diff --git a/include/gint/defs/types.h b/include/gint/defs/types.h
index 1c37a24..139b211 100644
--- a/include/gint/defs/types.h
+++ b/include/gint/defs/types.h
@@ -21,6 +21,20 @@
 /* Fixed-width types for bit fields are quite meaningless */
 typedef unsigned int uint;
 
+//---
+//  Short types
+//---
+
+typedef unsigned int uint;
+typedef uint8_t u8;
+typedef uint16_t u16;
+typedef uint32_t u32;
+typedef uint64_t u64;
+typedef int8_t i8;
+typedef int16_t i16;
+typedef int32_t i32;
+typedef int64_t i64;
+
 //---
 //	Structure elements
 //----