diff --git a/.clang-tidy b/.clang-tidy
index 48ceeace8..81305706c 100644
--- a/.clang-tidy
+++ b/.clang-tidy
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ CheckOptions:
   - key: readability-identifier-length.MinimumLoopCounterNameLength
     value: 1
   - key: readability-identifier-length.IgnoredVariableNames
-    value: "^[defijkptuvw]$"
+    value: "^[_defijkptuvw]$"
   # More options here: https://clang.llvm.org/extra/clang-tidy/checks/readability/identifier-naming.html
   - key: readability-identifier-naming.NamespaceCase
     value: lower_case
diff --git a/include/geode/basic/string.hpp b/include/geode/basic/string.hpp
index 9e333b88c..13299c6a1 100644
--- a/include/geode/basic/string.hpp
+++ b/include/geode/basic/string.hpp
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
 
 namespace geode
 {
+    inline constexpr char EOL{ '\n' };
+    inline constexpr char SPACE{ ' ' };
+
     [[nodiscard]] std::vector< std::string_view >
         opengeode_basic_api string_split( std::string_view string );