b/include/rexy/string.hpp
index b5f4398..1eb95f5 100644
--- a/include/rexy/string.hpp
+++ b/include/rexy/string.hpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ namespace rexy{
 
 	//new allocated string
 	using string = basic_string<char,allocator<char>>;
+	using wstring = basic_string<wchar_t,allocator<wchar_t>>;
 
 #ifndef LIBREXY_HEADER_ONLY
 	extern template class basic_string<char,allocator<char>>;
diff --git a/include/rexy/string_base.hpp b/include/rexy/string_base.hpp
index 611a34f..5306d77 100644
--- a/include/rexy/string_base.hpp
+++ b/include/rexy/string_base.hpp
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ namespace rexy{
 
 
 	//Supplies all functions that string_base can't implement
-	template<class Char, REXY_ALLOCATOR_CONCEPT Alloc>
+	template<class Char, REXY_ALLOCATOR_CONCEPT Alloc = rexy::allocator<Char>>
 	class basic_string : protected detail::hasallocator<Alloc>, public string_base<Char>
 	{
 	public:
diff --git a/include/rexy/string_view.hpp b/include/rexy/string_view.hpp
index 99e82dd..b6768b8 100644
--- a/include/rexy/string_view.hpp
+++ b/include/rexy/string_view.hpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace rexy{
 		using const_pointer = const value_type*;
 		using reference = value_type&;
 		using const_reference = const value_type&;
-		using iterator = pointer;
+		using iterator = const_pointer;
 		using const_iterator = const_pointer;
 		using reverse_iterator = std::reverse_iterator<iterator>;
 		using const_reverse_iterator = std::reverse_iterator<const_iterator>;
@@ -53,31 +53,38 @@ namespace rexy{
 		size_type m_length = 0;
 
 	public:
-		constexpr basic_string_view(void)noexcept;
+		constexpr basic_string_view(void)noexcept = default;
 		constexpr basic_string_view(const_pointer str, size_type len)noexcept;
 		constexpr basic_string_view(const_pointer c)noexcept;
-		constexpr basic_string_view(const basic_string_view& s)noexcept;
+		constexpr basic_string_view(const basic_string_view& s)noexcept = default;
 		constexpr basic_string_view(const string_base<Char>& s)noexcept;
-		constexpr basic_string_view(basic_string_view&& s)noexcept;
+		constexpr basic_string_view(basic_string_view&& s)noexcept = default;
 		template<class InIter>
 		constexpr basic_string_view(InIter start, InIter fin)noexcept;
 		REXY_CPP20_CONSTEXPR ~basic_string_view(void)noexcept = default;
 
 		constexpr basic_string_view& operator=(const_pointer c)noexcept;
-		constexpr basic_string_view& operator=(const basic_string_view& s)noexcept;
-		constexpr basic_string_view& operator=(basic_string_view&&)noexcept;
+		constexpr basic_string_view& operator=(const basic_string_view& s)noexcept = default;
+		constexpr basic_string_view& operator=(basic_string_view&&)noexcept = default;
 
 
 		//Length of string not including null terminator
 		constexpr size_type length(void)const noexcept{return m_length;}
+		constexpr size_type size(void)const noexcept{return m_length;}
+		constexpr bool empty(void)const noexcept{return m_length == 0;}
 		//direct access to managed pointer
 		constexpr const_pointer c_str(void)const noexcept{return m_data;}
+		constexpr const_pointer data(void)const noexcept{return m_data;}
 		constexpr const_pointer get(void)const noexcept{return m_data;}
 		constexpr operator const_pointer(void)const noexcept{return m_data;}
 		//true if m_data is not empty
 		constexpr bool valid(void)const noexcept{return m_length > 0;}
 
 		constexpr const_reference operator[](size_type i)const noexcept{return m_data[i];}
+		constexpr const_reference at(size_type i)const noexcept{return m_data[i];}
+		constexpr const_reference front(size_type i)const noexcept{return m_data[0];}
+		constexpr const_reference back(size_type i)const noexcept{return m_data[m_length-1];}
+		constexpr const_iterator it_at(size_type i)const noexcept{return m_data + i;}
 
 		constexpr const_iterator search(const basic_string_view& s)const;
 		constexpr const_iterator search(const_pointer c)const;
@@ -115,6 +122,7 @@ namespace rexy{
 	basic_string_view(const T*, size_t) -> basic_string_view<T>;
 
 	using string_view = basic_string_view<char>;
+	using wstring_view = basic_string_view<wchar_t>;
 
 #ifndef LIBREXY_HEADER_ONLY
 	extern template class basic_string_view<char>;
diff --git a/include/rexy/string_view.tpp b/include/rexy/string_view.tpp
index 6c630c3..3d60398 100644
--- a/include/rexy/string_view.tpp
+++ b/include/rexy/string_view.tpp
@@ -25,33 +25,17 @@
 
 namespace rexy{
 
-	template<class Char>
-	constexpr basic_string_view<Char>::basic_string_view(void)noexcept:
-		basic_string_view(nullptr, 0){}
-
 	template<class Char>
 	constexpr basic_string_view<Char>::basic_string_view(const_pointer str, size_type len)noexcept:
 		m_data(str), m_length(len){}
 	template<class Char>
-	constexpr basic_string_view<Char>::basic_string_view(const basic_string_view& s)noexcept:
-		m_data(s.m_data), m_length(s.m_length){}
-	template<class Char>
 	constexpr basic_string_view<Char>::basic_string_view(const string_base<Char>& s)noexcept:
 		m_data(s.c_str()), m_length(s.length()){}
 	template<class Char>
-	constexpr basic_string_view<Char>::basic_string_view(basic_string_view&& s)noexcept:
-		m_data(s.m_data), m_length(s.m_length){}
-	template<class Char>
 	template<class InIter>
 	constexpr basic_string_view<Char>::basic_string_view(InIter start, InIter fin)noexcept:
 		basic_string_view(compat::to_address(start), fin - start){}
 
-	template<class Char>
-	constexpr basic_string_view<Char>& basic_string_view<Char>::operator=(const basic_string_view& s)noexcept{
-		m_data = s.m_data;
-		m_length = s.m_length;
-		return *this;
-	}
 	template<class Char>
 	constexpr basic_string_view<Char>::basic_string_view(const_pointer c)noexcept:
 		basic_string_view(c, strlen(c)){}
@@ -61,12 +45,6 @@ namespace rexy{
 		m_length = strlen(c);
 		return *this;
 	}
-	template<class Char>
-	constexpr basic_string_view<Char>& basic_string_view<Char>::operator=(basic_string_view&& s)noexcept{
-		m_data = s.m_data;
-		m_length = s.m_length;
-		return *this;
-	}
 
 	template<class Char>
 	constexpr auto basic_string_view<Char>::search(const basic_string_view& s)const -> const_iterator{
diff --git a/include/rexy/utility.hpp b/include/rexy/utility.hpp
index a9cbb77..a1d063c 100644
--- a/include/rexy/utility.hpp
+++ b/include/rexy/utility.hpp
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ namespace rexy{
 				ld[i] = rd[i];
 			}
 		}
+		template<class T>
+		constexpr T abs(const T& val){
+			return val > 0 ? val : val;
+		}
 	}
 
 }