diff --git a/rust/ruby-rbs/examples/locations.rs b/rust/ruby-rbs/examples/locations.rs
index f7933f63d..50fbaadfa 100644
--- a/rust/ruby-rbs/examples/locations.rs
+++ b/rust/ruby-rbs/examples/locations.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use ruby_rbs::node::{Node, parse};
 
 fn main() {
     let rbs_code = r#"class Foo[T] < Bar end"#;
-    let signature = parse(rbs_code.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+    let signature = parse(rbs_code).unwrap();
 
     let declaration = signature.declarations().iter().next().unwrap();
     if let Node::Class(class) = declaration {
diff --git a/rust/ruby-rbs/src/node/mod.rs b/rust/ruby-rbs/src/node/mod.rs
index f1b04fd9d..2f52b5048 100644
--- a/rust/ruby-rbs/src/node/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/ruby-rbs/src/node/mod.rs
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ use std::ptr::NonNull;
 /// ```rust
 /// use ruby_rbs::node::parse;
 /// let rbs_code = r#"type foo = "hello""#;
-/// let signature = parse(rbs_code.as_bytes());
+/// let signature = parse(rbs_code);
 /// assert!(signature.is_ok(), "Failed to parse RBS signature");
 /// ```
-pub fn parse(rbs_code: &[u8]) -> Result<SignatureNode<'_>, String> {
+pub fn parse(rbs_code: &str) -> Result<SignatureNode<'_>, String> {
     unsafe {
         let start_ptr = rbs_code.as_ptr().cast::<std::os::raw::c_char>();
         let end_ptr = start_ptr.add(rbs_code.len());
@@ -253,17 +253,29 @@ impl<'a> RBSString<'a> {
     }
 
     #[must_use]
+    #[allow(clippy::unnecessary_cast)]
     pub fn as_bytes(&self) -> &[u8] {
         unsafe {
             let s = *self.pointer;
             std::slice::from_raw_parts(s.start as *const u8, s.end.offset_from(s.start) as usize)
         }
     }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
+        unsafe { std::str::from_utf8_unchecked(self.as_bytes()) }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for RBSString<'_> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        f.write_str(self.as_str())
+    }
 }
 
 impl SymbolNode<'_> {
     #[must_use]
-    pub fn name(&self) -> &[u8] {
+    pub fn as_bytes(&self) -> &[u8] {
         unsafe {
             let constant_ptr = rbs_constant_pool_id_to_constant(
                 &(*self.parser.as_ptr()).constant_pool,
@@ -277,6 +289,17 @@ impl SymbolNode<'_> {
             std::slice::from_raw_parts(constant.start, constant.length)
         }
     }
+
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
+        unsafe { std::str::from_utf8_unchecked(self.as_bytes()) }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::fmt::Display for SymbolNode<'_> {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        f.write_str(self.as_str())
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -286,7 +309,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_parse_error_contains_actual_message() {
         let rbs_code = "class { end";
-        let result = parse(rbs_code.as_bytes());
+        let result = parse(rbs_code);
         let error_message = result.unwrap_err();
         assert_eq!(error_message, "expected one of class/module/constant name");
     }
@@ -294,18 +317,18 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_parse() {
         let rbs_code = r#"type foo = "hello""#;
-        let signature = parse(rbs_code.as_bytes());
+        let signature = parse(rbs_code);
         assert!(signature.is_ok(), "Failed to parse RBS signature");
 
         let rbs_code2 = r#"class Foo end"#;
-        let signature2 = parse(rbs_code2.as_bytes());
+        let signature2 = parse(rbs_code2);
         assert!(signature2.is_ok(), "Failed to parse RBS signature");
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn test_parse_integer() {
         let rbs_code = r#"type foo = 1"#;
-        let signature = parse(rbs_code.as_bytes());
+        let signature = parse(rbs_code);
         assert!(signature.is_ok(), "Failed to parse RBS signature");
 
         let signature_node = signature.unwrap();
@@ -313,10 +336,7 @@ mod tests {
             && let Node::LiteralType(literal) = node.type_()
             && let Node::Integer(integer) = literal.literal()
         {
-            assert_eq!(
-                "1".to_string(),
-                String::from_utf8(integer.string_representation().as_bytes().to_vec()).unwrap()
-            );
+            assert_eq!(integer.string_representation().as_str(), "1");
         } else {
             panic!("No literal type node found");
         }
@@ -326,7 +346,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_rbs_hash_via_record_type() {
         // RecordType stores its fields in an RBSHash via all_fields()
         let rbs_code = r#"type foo = { name: String, age: Integer }"#;
-        let signature = parse(rbs_code.as_bytes());
+        let signature = parse(rbs_code);
         assert!(signature.is_ok(), "Failed to parse RBS signature");
 
         let signature_node = signature.unwrap();
@@ -350,10 +370,10 @@ mod tests {
                     panic!("Expected ClassInstanceType");
                 };
 
-                let key_name = String::from_utf8(sym.name().to_vec()).unwrap();
+                let key_name = sym.to_string();
                 let type_name_node = class_type.name();
                 let type_name_sym = type_name_node.name();
-                let type_name = String::from_utf8(type_name_sym.name().to_vec()).unwrap();
+                let type_name = type_name_sym.to_string();
                 field_types.push((key_name, type_name));
             }
 
@@ -384,28 +404,19 @@ mod tests {
             }
 
             fn visit_class_node(&mut self, node: &ClassNode) {
-                self.visited.push(format!(
-                    "class:{}",
-                    String::from_utf8(node.name().name().name().to_vec()).unwrap()
-                ));
+                self.visited.push(format!("class:{}", node.name().name()));
 
                 crate::node::visit_class_node(self, node);
             }
 
             fn visit_class_instance_type_node(&mut self, node: &ClassInstanceTypeNode) {
-                self.visited.push(format!(
-                    "type:{}",
-                    String::from_utf8(node.name().name().name().to_vec()).unwrap()
-                ));
+                self.visited.push(format!("type:{}", node.name().name()));
 
                 crate::node::visit_class_instance_type_node(self, node);
             }
 
             fn visit_class_super_node(&mut self, node: &ClassSuperNode) {
-                self.visited.push(format!(
-                    "super:{}",
-                    String::from_utf8(node.name().name().name().to_vec()).unwrap()
-                ));
+                self.visited.push(format!("super:{}", node.name().name()));
 
                 crate::node::visit_class_super_node(self, node);
             }
@@ -419,10 +430,7 @@ mod tests {
             }
 
             fn visit_method_definition_node(&mut self, node: &MethodDefinitionNode) {
-                self.visited.push(format!(
-                    "method:{}",
-                    String::from_utf8(node.name().name().to_vec()).unwrap()
-                ));
+                self.visited.push(format!("method:{}", node.name()));
 
                 crate::node::visit_method_definition_node(self, node);
             }
@@ -434,10 +442,7 @@ mod tests {
             }
 
             fn visit_symbol_node(&mut self, node: &SymbolNode) {
-                self.visited.push(format!(
-                    "symbol:{}",
-                    String::from_utf8(node.name().to_vec()).unwrap()
-                ));
+                self.visited.push(format!("symbol:{node}"));
 
                 crate::node::visit_symbol_node(self, node);
             }
@@ -449,7 +454,7 @@ mod tests {
             end
         "#;
 
-        let signature = parse(rbs_code.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+        let signature = parse(rbs_code).unwrap();
 
         let mut visitor = Visitor {
             visited: Vec::new(),
@@ -482,7 +487,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_node_location_ranges() {
         let rbs_code = r#"type foo = 1"#;
-        let signature = parse(rbs_code.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+        let signature = parse(rbs_code).unwrap();
 
         let declaration = signature.declarations().iter().next().unwrap();
         let Node::TypeAlias(type_alias) = declaration else {
@@ -510,7 +515,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_sub_locations() {
         let rbs_code = r#"class Foo < Bar end"#;
-        let signature = parse(rbs_code.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+        let signature = parse(rbs_code).unwrap();
 
         let declaration = signature.declarations().iter().next().unwrap();
         let Node::Class(class) = declaration else {
@@ -545,7 +550,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_type_alias_sub_locations() {
         let rbs_code = r#"type foo = String"#;
-        let signature = parse(rbs_code.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+        let signature = parse(rbs_code).unwrap();
 
         let declaration = signature.declarations().iter().next().unwrap();
         let Node::TypeAlias(type_alias) = declaration else {
@@ -573,7 +578,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_module_sub_locations() {
         let rbs_code = r#"module Foo[T] : Bar end"#;
-        let signature = parse(rbs_code.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+        let signature = parse(rbs_code).unwrap();
 
         let declaration = signature.declarations().iter().next().unwrap();
         let Node::Module(module) = declaration else {
@@ -626,7 +631,7 @@ mod tests {
             class Bar[out T, in U, V]
             end
         "#;
-        let signature = parse(rbs_code.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+        let signature = parse(rbs_code).unwrap();
 
         let declarations: Vec<_> = signature.declarations().iter().collect();
 
@@ -706,7 +711,7 @@ mod tests {
                 attr_writer email(@email): String
             end
         "#;
-        let signature = parse(rbs_code.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+        let signature = parse(rbs_code).unwrap();
 
         let Node::Class(class) = signature.declarations().iter().next().unwrap() else {
             panic!("Expected Class");
diff --git a/rust/ruby-rbs/tests/sanity.rs b/rust/ruby-rbs/tests/sanity.rs
index 8ed5c1900..b63faf20b 100644
--- a/rust/ruby-rbs/tests/sanity.rs
+++ b/rust/ruby-rbs/tests/sanity.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ fn all_included_rbs_can_be_parsed() {
     for file in &files {
         let content = std::fs::read_to_string(file).unwrap();
 
-        if let Err(e) = parse(content.as_bytes()) {
+        if let Err(e) = parse(&content) {
             failures.push(format!("{}: {}", file.display(), e));
         }
     }