diff --git a/util.d b/util.d
index 6c91a09..6a529ea 100644
--- a/util.d
+++ b/util.d
@@ -13,6 +13,21 @@ import std.string;
 import core.stdc.string : memset;
 import core.simd;
 
+T[]
+CastStr(T)(string str)
+{
+	T[] arr = (cast(T*)str.ptr)[0 .. str.length];
+	return arr;
+}
+
+T[]
+CastArr(T, U)(U[] input_array)
+{
+	static assert(T.sizeof == U.sizeof);
+	T[] output_array = (cast(T*)input_array.ptr)[0 .. input_array.length];
+	return output_array;
+}
+
 void
 Logf(Args...)(string fmt, Args args)
 {
@@ -1017,4 +1032,10 @@ unittest
 
 		assert(stack.top == &nil);
 	}
+
+	{ // Casts
+		u8[] arr = CastStr!(u8)("Test");
+		char[] char_arr = ['a', 'b'];
+		arr = CastArr!(u8)(char_arr);
+	}
 }