diff --git a/BeefLibs/corlib/src/String.bf b/BeefLibs/corlib/src/String.bf
index 586e72df..7e035abb 100644
--- a/BeefLibs/corlib/src/String.bf
+++ b/BeefLibs/corlib/src/String.bf
@@ -2436,29 +2436,43 @@ namespace System
 		public mixin ToScopedNativeWChar()
 		{
 			int encodedLen = UTF16.GetEncodedLen(this);
-			char16* buf;
+			c_wchar* buf;
 			if (encodedLen < 128)
 			{
-				buf = scope:mixin char16[encodedLen]* ( ? );
+				buf = scope:mixin c_wchar[encodedLen]* ( ? );
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				buf = new char16[encodedLen]* ( ? );
+				buf = new c_wchar[encodedLen]* ( ? );
 				defer:mixin delete buf;
 			}
 
-			UTF16.Encode(this, buf, encodedLen);
+			if (sizeof(c_wchar) == 2)
+				UTF16.Encode(this, (.)buf, encodedLen);
+			else
+				UTF32.Encode(this, (.)buf, encodedLen);
 			buf
 		}
 
 		[Comptime(ConstEval=true)]
 		public Span<c_wchar> ToConstNativeW()
 		{
-			int encodedLen = UTF16.GetEncodedLen(this);
-			var buf = new char16[encodedLen + 1]* ( ? );
-			UTF16.Encode(this, buf, encodedLen);
-			buf[encodedLen] = 0;
-			return .(buf, encodedLen + 1);
+			if (sizeof(c_wchar) == 2)
+			{
+				int encodedLen = UTF16.GetEncodedLen(this);
+				var buf = new char16[encodedLen + 1]* ( ? );
+				UTF16.Encode(this, buf, encodedLen);
+				buf[encodedLen] = 0;
+				return .((.)buf, encodedLen + 1);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				int encodedLen = UTF32.GetEncodedLen(this);
+				var buf = new char32[encodedLen + 1]* ( ? );
+				UTF32.Encode(this, buf, encodedLen);
+				buf[encodedLen] = 0;
+				return .((.)buf, encodedLen + 1);
+			}
 		}
 
 		public static bool Equals(char8* str1, char8* str2)
diff --git a/BeefLibs/corlib/src/Text/UTF32.bf b/BeefLibs/corlib/src/Text/UTF32.bf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a537bfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BeefLibs/corlib/src/Text/UTF32.bf
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+using System.Diagnostics;
+namespace System.Text
+{
+	public static class UTF32
+	{
+		public enum EncodeError
+		{
+			case Overflow(int len);
+		}
+
+		public static void Decode(char32* utf32Str, String outStr)
+		{
+			int utf8Len = GetLengthAsUTF8(utf32Str);
+			outStr.Reserve(outStr.Length + utf8Len);
+
+			char32* utf32Ptr = utf32Str;
+			
+			while (true)
+			{
+				char32 c32 = *(utf32Ptr++);
+				if (c32 == 0)
+					break;
+				outStr.Append(c32);
+			}
+		}
+
+		public static void Decode(Span<char32> utf32Str, String outStr)
+		{
+			int utf8Len = GetLengthAsUTF8(utf32Str);
+			outStr.Reserve(outStr.Length + utf8Len);
+
+			char32* utf32Ptr = utf32Str.Ptr;
+			char32* utf32End = utf32Str.EndPtr;
+			while (utf32Ptr < utf32End)
+			{
+				char32 c32 = *(utf32Ptr++);
+				outStr.Append(c32);
+			}
+		}
+
+		public static (char32 c, int8 cSize) Decode(char32* buf, int lenLeft = 0)
+		{
+			char32 c = buf[0];
+			return (c, 1);
+		}
+
+		public static int GetLengthAsUTF8(char32* utf32Str)
+		{
+			int utf8len = 0;
+			char32* utf32Ptr = utf32Str;
+			while (true)
+			{
+				char32 c32 = *(utf32Ptr++);
+				if (c32 == 0)
+					return utf8len;
+				utf8len += UTF8.GetEncodedLength(c32);
+			}
+		}
+
+		public static int GetLengthAsUTF8(Span<char32> utf32Str)
+		{
+			int utf8len = 0;
+			char32* c16Ptr = utf32Str.Ptr;
+			int lenLeft = utf32Str.Length;
+			while (lenLeft > 0)
+			{
+				let (c, encLen) = Decode(c16Ptr, lenLeft);
+				c16Ptr += encLen;
+				lenLeft -= encLen;
+				utf8len += UTF8.GetEncodedLength(c);
+			}
+			return utf8len;
+		}
+
+		public static bool Equals(char32* utf32Str, String str)
+		{
+			int strIdx = 0;
+			char32* c16Ptr = utf32Str;
+			while (true)
+			{
+				let (cA, encLenA) = Decode(c16Ptr);
+				if (strIdx == str.Length)
+					return cA == 0;
+				let (cB, encLenB) = str.GetChar32(strIdx);
+				if (cA != cB)
+					return false;
+				c16Ptr += encLenA;
+				strIdx += encLenB;
+			}
+		}
+
+		public static int GetMaxEncodedLen(int utf8Len)
+		{
+			return utf8Len;
+		}
+
+		public static int GetEncodedLength(char32 c)
+		{
+			return 1;
+		}
+
+		public static int GetEncodedLen(StringView str)
+		{
+			int len = 0;
+			for (var c in str.DecodedChars)
+			{
+				len++;
+			}
+			len++; // null terminator
+			return len;
+		}
+
+		public static int Encode(char32 c, Span<uint8> dest)
+		{
+			if (dest.Length >= 2)
+				*((char32*)dest.Ptr) = (char32)c;
+			return 2;
+		}
+
+		public static Result<int, EncodeError> Encode(StringView str, char32* oututf32Buf, int bufLen)
+		{
+			char32* buf = oututf32Buf;
+			int bufLeft = bufLen;
+
+			void EncodeChar(char32 c)
+			{
+				if (buf != null)
+					*(buf++) = (char32)c;
+				if (--bufLeft == 0)
+					buf = null;
+			}
+
+			for (var c in str.DecodedChars)
+			{
+
+				EncodeChar((char32)c);
+			}
+			EncodeChar(0);
+
+			int encodedLen = bufLen - bufLeft;
+			if (bufLeft < 0)
+				return .Err(.Overflow(encodedLen));
+			return .Ok(encodedLen);
+		}
+
+		public static int CStrLen(char32* str)
+		{
+			for (int i = 0; true; i++)
+				if (str[i] == 0)
+					return i;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/IDEHelper/Tests/src/Strings.bf b/IDEHelper/Tests/src/Strings.bf
index 42f6c2e9..7cb111be 100644
--- a/IDEHelper/Tests/src/Strings.bf
+++ b/IDEHelper/Tests/src/Strings.bf
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Interop;
 
 namespace Tests
 {
@@ -19,6 +20,14 @@ namespace Tests
 			var str2 = scope String();
 			FormatString(str2, $"\a{200+300}B{200+300:X}");
 			Test.Assert(str2 == "\a500B1F4");
+
+			static c_wchar[?] cWStr = "Test".ToConstNativeW();
+			c_wchar* wStr = &cWStr;
+			Test.Assert(wStr[0] == 'T');
+			Test.Assert(wStr[1] == 'e');
+			Test.Assert(wStr[2] == 's');
+			Test.Assert(wStr[3] == 't');
+			Test.Assert(wStr[4] == '\0');
 		}
 	}
 }