diff --git a/kala-base/src/main/java/kala/text/StringSlice.java b/kala-base/src/main/java/kala/text/StringSlice.java
index 37392153..86753bb0 100644
--- a/kala-base/src/main/java/kala/text/StringSlice.java
+++ b/kala-base/src/main/java/kala/text/StringSlice.java
@@ -219,6 +219,10 @@ public int indexOf(int ch, int fromIndex) {
         return idx >= offset && idx < offset + length ? idx - offset : -1;
     }
 
+    public boolean contains(char ch) {
+        return indexOf(ch) >= 0;
+    }
+
     public boolean contains(String other) {
         int idx = value.indexOf(other, offset);
         return idx >= 0 && idx <= offset + length - other.length();