diff --git a/examples/winapi/winapi.q b/examples/winapi/winapi.q
index be63231..213f1ed 100644
--- a/examples/winapi/winapi.q
+++ b/examples/winapi/winapi.q
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 extern user32 {
-	MessageBoxA(window *any, text *int8, title *int8, flags uint) -> int
+	MessageBoxA(window *any, text *byte, title *byte, flags uint) -> int
 }
 
 main() {
diff --git a/lib/io/io.q b/lib/io/io.q
index c741271..5c66a29 100644
--- a/lib/io/io.q
+++ b/lib/io/io.q
@@ -6,22 +6,22 @@ const std {
 	err 2
 }
 
-in(buffer []int8) -> int {
+in(buffer []byte) -> int {
 	return sys.read(std.in, buffer, len(buffer))
 }
 
-out(buffer []int8) -> int {
+out(buffer []byte) -> int {
 	return sys.write(std.out, buffer, len(buffer))
 }
 
-error(buffer []int8) -> int {
+error(buffer []byte) -> int {
 	return sys.write(std.err, buffer, len(buffer))
 }
 
-read(fd int, buffer []int8) -> int {
+read(fd int, buffer []byte) -> int {
 	return sys.read(fd, buffer, len(buffer))
 }
 
-write(fd int, buffer []int8) -> int {
+write(fd int, buffer []byte) -> int {
 	return sys.write(fd, buffer, len(buffer))
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/log/number.q b/lib/log/number.q
index c292167..4945f93 100644
--- a/lib/log/number.q
+++ b/lib/log/number.q
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ number(x int) {
 	mem.free(buffer)
 }
 
-itoa(x int, buffer []int8) -> (*any, int) {
+itoa(x int, buffer []byte) -> (*any, int) {
 	end := buffer + len(buffer)
 	tmp := end
 	digit := 0
diff --git a/lib/mem/alloc_linux.q b/lib/mem/alloc_linux.q
index f7178a2..061693a 100644
--- a/lib/mem/alloc_linux.q
+++ b/lib/mem/alloc_linux.q
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import sys
 
-alloc(length int) -> []int8 {
+alloc(length int) -> []byte {
 	x := sys.mmap(0, length+8, prot.read|prot.write, map.private|map.anonymous)
 
 	if x < 0x1000 {
diff --git a/lib/mem/alloc_mac.q b/lib/mem/alloc_mac.q
index fe0f500..a559240 100644
--- a/lib/mem/alloc_mac.q
+++ b/lib/mem/alloc_mac.q
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import sys
 
-alloc(length int) -> []int8 {
+alloc(length int) -> []byte {
 	x := sys.mmap(0, length+8, prot.read|prot.write, map.private|map.anonymous)
 
 	if x < 0x1000 {
diff --git a/lib/mem/alloc_windows.q b/lib/mem/alloc_windows.q
index c5b74de..d48fe0a 100644
--- a/lib/mem/alloc_windows.q
+++ b/lib/mem/alloc_windows.q
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import sys
 
-alloc(length int) -> []int8 {
+alloc(length int) -> []byte {
 	x := sys.mmap(0, length+8, page.readwrite, mem.commit|mem.reserve)
 
 	if x < 0x1000 {
diff --git a/src/types/ByName.go b/src/types/ByName.go
index bba1c17..c1e9d96 100644
--- a/src/types/ByName.go
+++ b/src/types/ByName.go
@@ -49,14 +49,16 @@ func ByName(name string, pkg string, structs map[string]*Struct) Type {
 		return UInt16
 	case "uint8":
 		return UInt8
+	case "byte":
+		return Byte
+	case "bool":
+		return Bool
 	case "float":
 		return Float
 	case "float64":
 		return Float64
 	case "float32":
 		return Float32
-	case "bool":
-		return Bool
 	case "any":
 		return Any
 	}
diff --git a/src/types/Common.go b/src/types/Common.go
index 87d5889..3d2a870 100644
--- a/src/types/Common.go
+++ b/src/types/Common.go
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ var (
 	Int8       = &Base{name: "int8", size: 1}
 	Float64    = &Base{name: "float64", size: 8}
 	Float32    = &Base{name: "float32", size: 4}
-	String     = &Array{Of: Int8}
+	String     = &Array{Of: Byte}
 )
 
 var (
 	Bool   = Int
+	Byte   = UInt8
 	Int    = Int64
 	Float  = Float64
 	UInt   = Int