diff --git a/source/base/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/source/base/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index a3ce4bf82..f52dd74a7 100644
--- a/source/base/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/base/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ add_library(tactile::base ALIAS tactile-base)
 target_sources(tactile-base
                INTERFACE FILE_SET "HEADERS" BASE_DIRS "inc" FILES
                "inc/tactile/base/container/buffer.hpp"
-               "inc/tactile/base/container/string_map.hpp"
                "inc/tactile/base/container/lookup.hpp"
+               "inc/tactile/base/container/string.hpp"
+               "inc/tactile/base/container/string_map.hpp"
                "inc/tactile/base/document/component_view.hpp"
                "inc/tactile/base/document/document.hpp"
                "inc/tactile/base/document/document_visitor.hpp"
diff --git a/source/core/lib/inc/tactile/core/util/string_ops.hpp b/source/base/lib/inc/tactile/base/container/string.hpp
similarity index 54%
rename from source/core/lib/inc/tactile/core/util/string_ops.hpp
rename to source/base/lib/inc/tactile/base/container/string.hpp
index e3353b4eb..c72ab6111 100644
--- a/source/core/lib/inc/tactile/core/util/string_ops.hpp
+++ b/source/base/lib/inc/tactile/base/container/string.hpp
@@ -2,20 +2,21 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <algorithm>    // find_if
+#include <cctype>       // isspace
+#include <locale>       // locale
 #include <string>       // string
 #include <string_view>  // string_view
 
-#include "tactile/base/prelude.hpp"
 #include "tactile/base/util/concepts.hpp"
 
-namespace tactile::core {
+namespace tactile {
 
 /**
  * Removes leading and trailing spaces from a given string.
  *
  * \note
- * This function will only modify strings that have at least one non-space
- * character.
+ * Only strings with at least one non-space character are modified.
  *
  * \param str The string to trim.
  *
@@ -23,7 +24,28 @@ namespace tactile::core {
  * A trimmed string.
  */
 [[nodiscard]]
-auto trim_string(std::string_view str) -> std::string;
+constexpr auto trim_string(const std::string_view str) -> std::string
+{
+  std::string trimmed {str};
+
+  const auto find_first_non_space = [](const auto begin, const auto end) {
+    return std::find_if(begin, end, [](const char ch) {
+      return !std::isspace(ch, std::locale::classic());
+    });
+  };
+
+  const auto left = find_first_non_space(trimmed.begin(), trimmed.end());
+  if (left != trimmed.end()) {
+    trimmed.erase(trimmed.begin(), left);
+  }
+
+  const auto right = find_first_non_space(trimmed.rbegin(), trimmed.rend());
+  if (right != trimmed.rend()) {
+    trimmed.erase(right.base(), trimmed.end());
+  }
+
+  return trimmed;
+}
 
 /**
  * Splits a string into a collection of tokens separated by a given character.
@@ -32,15 +54,16 @@ auto trim_string(std::string_view str) -> std::string;
  *
  * \param str       The full string.
  * \param separator The character to use as the separator.
- * \param callback  A callback invoked for each token in the string. The
- *                  function will return immediately if the callback returns
- *                  false.
+ * \param callback  A callback invoked for each token in the string. The function will return
+ *                  immediately if this callback returns false.
  *
  * \return
  * True if the function completed without returning early; false otherwise.
  */
 template <InvocableType<bool, std::string_view> T>
-auto split_string(const std::string_view str, const char separator, const T& callback) -> bool
+constexpr auto visit_tokens(const std::string_view str,
+                            const char separator,
+                            const T& callback) -> bool
 {
   std::size_t pos = 0;
   const auto str_length = str.size();
@@ -71,4 +94,4 @@ auto split_string(const std::string_view str, const char separator, const T& cal
   return true;
 }
 
-}  // namespace tactile::core
+}  // namespace tactile
diff --git a/source/base/test/CMakeLists.txt b/source/base/test/CMakeLists.txt
index c7e718254..b93757a4f 100644
--- a/source/base/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/base/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ add_executable(tactile-base-test)
 target_sources(tactile-base-test
                PRIVATE
                "src/container/lookup_test.cpp"
+               "src/container/string_test.cpp"
                "src/io/int_parser_test.cpp"
                "src/io/tile_io_test.cpp"
                "src/meta/attribute_test.cpp"
diff --git a/source/core/test/src/util/string_ops_test.cpp b/source/base/test/src/container/string_test.cpp
similarity index 65%
rename from source/core/test/src/util/string_ops_test.cpp
rename to source/base/test/src/container/string_test.cpp
index b1ddfbd5a..f383c716d 100644
--- a/source/core/test/src/util/string_ops_test.cpp
+++ b/source/base/test/src/container/string_test.cpp
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 // Copyright (C) 2024 Albin Johansson (GNU General Public License v3.0)
 
-#include "tactile/core/util/string_ops.hpp"
+#include "tactile/base/container/string.hpp"
 
 #include <vector>  // vector
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
-namespace tactile::core {
+namespace tactile {
+namespace {
 
-/// \trace tactile::core::split_string
-TEST(StringOps, SplitStringEmpty)
+// tactile::visit_tokens
+TEST(String, VisitTokensEmpty)
 {
   std::vector<std::string> tokens {};
-  split_string("", '!', [&tokens](const std::string_view token) {
+  visit_tokens("", '!', [&tokens](const std::string_view token) {
     tokens.emplace_back(token);
     return true;
   });
@@ -20,11 +21,11 @@ TEST(StringOps, SplitStringEmpty)
   EXPECT_EQ(tokens.size(), 0);
 }
 
-/// \trace tactile::core::split_string
-TEST(StringOps, SplitStringLetters)
+// tactile::visit_tokens
+TEST(String, VisitTokensLetters)
 {
   std::vector<std::string> tokens {};
-  split_string("a:b:c:d", ':', [&tokens](const std::string_view token) {
+  visit_tokens("a:b:c:d", ':', [&tokens](const std::string_view token) {
     tokens.emplace_back(token);
     return true;
   });
@@ -36,11 +37,11 @@ TEST(StringOps, SplitStringLetters)
   EXPECT_EQ(tokens.at(3), "d");
 }
 
-/// \trace tactile::core::split_string
-TEST(StringOps, SplitStringNumbers)
+// tactile::visit_tokens
+TEST(String, VisitTokensNumbers)
 {
   std::vector<std::string> tokens {};
-  split_string("1 200 30 4000", ' ', [&tokens](const std::string_view token) {
+  visit_tokens("1 200 30 4000", ' ', [&tokens](const std::string_view token) {
     tokens.emplace_back(token);
     return true;
   });
@@ -52,11 +53,11 @@ TEST(StringOps, SplitStringNumbers)
   EXPECT_EQ(tokens.at(3), "4000");
 }
 
-/// \trace tactile::core::split_string
-TEST(StringOps, SplitStringWithLeadingSeparator)
+// tactile::visit_tokens
+TEST(String, VisitTokensWithLeadingSeparator)
 {
   std::vector<std::string> tokens {};
-  split_string(".woah", '.', [&tokens](const std::string_view token) {
+  visit_tokens(".woah", '.', [&tokens](const std::string_view token) {
     tokens.emplace_back(token);
     return true;
   });
@@ -66,11 +67,11 @@ TEST(StringOps, SplitStringWithLeadingSeparator)
   EXPECT_EQ(tokens.at(1), "woah");
 }
 
-/// \trace tactile::core::split_string
-TEST(StringOps, SplitStringWithTrailingSeparator)
+// tactile::visit_tokens
+TEST(String, VisitTokensWithTrailingSeparator)
 {
   std::vector<std::string> tokens {};
-  split_string("foobar!", '!', [&tokens](const std::string_view token) {
+  visit_tokens("foobar!", '!', [&tokens](const std::string_view token) {
     tokens.emplace_back(token);
     return true;
   });
@@ -79,11 +80,11 @@ TEST(StringOps, SplitStringWithTrailingSeparator)
   EXPECT_EQ(tokens.at(0), "foobar");
 }
 
-/// \trace tactile::core::split_string
-TEST(StringOps, SplitStringWithEmptyTokens)
+// tactile::visit_tokens
+TEST(String, VisitTokensWithEmptyTokens)
 {
   std::vector<std::string> tokens {};
-  split_string("aaa::a:bb::c", ':', [&tokens](const std::string_view token) {
+  visit_tokens("aaa::a:bb::c", ':', [&tokens](const std::string_view token) {
     tokens.emplace_back(token);
     return true;
   });
@@ -97,8 +98,8 @@ TEST(StringOps, SplitStringWithEmptyTokens)
   EXPECT_EQ(tokens.at(5), "c");
 }
 
-/// \trace tactile::core::trim_string
-TEST(StringOps, TrimString)
+// tactile::trim_string
+TEST(String, TrimString)
 {
   EXPECT_EQ(trim_string(" "), " ");
   EXPECT_EQ(trim_string("  "), "  ");
@@ -111,4 +112,5 @@ TEST(StringOps, TrimString)
   EXPECT_EQ(trim_string("   a   b c   d      "), "a   b c   d");
 }
 
-}  // namespace tactile::core
+}  // namespace
+}  // namespace tactile
diff --git a/source/core/lib/CMakeLists.txt b/source/core/lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 812bb4088..70af703ca 100644
--- a/source/core/lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/core/lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ target_sources(tactile-core
                "src/ui/viewport.cpp"
                "src/ui/widget_manager.cpp"
                "src/util/string_conv.cpp"
-               "src/util/string_ops.cpp"
                "src/util/uuid.cpp"
                "src/tactile_app.cpp"
 
@@ -232,7 +231,6 @@ target_sources(tactile-core
                "inc/tactile/core/ui/viewport.hpp"
                "inc/tactile/core/ui/widget_manager.hpp"
                "inc/tactile/core/util/string_conv.hpp"
-               "inc/tactile/core/util/string_ops.hpp"
                "inc/tactile/core/util/uuid.hpp"
                "inc/tactile/core/tactile_app.hpp"
                )
diff --git a/source/core/lib/src/io/ini.cpp b/source/core/lib/src/io/ini.cpp
index a3071ab21..34c0d3696 100644
--- a/source/core/lib/src/io/ini.cpp
+++ b/source/core/lib/src/io/ini.cpp
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 #include <string>     // getline
 #include <utility>    // move
 
+#include "tactile/base/container/string.hpp"
 #include "tactile/core/debug/assert.hpp"
 #include "tactile/core/log/logger.hpp"
 #include "tactile/core/log/set_log_scope.hpp"
-#include "tactile/core/util/string_ops.hpp"
 
 namespace tactile::core {
 namespace {
diff --git a/source/core/lib/src/util/string_ops.cpp b/source/core/lib/src/util/string_ops.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c2769d43..000000000
--- a/source/core/lib/src/util/string_ops.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (C) 2024 Albin Johansson (GNU General Public License v3.0)
-
-#include "tactile/core/util/string_ops.hpp"
-
-#include <algorithm>  // find_if
-#include <cctype>     // isspace
-#include <locale>     // locale
-
-namespace tactile::core {
-
-auto trim_string(const std::string_view str) -> std::string
-{
-  std::string copy {str};
-
-  const auto find_first_non_space = [](const auto begin, const auto end) {
-    return std::find_if(begin, end, [](const char ch) {
-      return !std::isspace(ch, std::locale::classic());
-    });
-  };
-
-  const auto left_iter = find_first_non_space(copy.begin(), copy.end());
-  if (left_iter != copy.end()) {
-    copy.erase(copy.begin(), left_iter);
-  }
-
-  const auto right_iter = find_first_non_space(copy.rbegin(), copy.rend());
-  if (right_iter != copy.rend()) {
-    copy.erase(right_iter.base(), copy.end());
-  }
-
-  return copy;
-}
-
-}  // namespace tactile::core
diff --git a/source/core/test/CMakeLists.txt b/source/core/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 7526814ef..80442e312 100644
--- a/source/core/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/core/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ target_sources(tactile-core-test
                "src/ui/imgui_compat_test.cpp"
                "src/ui/viewport_test.cpp"
                "src/util/string_conv_test.cpp"
-               "src/util/string_ops_test.cpp"
                "src/util/uuid_test.cpp"
                "src/ir_comparison.cpp"
                "src/main.cpp"