diff --git a/src/corelib/text/qbytearray.h b/src/corelib/text/qbytearray.h
index 1ed96118ce..c9e90ce62b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/text/qbytearray.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qbytearray.h
@@ -157,15 +157,15 @@ public:
     [[nodiscard]] QByteArray mid(qsizetype index, qsizetype len = -1) const;
 
     [[nodiscard]] QByteArray first(qsizetype n) const
-    { verify(0, n); return QByteArray(data(), n); }
+    { verify(0, n); return sliced(0, n); }
     [[nodiscard]] QByteArray last(qsizetype n) const
-    { verify(0, n); return QByteArray(data() + size() - n, n); }
+    { verify(0, n); return sliced(size() - n, n); }
     [[nodiscard]] QByteArray sliced(qsizetype pos) const
     { verify(pos, 0); return QByteArray(data() + pos, size() - pos); }
     [[nodiscard]] QByteArray sliced(qsizetype pos, qsizetype n) const
     { verify(pos, n); return QByteArray(data() + pos, n); }
     [[nodiscard]] QByteArray chopped(qsizetype len) const
-    { verify(0, len); return first(size() - len); }
+    { verify(0, len); return sliced(0, size() - len); }
 
     bool startsWith(QByteArrayView bv) const
     { return QtPrivate::startsWith(qToByteArrayViewIgnoringNull(*this), bv); }
diff --git a/src/corelib/text/qbytearrayview.h b/src/corelib/text/qbytearrayview.h
index 2fe358b619..081cdbbd76 100644
--- a/src/corelib/text/qbytearrayview.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qbytearrayview.h
@@ -188,15 +188,15 @@ public:
     [[nodiscard]] constexpr char at(qsizetype n) const { return (*this)[n]; }
 
     [[nodiscard]] constexpr QByteArrayView first(qsizetype n) const
-    { verify(0, n); return QByteArrayView(data(), n); }
+    { verify(0, n); return sliced(0, n); }
     [[nodiscard]] constexpr QByteArrayView last(qsizetype n) const
-    { verify(0, n); return QByteArrayView(data() + size() - n, n); }
+    { verify(0, n); return sliced(size() - n, n); }
     [[nodiscard]] constexpr QByteArrayView sliced(qsizetype pos) const
     { verify(pos, 0); return QByteArrayView(data() + pos, size() - pos); }
     [[nodiscard]] constexpr QByteArrayView sliced(qsizetype pos, qsizetype n) const
     { verify(pos, n); return QByteArrayView(data() + pos, n); }
     [[nodiscard]] constexpr QByteArrayView chopped(qsizetype len) const
-    { verify(0, len); return first(size() - len); }
+    { verify(0, len); return sliced(0, size() - len); }
 
     [[nodiscard]] constexpr QByteArrayView left(qsizetype n) const
     { if (n < 0 || n > size()) n = size(); return QByteArrayView(data(), n); }
diff --git a/src/corelib/text/qlatin1stringview.h b/src/corelib/text/qlatin1stringview.h
index c705f5ca91..6b58607271 100644
--- a/src/corelib/text/qlatin1stringview.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qlatin1stringview.h
@@ -227,11 +227,11 @@ public:
     [[nodiscard]] constexpr QLatin1StringView sliced(qsizetype pos, qsizetype n) const
     { verify(pos, n); return {m_data + pos, n}; }
     [[nodiscard]] constexpr QLatin1StringView first(qsizetype n) const
-    { verify(0, n); return {m_data, n}; }
+    { verify(0, n); return sliced(0, n); }
     [[nodiscard]] constexpr QLatin1StringView last(qsizetype n) const
-    { verify(0, n); return {m_data + size() - n, n}; }
+    { verify(0, n); return sliced(size() - n, n); }
     [[nodiscard]] constexpr QLatin1StringView chopped(qsizetype n) const
-    { verify(0, n); return {m_data, size() - n}; }
+    { verify(0, n); return sliced(0, size() - n); }
 
     constexpr void chop(qsizetype n)
     { verify(0, n); m_size -= n; }
diff --git a/src/corelib/text/qstring.h b/src/corelib/text/qstring.h
index cd4af57e13..06c6f668c4 100644
--- a/src/corelib/text/qstring.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qstring.h
@@ -336,15 +336,15 @@ public:
     [[nodiscard]] QString mid(qsizetype position, qsizetype n = -1) const;
 
     [[nodiscard]] QString first(qsizetype n) const
-    { verify(0, n); return QString(data(), n); }
+    { verify(0, n); return sliced(0, n); }
     [[nodiscard]] QString last(qsizetype n) const
-    { verify(0, n); return QString(data() + size() - n, n); }
+    { verify(0, n); return sliced(size() - n, n); }
     [[nodiscard]] QString sliced(qsizetype pos) const
     { verify(pos, 0); return QString(data() + pos, size() - pos); }
     [[nodiscard]] QString sliced(qsizetype pos, qsizetype n) const
     { verify(pos, n); return QString(data() + pos, n); }
     [[nodiscard]] QString chopped(qsizetype n) const
-    { verify(0, n); return first(size() - n); }
+    { verify(0, n); return sliced(0, size() - n); }
 
     bool startsWith(const QString &s, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) const;
     [[nodiscard]] bool startsWith(QStringView s, Qt::CaseSensitivity cs = Qt::CaseSensitive) const noexcept
diff --git a/src/corelib/text/qstringview.h b/src/corelib/text/qstringview.h
index 6a1806d602..05e5ec3fdb 100644
--- a/src/corelib/text/qstringview.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qstringview.h
@@ -220,15 +220,15 @@ public:
     }
 
     [[nodiscard]] constexpr QStringView first(qsizetype n) const noexcept
-    { verify(0, n); return QStringView(m_data, n); }
+    { verify(0, n); return sliced(0, n); }
     [[nodiscard]] constexpr QStringView last(qsizetype n) const noexcept
-    { verify(0, n); return QStringView(m_data + size() - n, n); }
+    { verify(0, n); return sliced(size() - n, n); }
     [[nodiscard]] constexpr QStringView sliced(qsizetype pos) const noexcept
     { verify(pos, 0); return QStringView(m_data + pos, size() - pos); }
     [[nodiscard]] constexpr QStringView sliced(qsizetype pos, qsizetype n) const noexcept
     { verify(pos, n); return QStringView(m_data + pos, n); }
     [[nodiscard]] constexpr QStringView chopped(qsizetype n) const noexcept
-    { verify(0, n); return QStringView(m_data, m_size - n); }
+    { verify(0, n); return sliced(0, m_size - n); }
 
     constexpr void truncate(qsizetype n) noexcept
     { verify(0, n); ; m_size = n; }
diff --git a/src/corelib/text/qutf8stringview.h b/src/corelib/text/qutf8stringview.h
index 4a077ef843..0ea6927005 100644
--- a/src/corelib/text/qutf8stringview.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qutf8stringview.h
@@ -242,11 +242,11 @@ public:
     [[nodiscard]] constexpr QBasicUtf8StringView sliced(qsizetype pos, qsizetype n) const
     { verify(pos, n); return QBasicUtf8StringView(m_data + pos, n); }
     [[nodiscard]] constexpr QBasicUtf8StringView first(qsizetype n) const
-    { verify(0, n); return QBasicUtf8StringView(m_data, n); }
+    { verify(0, n); return sliced(0, n); }
     [[nodiscard]] constexpr QBasicUtf8StringView last(qsizetype n) const
-    { verify(0, n); return QBasicUtf8StringView(m_data + m_size - n, n); }
+    { verify(0, n); return sliced(m_size - n, n); }
     [[nodiscard]] constexpr QBasicUtf8StringView chopped(qsizetype n) const
-    { verify(0, n); return QBasicUtf8StringView(m_data, m_size - n); }
+    { verify(0, n); return sliced(0, m_size - n); }
 
     constexpr void truncate(qsizetype n)
     { verify(0, n); m_size = n; }