diff --git a/src/dorkbox/bytes/HexExtensions.kt b/src/dorkbox/bytes/HexExtensions.kt
index 0b48ccb..955c1d8 100644
--- a/src/dorkbox/bytes/HexExtensions.kt
+++ b/src/dorkbox/bytes/HexExtensions.kt
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 package dorkbox.bytes
 
 @JvmInline
-public value class HexString(val string: String)
+value class HexString(val string: String)
 
 object Hex {
     /**
@@ -238,10 +238,68 @@ fun    String.isValidHex(): Boolean = Hex.HEX_REGEX.matches(this)
 /**
  * Returns a HexString if a given string is a valid hex-string - either with or without 0x prefix
  */
-fun String.toHex(): HexString  {
+fun String.asHex(): HexString  {
     if (!this.isValidHex()) {
         throw IllegalArgumentException("String is not hex")
     }
 
     return HexString(this)
 }
+
+
+fun Byte.toHexString(prefix: String = "0x", toUpperCase: Boolean = false): String {
+    return if (toUpperCase) {
+        prefix + Hex.encodeUpper(this)
+    } else {
+        prefix + Hex.encode(this)
+    }
+}
+fun UByte.toHexString(prefix: String = "0x", toUpperCase: Boolean = false): String {
+    return if (toUpperCase) {
+        prefix + this.toString(16).uppercase()
+    } else {
+        prefix + this.toString(16)
+    }
+}
+fun Short.toHexString(prefix: String = "0x", toUpperCase: Boolean = false): String {
+    return if (toUpperCase) {
+        prefix + this.toString(16).uppercase()
+    } else {
+        prefix + this.toString(16)
+    }
+}
+fun UShort.toHexString(prefix: String = "0x", toUpperCase: Boolean = false): String  {
+    return if (toUpperCase) {
+        prefix + this.toString(16).uppercase()
+    } else {
+        prefix + this.toString(16)
+    }
+}
+fun Int.toHexString(prefix: String = "0x", toUpperCase: Boolean = false): String {
+    return if (toUpperCase) {
+        prefix + this.toString(16).uppercase()
+    } else {
+        prefix + this.toString(16)
+    }
+}
+fun UInt.toHexString(prefix: String = "0x", toUpperCase: Boolean = false): String {
+    return if (toUpperCase) {
+        prefix + this.toString(16).uppercase()
+    } else {
+        prefix + this.toString(16)
+    }
+}
+fun Long.toHexString(prefix: String = "0x", toUpperCase: Boolean = false): String {
+    return if (toUpperCase) {
+        prefix + this.toString(16).uppercase()
+    } else {
+        prefix + this.toString(16)
+    }
+}
+fun ULong.toHexString(prefix: String = "0x", toUpperCase: Boolean = false): String {
+    return if (toUpperCase) {
+        prefix + this.toString(16).uppercase()
+    } else {
+        prefix + this.toString(16)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/test/dorkbox/bytes/TestHex.kt b/test/dorkbox/bytes/TestHex.kt
index e6e9c07..7febc40 100644
--- a/test/dorkbox/bytes/TestHex.kt
+++ b/test/dorkbox/bytes/TestHex.kt
@@ -40,6 +40,19 @@ class TestHex {
         assertTrue(Hex.decode("0xab").contentEquals(Hex.decode("ab")))
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun testPrimatives() {
+        assertEquals("0x0", 0.toHexString())
+        assertEquals("0x1", 1.toHexString())
+        assertEquals("0xa", 10.toHexString())
+        assertEquals("0xf", 15.toHexString())
+        assertEquals("0x10", 16.toHexString())
+        assertEquals("0x11", 17.toHexString())
+        assertEquals("0xff", 255.toHexString())
+        assertEquals("0x100", 256.toHexString())
+        assertEquals("0x4e9", 1257.toHexString())
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun sizesAreOk() {
         assertEquals(0, Hex.decode("0x").size)