diff --git a/src/enc.rs b/src/enc.rs
index 9e73402..bcfbe31 100644
--- a/src/enc.rs
+++ b/src/enc.rs
@@ -450,6 +450,29 @@ pub trait Encode {
 
 pub struct Encoder<const UPPER: bool = false>;
 
+pub struct Buffer<const N: usize>(MaybeUninit<[u8; N * 2]>) where [u8; N * 2]:;
+
+impl<const N: usize> Buffer<N> where [u8; N * 2]: {
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self(MaybeUninit::uninit())
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn format_exact<const UPPER: bool>(&mut self, bytes: &[u8; N]) -> &str {
+        self.0 = MaybeUninit::new(Encoder::<UPPER>::enc_sized(bytes));
+        unsafe { std::str::from_utf8_unchecked(self.0.assume_init_ref()) }
+    }
+
+    // TODO: support using only part of the buffer.
+
+    /*pub fn format<const UPPER: bool>(&mut self, bytes: &[u8]) -> &str {
+        assert!(bytes.len() <= N);
+        self.0 = MaybeUninit::new(Encoder::<UPPER>::enc_slice(bytes));
+        unsafe { std::str::from_utf8_unchecked(self.0.assume_init_ref()) }
+    }*/
+}
+
 #[repr(align(32))]
 struct Aligned32<T>(T);