diff --git a/src/strings/basic_string/basic_string.c b/src/strings/basic_string/basic_string.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..560b746
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/strings/basic_string/basic_string.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include "basic_string.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+void wapp_bstr_print(const BasicString *str) {
+  if (!str) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  printf("%.*s\n", (i32)str->size, str->buf);
+}
diff --git a/src/strings/basic_string/basic_string.h b/src/strings/basic_string/basic_string.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..646744b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/strings/basic_string/basic_string.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#ifndef BASIC_STRING_H
+#define BASIC_STRING_H
+
+#include "aliases.h"
+#include <string.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif // __cplusplus
+
+typedef struct bstr BasicString;
+struct bstr {
+  u64 size;
+  const char *buf;
+};
+
+#define wapp_bstr_new(STR)                                                     \
+  (BasicString) { .size = strlen(STR), .str = STR }
+void wapp_bstr_print(const BasicString *str);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif // __cplusplus
+
+#endif // !BASIC_STRING_H