diff --git a/include/libstr/string.h b/include/libstr/string.h
index 7e5b5c0..84c42fa 100644
--- a/include/libstr/string.h
+++ b/include/libstr/string.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ replaceAll
 join
  */
 
+#define STR_INIT { .data = "", .len = 0 };
+
 typedef struct
 {
 	char* data;