diff --git a/include/evmc/evmc.hpp b/include/evmc/evmc.hpp
index 57f0faa9d..593ebe162 100644
--- a/include/evmc/evmc.hpp
+++ b/include/evmc/evmc.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include <evmc/evmc.h>
 #include <evmc/helpers.h>
+#include <evmc/hex.hpp>
 
 #include <functional>
 #include <initializer_list>
@@ -280,71 +281,25 @@ inline constexpr bytes32::operator bool() const noexcept
 
 namespace literals
 {
-namespace internal
-{
-constexpr int from_hex(char c) noexcept
-{
-    return (c >= 'a' && c <= 'f') ? c - ('a' - 10) :
-           (c >= 'A' && c <= 'F') ? c - ('A' - 10) :
-                                    c - '0';
-}
-
-constexpr uint8_t byte(const char* s, size_t i) noexcept
-{
-    return static_cast<uint8_t>((from_hex(s[2 * i]) << 4) | from_hex(s[2 * i + 1]));
-}
-
+/// Converts a raw literal into value of type T.
+///
+/// This function is expected to be used on literals in constexpr context only.
 template <typename T>
-T from_hex(const char*) noexcept;
-
-template <>
-constexpr bytes32 from_hex<bytes32>(const char* s) noexcept
+constexpr T parse(std::string_view s) noexcept
 {
-    return {
-        {{byte(s, 0),  byte(s, 1),  byte(s, 2),  byte(s, 3),  byte(s, 4),  byte(s, 5),  byte(s, 6),
-          byte(s, 7),  byte(s, 8),  byte(s, 9),  byte(s, 10), byte(s, 11), byte(s, 12), byte(s, 13),
-          byte(s, 14), byte(s, 15), byte(s, 16), byte(s, 17), byte(s, 18), byte(s, 19), byte(s, 20),
-          byte(s, 21), byte(s, 22), byte(s, 23), byte(s, 24), byte(s, 25), byte(s, 26), byte(s, 27),
-          byte(s, 28), byte(s, 29), byte(s, 30), byte(s, 31)}}};
+    return (s == "0") ? T{} : from_hex<T>(s).value();
 }
 
-template <>
-constexpr address from_hex<address>(const char* s) noexcept
-{
-    return {
-        {{byte(s, 0),  byte(s, 1),  byte(s, 2),  byte(s, 3),  byte(s, 4),  byte(s, 5),  byte(s, 6),
-          byte(s, 7),  byte(s, 8),  byte(s, 9),  byte(s, 10), byte(s, 11), byte(s, 12), byte(s, 13),
-          byte(s, 14), byte(s, 15), byte(s, 16), byte(s, 17), byte(s, 18), byte(s, 19)}}};
-}
-
-template <typename T, char... c>
-constexpr T from_literal() noexcept
-{
-    constexpr auto size = sizeof...(c);
-    constexpr char literal[] = {c...};
-    constexpr bool is_simple_zero = size == 1 && literal[0] == '0';
-
-    static_assert(is_simple_zero || (literal[0] == '0' && literal[1] == 'x'),
-                  "literal must be in hexadecimal notation");
-    static_assert(is_simple_zero || size == 2 * sizeof(T) + 2,
-                  "literal must match the result type size");
-
-    return is_simple_zero ? T{} : from_hex<T>(&literal[2]);
-}
-}  // namespace internal
-
 /// Literal for evmc::address.
-template <char... c>
-constexpr address operator""_address() noexcept
+constexpr address operator""_address(const char* s) noexcept
 {
-    return internal::from_literal<address, c...>();
+    return parse<address>(s);
 }
 
 /// Literal for evmc::bytes32.
-template <char... c>
-constexpr bytes32 operator""_bytes32() noexcept
+constexpr bytes32 operator""_bytes32(const char* s) noexcept
 {
-    return internal::from_literal<bytes32, c...>();
+    return parse<bytes32>(s);
 }
 }  // namespace literals
 
diff --git a/test/unittests/cpp_test.cpp b/test/unittests/cpp_test.cpp
index 527aa7286..7b73df0c7 100644
--- a/test/unittests/cpp_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unittests/cpp_test.cpp
@@ -361,6 +361,10 @@ TEST(cpp, literals)
     static_assert(zero_address == evmc::address{});
     static_assert(zero_hash == evmc::bytes32{});
 
+    static_assert(0x00_address == 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000_address);
+    static_assert(0x01_address == 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000001_address);
+    static_assert(0xf101_address == 0x000000000000000000000000000000000000f101_address);
+
     EXPECT_EQ(0_address, evmc::address{});
     EXPECT_EQ(0_bytes32, evmc::bytes32{});
 
@@ -820,7 +824,10 @@ TEST(cpp, status_code_to_string)
 
 // NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-macro-usage)
 #define TEST_CASE(NAME) \
-    TestCase { NAME, #NAME }
+    TestCase            \
+    {                   \
+        NAME, #NAME     \
+    }
     constexpr TestCase test_cases[]{
         TEST_CASE(EVMC_SUCCESS),
         TEST_CASE(EVMC_FAILURE),
@@ -871,7 +878,10 @@ TEST(cpp, revision_to_string)
 
 // NOLINTNEXTLINE(cppcoreguidelines-macro-usage)
 #define TEST_CASE(NAME) \
-    TestCase { NAME, #NAME }
+    TestCase            \
+    {                   \
+        NAME, #NAME     \
+    }
     constexpr TestCase test_cases[]{
         TEST_CASE(EVMC_FRONTIER),
         TEST_CASE(EVMC_HOMESTEAD),