diff --git a/docs/src/reference/types.md b/docs/src/reference/types.md
index 11580c8b3..47f8d9e1a 100644
--- a/docs/src/reference/types.md
+++ b/docs/src/reference/types.md
@@ -197,18 +197,18 @@ $arrow.t.quad$
 # String
 A sequence of Unicode codepoints.
 
-You can iterate over the characters (or rather, grapheme clusters) of the string
-using a [for loop]($scripting/#loops). Strings can be added with
-the `+` operator, [joined together]($scripting/#blocks) and
-multiplied with integers.
+You can iterate over the grapheme clusters of the string using a
+[for loop]($scripting/#loops). Grapheme clusters are basically characters but
+keep together things that belong together, e.g. multiple codepoints that
+together form a flag emoji. Strings can be added with the `+` operator,
+[joined together]($scripting/#blocks) and multiplied with integers.
 
 Typst provides utility methods for string manipulation. Many of these methods
 (e.g., `split`, `trim` and `replace`) operate on _patterns:_ A pattern can be
 either a string or a [regular expression]($func/regex). This makes the methods
 quite versatile.
 
-_Note:_ Currently all lengths and indices are expressed in terms of UTF-8 bytes.
-This _might_ change to grapheme clusters in the future.
+All lengths and indices are expressed in terms of UTF-8 bytes.
 
 ### Example
 ```example
@@ -236,20 +236,20 @@ The length of the string in UTF-8 encoded bytes.
 - returns: integer
 
 ### first()
-Extract the first character (or rather, grapheme cluster) of the string.
+Extract the first grapheme cluster of the string.
 Fails with an error if the string is empty.
 
 - returns: any
 
 ### last()
-Extract the last character (or rather, grapheme cluster) of the string.
+Extract the last grapheme cluster of the string.
 Fails with an error if the string is empty.
 
 - returns: any
 
 ### at()
-Extract the first character (or rather, grapheme cluster) after the specified
-index. Fails with an error if the index is out of bounds.
+Extract the first grapheme cluster after the specified index. Fails with an
+error if the index is out of bounds.
 
 - index: integer (positional, required)
   The byte index.
@@ -269,6 +269,16 @@ Fails with an error if the start or end index is out of bounds.
   as the `end` position. Mutually exclusive with `end`.
 - returns: string
 
+### clusters()
+Returns the grapheme clusters of the string as array of substrings.
+
+- returns: array
+
+### codepoints()
+Returns the Unicode codepoints of the string as array of substrings.
+
+- returns: array
+
 ### contains()
 Whether the string contains the specified pattern.
 
diff --git a/src/model/methods.rs b/src/model/methods.rs
index c0b636694..38ebebda5 100644
--- a/src/model/methods.rs
+++ b/src/model/methods.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ pub fn call(
                 }
                 Value::Str(string.slice(start, end).at(span)?)
             }
+            "clusters" => Value::Array(string.clusters()),
+            "codepoints" => Value::Array(string.codepoints()),
             "contains" => Value::Bool(string.contains(args.expect("pattern")?)),
             "starts-with" => Value::Bool(string.starts_with(args.expect("pattern")?)),
             "ends-with" => Value::Bool(string.ends_with(args.expect("pattern")?)),
@@ -218,6 +220,8 @@ pub fn methods_on(type_name: &str) -> &[(&'static str, bool)] {
         "string" => &[
             ("len", false),
             ("at", true),
+            ("clusters", false),
+            ("codepoints", false),
             ("contains", true),
             ("ends-with", true),
             ("find", true),
diff --git a/src/model/str.rs b/src/model/str.rs
index ae0ef8994..8da5b50c4 100644
--- a/src/model/str.rs
+++ b/src/model/str.rs
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@ impl Str {
         self
     }
 
-    /// The grapheme clusters the string consists of.
-    pub fn graphemes(&self) -> Array {
-        self.as_str().graphemes(true).map(|s| Value::Str(s.into())).collect()
-    }
-
     /// Extract the first grapheme cluster.
     pub fn first(&self) -> StrResult<Self> {
         self.0
@@ -82,6 +77,16 @@ impl Str {
         Ok(self.0[start..end].into())
     }
 
+    /// The grapheme clusters the string consists of.
+    pub fn clusters(&self) -> Array {
+        self.as_str().graphemes(true).map(|s| Value::Str(s.into())).collect()
+    }
+
+    /// The codepoints the string consists of.
+    pub fn codepoints(&self) -> Array {
+        self.chars().map(|c| Value::Str(c.into())).collect()
+    }
+
     /// Whether the given pattern exists in this string.
     pub fn contains(&self, pattern: StrPattern) -> bool {
         match pattern {
@@ -350,12 +355,10 @@ impl Debug for Str {
         f.write_char('"')?;
         for c in self.chars() {
             match c {
-                '\\' => f.write_str(r"\\")?,
+                '\0' => f.write_str("\\u{0}")?,
+                '\'' => f.write_str("'")?,
                 '"' => f.write_str(r#"\""#)?,
-                '\n' => f.write_str(r"\n")?,
-                '\r' => f.write_str(r"\r")?,
-                '\t' => f.write_str(r"\t")?,
-                _ => f.write_char(c)?,
+                _ => Display::fmt(&c.escape_debug(), f)?,
             }
         }
         f.write_char('"')
diff --git a/tests/typ/compiler/string.typ b/tests/typ/compiler/string.typ
index 017e1cdd9..7692b41f5 100644
--- a/tests/typ/compiler/string.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/compiler/string.typ
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@
 // Error: 2-21 string index -1 is not a character boundary
 #"🏳️‍🌈".slice(0, -1)
 
+---
+// Test the `clusters` and `codepoints` methods.
+#test("abc".clusters(), ("a", "b", "c"))
+#test("abc".clusters(), ("a", "b", "c"))
+#test("🏳️‍🌈!".clusters(), ("🏳️‍🌈", "!"))
+#test("🏳️‍🌈!".codepoints(), ("🏳", "\u{fe0f}", "\u{200d}", "🌈", "!"))
+
 ---
 // Test the `contains` method.
 #test("abc".contains("b"), true)