diff --git a/src/util/ascii.zig b/src/util/ascii.zig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e8ee38497208ceb8cca9014dd42b5aff4d4667bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/ascii.zig
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+const std = @import("std");
+const gpa = std.heap.c_allocator;
+
+const u = @import("index.zig");
+
+//
+//
+
+pub const ascii = enum(u8) {
+    NUL,
+    SOH,
+    STX,
+    ETX,
+    EOT,
+    ENQ,
+    ACK,
+    BEL,
+    BS,
+    TAB,
+    LF,
+    VT,
+    FF,
+    CR,
+    SO,
+    SI,
+    DLE,
+    DC1,
+    DC2,
+    DC3,
+    DC4,
+    NAK,
+    SYN,
+    ETB,
+    CAN,
+    EM,
+    SUB,
+    ESC,
+    FS,
+    GS,
+    RS,
+    US,
+
+    pub fn s(self: ascii) []const u8 {
+        return &[_]u8{@enumToInt(self)};
+    }
+};