diff --git a/builtin/utf8.v b/builtin/utf8.v
index d6fc0dfd2c..9da970dc67 100644
--- a/builtin/utf8.v
+++ b/builtin/utf8.v
@@ -251,71 +251,63 @@ fn (s string) runes() []string {
 // Convert utf32 to utf8
 // utf32 == Codepoint
 fn utf32_to_str(code u32) string {
-	// println('code = $code')
-	buffer := malloc(5)
-	# if (code <= 0x7F) {
-	// println('!!!!!!!1')
-	# buffer[0] = code;
-	# return tos(buffer, 1);
-	# }
-	# if (code <= 0x7FF) {
-	// println('!!!!!!!2')
-	# buffer[0] = 0xC0 | (code >> 6);            /* 110xxxxx */
-	# buffer[1] = 0x80 | (code & 0x3F);          /* 10xxxxxx */
-	# return tos(buffer, 2);
-	# }
-	# if (code <= 0xFFFF) {
-	// println('!!!!!!!3')
-	# buffer[0] = 0xE0 | (code >> 12);           /* 1110xxxx */
-	# buffer[1] = 0x80 | ((code >> 6) & 0x3F);   /* 10xxxxxx */
-	# buffer[2] = 0x80 | (code & 0x3F);          /* 10xxxxxx */
-	# return tos(buffer, 3);
-	# }
-	# if (code <= 0x10FFFF) {
-	# buffer[0] = 0xF0 | (code >> 18);           /* 11110xxx */
-	# buffer[1] = 0x80 | ((code >> 12) & 0x3F);  /* 10xxxxxx */
-	# buffer[2] = 0x80 | ((code >> 6) & 0x3F);   /* 10xxxxxx */
-	# buffer[3] = 0x80 | (code & 0x3F);          /* 10xxxxxx */
-	# return tos(buffer, 4);
-	# }
+	icode := int(code) 	//Prevents doing casts everywhere
+  mut buffer := malloc(5)
+	if icode <= 127 /* 0x7F */ {
+		buffer[0] = icode
+		return tos(buffer, 1)
+	}
+	if (icode <= 2047 /* 0x7FF */) {
+		buffer[0] = 192 /*0xC0*/ | (icode >> 6)                   /* 110xxxxx */
+		buffer[1] = 128 /*0x80*/ | (icode & 63 /*0x3F*/)          /* 10xxxxxx */
+		return tos(buffer, 2)
+	}
+	if (icode <= 65535 /* 0xFFFF */) {
+		buffer[0] = 224 /*0xE0*/ | (icode >> 12)                  /* 1110xxxx */
+		buffer[1] = 128 /*0x80*/ | ((icode >> 6) & 63 /*0x3F*/)   /* 10xxxxxx */
+		buffer[2] = 128 /*0x80*/ | (icode & 63 /*0x3F*/)          /* 10xxxxxx */
+		return tos(buffer, 3)
+	}
+	if (icode <= 1114111 /* 0x10FFFF */) {
+		buffer[0] = 240 /*0xF0*/ | (icode >> 18)                  /* 11110xxx */
+		buffer[1] = 128 /*0x80*/ | ((icode >> 12) & 63 /*0x3F*/)  /* 10xxxxxx */
+		buffer[2] = 128 /*0x80*/ | ((icode >> 6) & 63 /*0x3F*/)   /* 10xxxxxx */
+		buffer[3] = 128 /*0x80*/ | (icode & 63 /*0x3F*/)          /* 10xxxxxx */
+		return tos(buffer, 4)
+	}
 	return ''
 }
 
 // TODO copypasta
-fn utf32_to_str_no_malloc(code u32, buf voidptr) string {
-	// println('code = $code')
-	# char* buffer = buf;
-	# if (code <= 0x7F) {
-	// println('!!!!!!!1')
-	# buffer[0] = code;
-	# return tos(buffer, 1);
-	# }
-	# if (code <= 0x7FF) {
-	// println('!!!!!!!2')
-	# buffer[0] = 0xC0 | (code >> 6);            /* 110xxxxx */
-	# buffer[1] = 0x80 | (code & 0x3F);          /* 10xxxxxx */
-	# return tos(buffer, 2);
-	# }
-	# if (code <= 0xFFFF) {
-	// println('!!!!!!!3')
-	# buffer[0] = 0xE0 | (code >> 12);           /* 1110xxxx */
-	# buffer[1] = 0x80 | ((code >> 6) & 0x3F);   /* 10xxxxxx */
-	# buffer[2] = 0x80 | (code & 0x3F);          /* 10xxxxxx */
-	# return tos(buffer, 3);
-	# }
-	# if (code <= 0x10FFFF) {
-	# buffer[0] = 0xF0 | (code >> 18);           /* 11110xxx */
-	# buffer[1] = 0x80 | ((code >> 12) & 0x3F);  /* 10xxxxxx */
-	# buffer[2] = 0x80 | ((code >> 6) & 0x3F);   /* 10xxxxxx */
-	# buffer[3] = 0x80 | (code & 0x3F);          /* 10xxxxxx */
-	# return tos(buffer, 4);
-	# }
+fn utf32_to_str_no_malloc(code u32, buffer byteptr) string {
+	icode := int(code) 	//Prevents doing casts everywhere
+	if icode <= 127 /* 0x7F */ {
+		buffer[0] = icode
+		return tos(buffer, 1)
+	}
+	if (icode <= 2047 /* 0x7FF */) {
+		buffer[0] = 192 /*0xC0*/ | (icode >> 6)                   /* 110xxxxx */
+		buffer[1] = 128 /*0x80*/ | (icode & 63 /*0x3F*/)          /* 10xxxxxx */
+		return tos(buffer, 2)
+	}
+	if (icode <= 65535 /* 0xFFFF */) {
+		buffer[0] = 224 /*0xE0*/ | (icode >> 12)                  /* 1110xxxx */
+		buffer[1] = 128 /*0x80*/ | ((icode >> 6) & 63 /*0x3F*/)   /* 10xxxxxx */
+		buffer[2] = 128 /*0x80*/ | (icode & 63 /*0x3F*/)          /* 10xxxxxx */
+		return tos(buffer, 3)
+	}
+	if (icode <= 1114111 /* 0x10FFFF */) {
+		buffer[0] = 240 /*0xF0*/ | (icode >> 18)                  /* 11110xxx */
+		buffer[1] = 128 /*0x80*/ | ((icode >> 12) & 63 /*0x3F*/)  /* 10xxxxxx */
+		buffer[2] = 128 /*0x80*/ | ((icode >> 6) & 63 /*0x3F*/)   /* 10xxxxxx */
+		buffer[3] = 128 /*0x80*/ | (icode & 63 /*0x3F*/)          /* 10xxxxxx */
+		return tos(buffer, 4)
+	}
 	return ''
 }
 
 // Convert utf8 to utf32
 fn (_rune string) utf32_code() int {
-	// println('utf 32 of $rune len=$rune.len')
 	if _rune.len == 0 {
 		return 0
 	}
@@ -323,20 +315,18 @@ fn (_rune string) utf32_code() int {
 	if _rune.len == 1 {
 		return int(_rune[0])
 	}
-	b := byte(int(_rune[0]))
+	mut b := byte(int(_rune[0]))
 	// TODO should be
 	// res := int( rune[0] << rune.len)
-	# b <<= _rune.len;
-	res := int(b)
+	b <<= _rune.len
+	mut res := int(b)
 	mut shift := 6 - _rune.len
 	for i := 1; i < _rune.len; i++ {
-		// println('c=$res')
 		c := int(_rune[i])
-		# res <<= shift;
-		# res |= c & 0x3f;
+		res <<= shift
+		res |= c & 63 /* 0x3f */
 		shift = 6
 	}
-	// println('!!!!!!!! utf32 $rune res = $res')
 	return res
 }