diff --git a/src/Data/String.js b/src/Data/String.js
index e601fbf..1c46b9a 100644
--- a/src/Data/String.js
+++ b/src/Data/String.js
@@ -153,15 +153,9 @@ exports.split = function (sep) {
   };
 };
 
-exports._splitAt = function (just) {
-  return function (nothing) {
-    return function (i) {
-      return function (s) {
-        return i >= 0 && i < s.length ?
-               just({ before: s.substring(0, i), after: s.substring(i) }) :
-               nothing;
-      };
-    };
+exports.splitAt = function (i) {
+  return function (s) {
+    return { before: s.substring(0, i), after: s.substring(i) };
   };
 };
 
diff --git a/src/Data/String.purs b/src/Data/String.purs
index b6625b5..c377316 100644
--- a/src/Data/String.purs
+++ b/src/Data/String.purs
@@ -421,21 +421,26 @@ foreign import count :: (Char -> Boolean) -> String -> Int
 -- |
 foreign import split :: Pattern -> String -> Array String
 
--- | Returns the substrings of a split at the given index, if the index is within bounds.
+-- | Splits a string into two substrings, where `before` contains the
+-- | characters up to (but not including) the given index, and `after` contains
+-- | the rest of the string, from that index on.
 -- |
 -- | ```purescript
--- | splitAt 2 "Hello World" == Just { before: "He", after: "llo World"}
--- | splitAt 10 "Hi" == Nothing
+-- | splitAt 2 "Hello World" == { before: "He", after: "llo World"}
+-- | splitAt 10 "Hi" == { before: "Hi", after: ""}
 -- | ```
 -- |
-splitAt :: Int -> String -> Maybe { before :: String, after :: String }
-splitAt = _splitAt Just Nothing
-
-foreign import _splitAt :: (forall a. a -> Maybe a)
-                        -> (forall a. Maybe a)
-                        -> Int
-                        -> String
-                        -> Maybe { before :: String, after :: String }
+-- | Thus the length of `(splitAt i s).before` will equal either `i` or
+-- | `length s`, if that is shorter. (Or if `i` is negative the length will be
+-- | 0.)
+-- |
+-- | In code:
+-- | ```purescript
+-- | length (splitAt i s).before == min (max i 0) (length s)
+-- | (splitAt i s).before <> (splitAt i s).after == s
+-- | splitAt i s == {before: take i s, after: drop i s}
+-- | ```
+foreign import splitAt :: Int -> String -> { before :: String, after :: String }
 
 -- | Converts the string into an array of characters.
 -- |
diff --git a/src/Data/String/CodePoints.purs b/src/Data/String/CodePoints.purs
index 8364670..a48a764 100644
--- a/src/Data/String/CodePoints.purs
+++ b/src/Data/String/CodePoints.purs
@@ -340,25 +340,32 @@ singletonFallback (CodePoint cp) =
   fromCharCode lead <> fromCharCode trail
 
 
--- | Returns a record with strings created from the code points on either side
--- | of the given index. If the index is not within the string, Nothing is
--- | returned.
+-- | Splits a string into two substrings, where `before` contains the code
+-- | points up to (but not including) the given index, and `after` contains the
+-- | rest of the string, from that index on.
 -- |
 -- | ```purescript
 -- | >>> splitAt 3 "b 𝐀𝐀 c 𝐀"
 -- | Just { before: "b 𝐀", after: "𝐀 c 𝐀" }
 -- | ```
 -- |
-splitAt :: Int -> String -> Maybe { before :: String, after :: String }
+-- | Thus the length of `(splitAt i s).before` will equal either `i` or
+-- | `length s`, if that is shorter. (Or if `i` is negative the length will be
+-- | 0.)
+-- |
+-- | In code:
+-- | ```purescript
+-- | length (splitAt i s).before == min (max i 0) (length s)
+-- | (splitAt i s).before <> (splitAt i s).after == s
+-- | splitAt i s == {before: take i s, after: drop i s}
+-- | ```
+splitAt :: Int -> String -> { before :: String, after :: String }
 splitAt i s =
-  let cps = toCodePointArray s in
-  if i < 0 || Array.length cps < i
-    then Nothing
-    else Just {
-        before: fromCodePointArray (Array.take i cps),
-        after: fromCodePointArray (Array.drop i cps)
-      }
-
+  let before = take i s in
+  { before
+  -- inline drop i s to reuse the result of take i s
+  , after: String.drop (String.length before) s
+  }
 
 -- | Returns a string containing the given number of code points from the
 -- | beginning of the given string. If the string does not have that many code
diff --git a/src/Data/String/NonEmpty.purs b/src/Data/String/NonEmpty.purs
index b3d93a9..59306d3 100644
--- a/src/Data/String/NonEmpty.purs
+++ b/src/Data/String/NonEmpty.purs
@@ -412,12 +412,10 @@ count = liftS <<< String.count
 splitAt
   :: Int
   -> NonEmptyString
-  -> Maybe { before :: Maybe NonEmptyString, after :: Maybe NonEmptyString }
-splitAt i (NonEmptyString s) = case String.splitAt i s of
-  Just { before, after } ->
-    Just { before: fromString before, after: fromString after }
-  Nothing ->
-    Nothing
+  -> { before :: Maybe NonEmptyString, after :: Maybe NonEmptyString }
+splitAt i (NonEmptyString s) =
+  case String.splitAt i s of
+    { before, after } -> { before: fromString before, after: fromString after }
 
 -- | Returns the argument converted to lowercase.
 -- |
diff --git a/src/Data/String/Regex.js b/src/Data/String/Regex.js
index 2e3ac3b..0b84c5b 100644
--- a/src/Data/String/Regex.js
+++ b/src/Data/String/Regex.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ exports._match = function (just) {
     return function (r) {
       return function (s) {
         var m = s.match(r);
-        if (m == null) {
+        if (m == null || m.length === 0) {
           return nothing;
         } else {
           for (var i = 0; i < m.length; i++) {
diff --git a/src/Data/String/Regex.purs b/src/Data/String/Regex.purs
index d60b9ee..79a1a9f 100644
--- a/src/Data/String/Regex.purs
+++ b/src/Data/String/Regex.purs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ module Data.String.Regex
 
 import Prelude
 
+import Data.Array.NonEmpty (NonEmptyArray)
 import Data.Either (Either(..))
 import Data.Maybe (Maybe(..))
 import Data.String (Pattern(..), contains)
@@ -82,13 +83,13 @@ foreign import _match
   -> (forall r. Maybe r)
   -> Regex
   -> String
-  -> Maybe (Array (Maybe String))
+  -> Maybe (NonEmptyArray (Maybe String))
 
 -- | Matches the string against the `Regex` and returns an array of matches
 -- | if there were any. Each match has type `Maybe String`, where `Nothing`
 -- | represents an unmatched optional capturing group.
 -- | See [reference](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/match).
-match :: Regex -> String -> Maybe (Array (Maybe String))
+match :: Regex -> String -> Maybe (NonEmptyArray (Maybe String))
 match = _match Just Nothing
 
 -- | Replaces occurences of the `Regex` with the first string. The replacement
diff --git a/test/Test/Data/String.purs b/test/Test/Data/String.purs
index 24f0a4f..a99fbbe 100644
--- a/test/Test/Data/String.purs
+++ b/test/Test/Data/String.purs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import Prelude (Unit, Ordering(..), (==), ($), discard, negate, not, (/=), (&&))
 import Effect (Effect)
 import Effect.Console (log)
 
-import Data.Maybe (Maybe(..), isNothing, maybe)
+import Data.Maybe (Maybe(..), isNothing)
 import Data.String
 
 import Test.Assert (assert)
@@ -174,19 +174,18 @@ testString = do
   assert $ split (Pattern "d") "abc" == ["abc"]
 
   log "splitAt"
-  let testSplitAt i str res =
+  let testSplitAt i str r =
         assert $ case splitAt i str of
-          Nothing ->
-            isNothing res
-          Just { before, after } ->
-            maybe false (\r ->
-              r.before == before && r.after == after) res
-
-  testSplitAt 1 "" Nothing
-  testSplitAt 0 "a" $ Just {before: "", after: "a"}
-  testSplitAt 1 "ab" $ Just {before: "a", after: "b"}
-  testSplitAt 3 "aabcc" $ Just {before: "aab", after: "cc"}
-  testSplitAt (-1) "abc" $ Nothing
+          { before, after } ->
+            r.before == before && r.after == after
+
+  testSplitAt 1 "" {before: "", after: ""}
+  testSplitAt 0 "a" {before: "", after: "a"}
+  testSplitAt 1 "a" {before: "a", after: ""}
+  testSplitAt 1 "ab" {before: "a", after: "b"}
+  testSplitAt 3 "aabcc" {before: "aab", after: "cc"}
+  testSplitAt (-1) "abc" {before: "", after: "abc"}
+  testSplitAt 10 "Hi" {before: "Hi", after: ""}
 
   log "toCharArray"
   assert $ toCharArray "" == []
diff --git a/test/Test/Data/String/CodePoints.purs b/test/Test/Data/String/CodePoints.purs
index 56ba501..7d7a8cc 100644
--- a/test/Test/Data/String/CodePoints.purs
+++ b/test/Test/Data/String/CodePoints.purs
@@ -152,29 +152,26 @@ testStringCodePoints = do
   assert $ (singleton <$> codePointFromInt 0x16805) == Just "\x16805"
 
   log "splitAt"
-  let testSplitAt i s res =
+  let testSplitAt i s r =
         assert $ case splitAt i s of
-          Nothing ->
-            isNothing res
-          Just { before, after } ->
-            maybe false (\r ->
-              r.before == before && r.after == after) res
-
-  testSplitAt 0 "" $ Just {before: "", after: ""}
-  testSplitAt 1 "" Nothing
-  testSplitAt 0 "a" $ Just {before: "", after: "a"}
-  testSplitAt 1 "ab" $ Just {before: "a", after: "b"}
-  testSplitAt 3 "aabcc" $ Just {before: "aab", after: "cc"}
-  testSplitAt (-1) "abc" $ Nothing
-  testSplitAt 0 str $ Just {before: "", after: str}
-  testSplitAt 1 str $ Just {before: "a", after: "\xDC00\xD800\xD800\x16805\x16A06\&z"}
-  testSplitAt 2 str $ Just {before: "a\xDC00", after: "\xD800\xD800\x16805\x16A06\&z"}
-  testSplitAt 3 str $ Just {before: "a\xDC00\xD800", after: "\xD800\x16805\x16A06\&z"}
-  testSplitAt 4 str $ Just {before: "a\xDC00\xD800\xD800", after: "\x16805\x16A06\&z"}
-  testSplitAt 5 str $ Just {before: "a\xDC00\xD800\xD800\x16805", after: "\x16A06\&z"}
-  testSplitAt 6 str $ Just {before: "a\xDC00\xD800\xD800\x16805\x16A06", after: "z"}
-  testSplitAt 7 str $ Just {before: str, after: ""}
-  testSplitAt 8 str $ Nothing
+          { before, after } ->
+            r.before == before && r.after == after
+
+  testSplitAt 0 "" {before: "", after: "" }
+  testSplitAt 1 "" {before: "", after: "" }
+  testSplitAt 0 "a" {before: "", after: "a"}
+  testSplitAt 1 "ab" {before: "a", after: "b"}
+  testSplitAt 3 "aabcc" {before: "aab", after: "cc"}
+  testSplitAt (-1) "abc" {before: "", after: "abc"}
+  testSplitAt 0 str {before: "", after: str}
+  testSplitAt 1 str {before: "a", after: "\xDC00\xD800\xD800\x16805\x16A06\&z"}
+  testSplitAt 2 str {before: "a\xDC00", after: "\xD800\xD800\x16805\x16A06\&z"}
+  testSplitAt 3 str {before: "a\xDC00\xD800", after: "\xD800\x16805\x16A06\&z"}
+  testSplitAt 4 str {before: "a\xDC00\xD800\xD800", after: "\x16805\x16A06\&z"}
+  testSplitAt 5 str {before: "a\xDC00\xD800\xD800\x16805", after: "\x16A06\&z"}
+  testSplitAt 6 str {before: "a\xDC00\xD800\xD800\x16805\x16A06", after: "z"}
+  testSplitAt 7 str {before: str, after: ""}
+  testSplitAt 8 str {before: str, after: ""}
 
   log "take"
   assert $ take (-1) str == ""
diff --git a/test/Test/Data/String/NonEmpty.purs b/test/Test/Data/String/NonEmpty.purs
index e9cd771..366ff0b 100644
--- a/test/Test/Data/String/NonEmpty.purs
+++ b/test/Test/Data/String/NonEmpty.purs
@@ -203,15 +203,11 @@ testNonEmptyString = do
   let
     testSplitAt i str res =
       assert $ case splitAt i str of
-        Nothing ->
-          isNothing res
-        Just { before, after } ->
-          maybe false (\r ->
-            r.before == before && r.after == after) res
-  testSplitAt 0 (nes "a") (Just { before: Nothing, after: Just (nes "a") })
-  testSplitAt 1 (nes "ab") (Just { before: Just (nes "a"), after: Just (nes "b") })
-  testSplitAt 3 (nes "aabcc") (Just { before: Just (nes "aab"), after: Just (nes "cc") })
-  testSplitAt (-1) (nes "abc") Nothing
+        { before, after } -> res.before == before && res.after == after
+  testSplitAt 0 (nes "a") { before: Nothing, after: Just (nes "a") }
+  testSplitAt 1 (nes "ab") { before: Just (nes "a"), after: Just (nes "b") }
+  testSplitAt 3 (nes "aabcc") { before: Just (nes "aab"), after: Just (nes "cc") }
+  testSplitAt (-1) (nes "abc") { before: Nothing, after: Just (nes "abc") }
 
   log "toLower"
   assert $ toLower (nes "bAtMaN") == nes "batman"
diff --git a/test/Test/Data/String/Regex.purs b/test/Test/Data/String/Regex.purs
index 0faaae2..326b35e 100644
--- a/test/Test/Data/String/Regex.purs
+++ b/test/Test/Data/String/Regex.purs
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 module Test.Data.String.Regex (testStringRegex) where
 
-import Prelude (Unit, ($), (<>), discard, (==), not)
-
-import Effect (Effect)
-import Effect.Console (log)
+import Data.String.Regex
 
+import Data.Array.NonEmpty (NonEmptyArray, fromArray)
 import Data.Either (isLeft)
-import Data.Maybe (Maybe(..))
-import Data.String.Regex
+import Data.Maybe (Maybe(..), fromJust)
 import Data.String.Regex.Flags (global, ignoreCase, noFlags)
 import Data.String.Regex.Unsafe (unsafeRegex)
-
+import Effect (Effect)
+import Effect.Console (log)
+import Partial.Unsafe (unsafePartial)
+import Prelude (type (~>), Unit, discard, not, ($), (<<<), (<>), (==))
 import Test.Assert (assert)
 
 testStringRegex :: Effect Unit
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ testStringRegex = do
   assert $ "quxbarquxbaz" == replace (unsafeRegex "foo" (global <> ignoreCase)) "qux" "foobarFOObaz"
 
   log "match"
-  assert $ match (unsafeRegex "^abc$" noFlags) "abc" == Just [Just "abc"]
+  assert $ match (unsafeRegex "^abc$" noFlags) "abc" == Just (nea [Just "abc"])
+  assert $ match (unsafeRegex "^abc$" noFlags) "xyz" == Nothing
 
   log "replace"
   assert $ replace (unsafeRegex "-" noFlags) "!" "a-b-c" == "a!b-c"
@@ -50,3 +51,6 @@ testStringRegex = do
   let pattern = unsafeRegex "a" (parseFlags "g")
   assert $ test pattern "a"
   assert $ test pattern "a"
+
+nea :: Array ~> NonEmptyArray
+nea = unsafePartial fromJust <<< fromArray