diff -r 5f2c9750204c -r e30d38e06559 tests/test_json.c
--- a/tests/test_json.c	Thu Mar 13 11:07:00 2025 +0100
+++ b/tests/test_json.c	Sat Mar 15 22:58:51 2025 +0100
@@ -195,10 +195,7 @@
         
         CxJsonValue *wide = cxJsonObjGet(obj, "wide");
         CX_TEST_ASSERT(cxJsonIsString(wide));
-        // suncc compiler bug: 
-        // u8 string literals don't work inside CX_TEST_ASSERT and CX_STR
-        cxstring wide_str = cx_str(u8"\u03a3\u29b0");
-        CX_TEST_ASSERT(0 == cx_strcmp(cxJsonAsCxString(wide), wide_str));
+        CX_TEST_ASSERT(0 == cx_strcmp(cxJsonAsCxString(wide), CX_STR("Σ⦰")));
         
         CxJsonValue *surrogatepair1 = cxJsonObjGet(obj, "surrogatepair1");
         CX_TEST_ASSERT(cxJsonIsString(surrogatepair1));