diff --git a/include/frozen/string.h b/include/frozen/string.h
index 354ed9c..6d29d7e 100644
--- a/include/frozen/string.h
+++ b/include/frozen/string.h
@@ -51,18 +51,40 @@ class basic_string {
   constexpr basic_string(chr_t const *data, std::size_t size)
       : data_(data), size_(size) {}
 
-#ifdef FROZEN_LETITGO_HAS_STRING_VIEW
-  constexpr basic_string(std::basic_string_view<chr_t> data)
-      : data_(data.data()), size_(data.size()) {}
-#endif
-
   constexpr basic_string(const basic_string &) noexcept = default;
   constexpr basic_string &operator=(const basic_string &) noexcept = default;
 
+  constexpr std::size_t length() const { return size_; }
   constexpr std::size_t size() const { return size_; }
 
   constexpr chr_t operator[](std::size_t i) const { return data_[i]; }
 
+#ifdef FROZEN_LETITGO_HAS_STRING_VIEW
+  constexpr basic_string(std::basic_string_view<chr_t> data)
+      : data_(data.data()), size_(data.size()) {}
+
+  constexpr operator std::basic_string_view<chr_t>() const {
+    return std::basic_string_view<chr_t>(data_, size_);
+  }
+
+  constexpr bool operator==(std::basic_string_view<chr_t> other) const {
+    return (std::basic_string_view<chr_t>(data_, size_) == other);
+  }
+
+  constexpr bool operator<(const std::basic_string_view<chr_t> &other) const {
+    return (std::basic_string_view<chr_t>(data_, size_) < other);
+  }
+
+  constexpr bool operator==(basic_string other) const {
+    return (std::basic_string_view<chr_t>(data_, size_) == std::basic_string_view<chr_t>(other.data_, other.size_));
+  }
+
+  constexpr bool operator<(const basic_string &other) const {
+    return (std::basic_string_view<chr_t>(data_, size_) < std::basic_string_view<chr_t>(other.data_, other.size_));
+  }
+
+#else
+
   constexpr bool operator==(basic_string other) const {
     if (size_ != other.size_)
       return false;
@@ -86,6 +108,8 @@ class basic_string {
     return size() < other.size();
   }
 
+#endif
+
   friend constexpr bool operator>(const basic_string& lhs, const basic_string& rhs) {
     return rhs < lhs;
   }