diff --git a/BAN/include/BAN/String.h b/BAN/include/BAN/String.h
index df42d24..82da541 100644
--- a/BAN/include/BAN/String.h
+++ b/BAN/include/BAN/String.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace BAN
 	{
 	public:
 		using size_type = size_t;
+		using value_type = char;
 		using iterator = IteratorSimple<char, String>;
 		using const_iterator = ConstIteratorSimple<char, String>;
 		static constexpr size_type sso_capacity = 15;
diff --git a/BAN/include/BAN/StringView.h b/BAN/include/BAN/StringView.h
index 32b1a21..eb35de4 100644
--- a/BAN/include/BAN/StringView.h
+++ b/BAN/include/BAN/StringView.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace BAN
 	{
 	public:
 		using size_type = size_t;
+		using value_type = char;
 		using const_iterator = ConstIteratorSimple<char, StringView>;
 
 	public: