diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 850b23f..6fb3db4 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ impl LeanString {
     /// assert_eq!(fancy_f.chars().count(), 3);
     /// ```
     #[inline]
-    pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
+    pub const fn len(&self) -> usize {
         self.0.len()
     }
 
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ impl LeanString {
     /// assert!(!s.is_empty());
     /// ```
     #[inline]
-    pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+    pub const fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
         self.0.is_empty()
     }
 
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ impl LeanString {
     /// assert_eq!(s.as_str(), "foo");
     /// ```
     #[inline]
-    pub fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
+    pub const fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
         self.0.as_str()
     }
 
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ impl LeanString {
     /// assert_eq!(&[104, 101, 108, 108, 111], s.as_bytes());
     /// ```
     #[inline]
-    pub fn as_bytes(&self) -> &[u8] {
+    pub const fn as_bytes(&self) -> &[u8] {
         self.0.as_bytes()
     }
 
diff --git a/src/repr.rs b/src/repr.rs
index 999a862..26e849f 100644
--- a/src/repr.rs
+++ b/src/repr.rs
@@ -104,12 +104,14 @@ impl Repr {
 
     #[cfg(target_pointer_width = "64")]
     #[inline]
-    pub(crate) fn len(&self) -> usize {
+    pub(crate) const fn len(&self) -> usize {
         let last_byte = self.last_byte();
 
-        let inline_len = (last_byte as usize)
-            .wrapping_sub(LastByte::MASK_1100_0000 as usize)
-            .min(MAX_INLINE_SIZE);
+        let inline_len = {
+            let this = (last_byte as usize).wrapping_sub(LastByte::MASK_1100_0000 as usize);
+            // inline Ord::min because the trait impl is not const
+            if MAX_INLINE_SIZE < this { MAX_INLINE_SIZE } else { this }
+        };
 
         let mut len = {
             // SAFETY: `Repr` has the same size as `[usize; 2]` and is aligned as `usize`
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ impl Repr {
 
     #[cfg(target_pointer_width = "32")]
     #[inline]
-    pub(crate) fn len(&self) -> usize {
+    pub(crate) const fn len(&self) -> usize {
         if self.is_heap_buffer() {
             // SAFETY: We just checked the discriminant to make sure we're heap allocated
             unsafe { self.as_heap_buffer() }.len()
@@ -139,14 +141,17 @@ impl Repr {
             unsafe { self.as_static_buffer() }.len()
         } else {
             // Remaining is InlineBuffer
-            (self.last_byte() as usize)
-                .wrapping_sub(LastByte::MASK_1100_0000 as usize)
-                .min(MAX_INLINE_SIZE)
+            {
+                let this =
+                    (self.last_byte() as usize).wrapping_sub(LastByte::MASK_1100_0000 as usize);
+                // inline Ord::min because the trait impl is not const
+                if MAX_INLINE_SIZE < this { MAX_INLINE_SIZE } else { this }
+            }
         }
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    pub(crate) fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
+    pub(crate) const fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
         self.len() == 0
     }
 
@@ -164,13 +169,13 @@ impl Repr {
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    pub(crate) fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
+    pub(crate) const fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
         // SAFETY: A `Repr` contains valid UTF-8
         unsafe { str::from_utf8_unchecked(self.as_bytes()) }
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    pub(crate) fn as_bytes(&self) -> &[u8] {
+    pub(crate) const fn as_bytes(&self) -> &[u8] {
         let len = self.len();
 
         let ptr = if self.last_byte() >= LastByte::HeapMarker as u8 {
@@ -571,7 +576,7 @@ impl Repr {
     }
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    pub(crate) fn is_heap_buffer(&self) -> bool {
+    pub(crate) const fn is_heap_buffer(&self) -> bool {
         self.last_byte() == LastByte::HeapMarker as u8
     }
 
@@ -700,7 +705,7 @@ impl Repr {
     }
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    unsafe fn as_heap_buffer(&self) -> &HeapBuffer {
+    const unsafe fn as_heap_buffer(&self) -> &HeapBuffer {
         // SAFETY: A `Repr` is transmuted from `HeapBuffer`
         unsafe { &*(self as *const _ as *const HeapBuffer) }
     }
@@ -712,7 +717,7 @@ impl Repr {
     }
 
     #[inline(always)]
-    unsafe fn as_static_buffer(&self) -> &StaticBuffer {
+    const unsafe fn as_static_buffer(&self) -> &StaticBuffer {
         // SAFETY: A `Repr` is transmuted from `StaticBuffer`
         unsafe { &*(self as *const _ as *const StaticBuffer) }
     }
diff --git a/src/repr/heap_buffer.rs b/src/repr/heap_buffer.rs
index 4dd029c..d4d60c9 100644
--- a/src/repr/heap_buffer.rs
+++ b/src/repr/heap_buffer.rs
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ impl HeapBuffer {
         self.ptr
     }
 
-    pub(super) fn len(&self) -> usize {
+    pub(super) const fn len(&self) -> usize {
         #[cold]
-        fn len_on_heap(ptr: NonNull<u8>) -> usize {
+        const fn len_on_heap(ptr: NonNull<u8>) -> usize {
             // SAFETY: We just checked that `len` is stored on the heap.
             unsafe {
                 let len_ptr = ptr.sub(HeapBuffer::header_offset()).sub(size_of::<usize>());
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ mod internal {
             return self.0 == Self::ON_THE_HEAP;
         }
 
-        pub(super) fn as_usize(self) -> usize {
+        pub(super) const fn as_usize(self) -> usize {
             let size = self.0 ^ Self::TAG;
             let bytes = size.to_ne_bytes();
             usize::from_le_bytes(bytes)
diff --git a/src/repr/static_buffer.rs b/src/repr/static_buffer.rs
index 9ea5a11..74c60d9 100644
--- a/src/repr/static_buffer.rs
+++ b/src/repr/static_buffer.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ impl StaticBuffer {
         Ok(Self { ptr, len })
     }
 
-    pub(super) fn len(&self) -> usize {
+    pub(super) const fn len(&self) -> usize {
         let len = self.len ^ Self::TAG;
         let bytes = len.to_ne_bytes();
         usize::from_le_bytes(bytes)
diff --git a/tests/const.rs b/tests/const.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d579ccd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/const.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+use lean_string::LeanString;
+
+static S: LeanString = LeanString::from_static_str("hello world");
+
+const STR: &str = S.as_str();
+
+#[test]
+fn use_const() {
+    assert_eq!(STR, "hello world");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn const_len() {
+    const {
+        let s = LeanString::from_static_str("hello");
+        assert!(s.len() == 5);
+        s
+    };
+}