diff --git a/source/core/files.cpp b/source/core/files.cpp
index c014fec..e71ab67 100644
--- a/source/core/files.cpp
+++ b/source/core/files.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ export namespace core {
 			this->buffer[max] = max;
 		}
 
+		template<usize text_size> constexpr path(char const(&text)[text_size]) {
+			static_assert(text_size <= max, "path cannot be longer than maximum length");
+			copy(this->buffer, text.as_bytes());
+			zero(slice{this->buffer}.sliced(text_size, max - text_size));
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * Returns the base pointer of the path name.
 		 */