diff --git a/source/coral/files.cpp b/source/coral/files.cpp
index 2c5b8d4..967456b 100755
--- a/source/coral/files.cpp
+++ b/source/coral/files.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export namespace coral {
 		 * Returns a weak reference to the [path] as a [slice].
 		 */
 		constexpr slice<char const> as_slice() const {
-			return {this->buffer, this->byte_size()};
+			return {this->buffer, this->filled()};
 		}
 
 		/**
@@ -45,13 +45,6 @@ export namespace coral {
 			return reinterpret_cast<char const *>(this->buffer);
 		}
 
-		/**
-		 * Returns the number of bytes composing the path.
-		 */
-		constexpr usize byte_size() const {
-			return max - this->buffer[max];
-		}
-
 		/**
 		 * Compares the path to `that`, returning the difference between the two paths or `0` if they are identical.
 		 */
@@ -63,7 +56,7 @@ export namespace coral {
 		 * Returns the tail pointer of the path name.
 		 */
 		char const * end() const {
-			return this->buffer + this->byte_size();
+			return this->buffer + this->filled();
 		}
 
 		/**
@@ -73,6 +66,13 @@ export namespace coral {
 			return coral::equals(this->as_slice().as_bytes(), that.as_slice().as_bytes());
 		}
 
+		/**
+		 * Returns the number of characters composing the path.
+		 */
+		constexpr usize filled() const {
+			return max - this->buffer[max];
+		}
+
 		/**
 		 * Returns the path hash code.
 		 *
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ export namespace coral {
 			path joined_path = *this;
 
 			for (char const c : text) {
-				joined_path.buffer[joined_path.byte_size()] = c;
+				joined_path.buffer[joined_path.filled()] = c;
 				joined_path.buffer[max] -= 1;
 			}
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ export namespace coral {
 		/**
 		 * Attempts to read the file in `target_path`, calling `then` if it was successfully opened for reading and
 		 * passing the [file_reader] context along.
-		 * 
+		 *
 		 * See [file_reader] for more information on how to read from the file.
 		 */
 		virtual void read_file(path const & target_path, closure<void(file_reader &)> const & then) {}
@@ -183,9 +183,9 @@ export namespace coral {
 		/**
 		 * Attempts to write a file in the file system located at `target_path`, calling `then` if it was successfully
 		 * created and / or opened for writing and passing the [file_writer] context along.
-		 * 
+		 *
 		 * See [file_writer] for more information on how to write to the file.
-		 * 
+		 *
 		 * *Note*: Any file already existing at `target_path` will be overwritten to create a new file for writing.
 		 */
 		virtual void write_file(path const & target_path, closure<void(file_writer &)> const & then) {}