diff --git a/cache.go b/cache.go
index 065b8d6..9107e0a 100644
--- a/cache.go
+++ b/cache.go
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 )
 
+const defaultCacheTag = "schema"
+
 var errInvalidPath = errors.New("schema: invalid path")
 
 // newCache returns a new cache.
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ func newCache() *cache {
 	c := cache{
 		m:       make(map[reflect.Type]*structInfo),
 		regconv: make(map[reflect.Type]Converter),
-		tag:     "schema",
+		tag:     defaultCacheTag,
 	}
 	return &c
 }
diff --git a/decoder.go b/decoder.go
index 54c88ec..44a30e0 100644
--- a/decoder.go
+++ b/decoder.go
@@ -16,9 +16,43 @@ const (
 	defaultMaxSize = 16000
 )
 
+type option[T Decoder | Encoder] func(d *T)
+
 // NewDecoder returns a new Decoder.
-func NewDecoder() *Decoder {
-	return &Decoder{cache: newCache(), maxSize: defaultMaxSize}
+func NewDecoder(opts ...option[Decoder]) *Decoder {
+	d := &Decoder{cache: newCache(), maxSize: defaultMaxSize}
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(d)
+	}
+	return d
+}
+
+// See [Decoder.SetAliasTag] for more information.
+func WithAliasTagDecoderOpt(tag string) option[Decoder] {
+	return func(d *Decoder) {
+		d.SetAliasTag(tag)
+	}
+}
+
+// See [Decoder.ZeroEmpty] for more information.
+func WithZeroEmptyDecoderOpt(z bool) option[Decoder] {
+	return func(d *Decoder) {
+		d.ZeroEmpty(z)
+	}
+}
+
+// See [Decoder.IgnoreUnknownKeys] for more information.
+func WithIgnoreUnknownKeysDecoderOpt(i bool) option[Decoder] {
+	return func(d *Decoder) {
+		d.IgnoreUnknownKeys(i)
+	}
+}
+
+// See [Decoder.MaxSize] for more information.
+func WithMaxSizeDecoderOpt(size int) option[Decoder] {
+	return func(d *Decoder) {
+		d.MaxSize(size)
+	}
 }
 
 // Decoder decodes values from a map[string][]string to a struct.
diff --git a/decoder_test.go b/decoder_test.go
index d01569e..cf59749 100644
--- a/decoder_test.go
+++ b/decoder_test.go
@@ -2527,3 +2527,47 @@ func TestDecoder_SetMaxSize(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+func TestNewDecoderWithOptions(t *testing.T) {
+	defaultDecoder := NewDecoder()
+
+	aliasTag := defaultDecoder.cache.tag + "-test"
+	decoder := NewDecoder(
+		WithAliasTagDecoderOpt(aliasTag),
+		WithZeroEmptyDecoderOpt(!defaultDecoder.zeroEmpty),
+		WithIgnoreUnknownKeysDecoderOpt(!defaultDecoder.ignoreUnknownKeys),
+		WithMaxSizeDecoderOpt(defaultDecoder.maxSize+1),
+	)
+
+	if decoder.cache.tag != aliasTag {
+		t.Errorf(
+			"Expected Decoder.cache.tag to be %q, got %q",
+			aliasTag,
+			decoder.cache.tag,
+		)
+	}
+
+	if decoder.ignoreUnknownKeys == defaultDecoder.ignoreUnknownKeys {
+		t.Errorf(
+			"Expected Decoder.ignoreUnknownKeys to be %t, got %t",
+			!decoder.ignoreUnknownKeys,
+			decoder.ignoreUnknownKeys,
+		)
+	}
+
+	if decoder.zeroEmpty == defaultDecoder.zeroEmpty {
+		t.Errorf(
+			"Expected Decoder.zeroEmpty to be %t, got %t",
+			!decoder.zeroEmpty,
+			decoder.zeroEmpty,
+		)
+	}
+
+	if decoder.maxSize != defaultDecoder.maxSize+1 {
+		t.Errorf(
+			"Expected Decoder.maxSize to be %d, got %d",
+			defaultDecoder.maxSize+1,
+			decoder.maxSize,
+		)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/encoder.go b/encoder.go
index 52f2c10..215f511 100644
--- a/encoder.go
+++ b/encoder.go
@@ -16,8 +16,19 @@ type Encoder struct {
 }
 
 // NewEncoder returns a new Encoder with defaults.
-func NewEncoder() *Encoder {
-	return &Encoder{cache: newCache(), regenc: make(map[reflect.Type]encoderFunc)}
+func NewEncoder(opts ...option[Encoder]) *Encoder {
+	e := &Encoder{cache: newCache(), regenc: make(map[reflect.Type]encoderFunc)}
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(e)
+	}
+	return e
+}
+
+// See [Encoder.SetAliasTag] for more information.
+func WithAliasTagEncoderOpt(tag string) option[Encoder] {
+	return func(e *Encoder) {
+		e.SetAliasTag(tag)
+	}
 }
 
 // Encode encodes a struct into map[string][]string.
diff --git a/encoder_test.go b/encoder_test.go
index 092f0de..654df35 100644
--- a/encoder_test.go
+++ b/encoder_test.go
@@ -523,3 +523,18 @@ func TestRegisterEncoderWithPtrType(t *testing.T) {
 	valExists(t, "DateStart", ss.DateStart.time.String(), vals)
 	valExists(t, "DateEnd", "", vals)
 }
+
+func TestNewEncoderWithOptions(t *testing.T) {
+	aliasTag := defaultCacheTag + "-test"
+	encoder := NewEncoder(
+		WithAliasTagEncoderOpt(aliasTag),
+	)
+
+	if encoder.cache.tag != aliasTag {
+		t.Errorf(
+			"Expected Encoder.cache.tag to be %q, got %q",
+			aliasTag,
+			encoder.cache.tag,
+		)
+	}
+}