diff --git a/include/jwt/short_string.hpp b/include/jwt/short_string.hpp
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+#ifndef CPP_JWT_SHORT_STRING_HPP
+#define CPP_JWT_SHORT_STRING_HPP
+
+#include <string>
+#include "jwt/stack_alloc.hpp"
+
+namespace jwt {
+
+template <size_t N>
+using short_string = std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, stack_alloc<char, N>>;
+
+}
+
+#endif