172 files changed, 220 insertions, 193 deletions

diff --git a/qmake/Makefile.unix b/qmake/Makefile.unix
index 069cb0f12d..68f173cd1b 100644
--- a/qmake/Makefile.unix
+++ b/qmake/Makefile.unix
@@ -105,24 +105,24 @@ DEPEND_SRC = \
 	   $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/serialization/qtextstream.cpp \
 	   $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/serialization/qxmlstream.cpp \
 	   $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/serialization/qxmlutils.cpp \
+	   $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/text/qbytearray.cpp\
+	   $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/text/qbytearraymatcher.cpp \
+	   $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/text/qlocale.cpp \
+	   $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/text/qlocale_tools.cpp \
+	   $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/text/qregexp.cpp \
+	   $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/text/qstringbuilder.cpp \
+	   $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/text/qstring.cpp \
+	   $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/text/qstringlist.cpp \
+	   $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/text/qvsnprintf.cpp \
 	   $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/time/qdatetime.cpp \
 	   $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qarraydata.cpp \
 	   $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qbitarray.cpp \
-	   $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qbytearray.cpp\
-	   $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qbytearraymatcher.cpp \
 	   $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qcryptographichash.cpp \
 	   $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qhash.cpp \
 	   $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qlist.cpp \
-	   $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qlocale.cpp \
-	   $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_tools.cpp \
 	   $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qmap.cpp \
-	   $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qregexp.cpp \
 	   $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qringbuffer.cpp \
-	   $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder.cpp \
-	   $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qstring.cpp \
-	   $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qstringlist.cpp \
 	   $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qversionnumber.cpp \
-	   $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qvsnprintf.cpp \
 	   $(QTSRCS) $(QTSRCS2)
 # QTSRCS and QTSRCS2 come from Makefile.unix.* (concatenated with this
 # by configure); QTSRCS2 may include *.mm entries on macOS.
@@ -302,13 +302,13 @@ qglobal.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/global/qglobal.cpp
 qarraydata.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qarraydata.cpp
 	$(CXX) -c -o $@ $(CXXFLAGS) $<
 
-qbytearray.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qbytearray.cpp
+qbytearray.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/text/qbytearray.cpp
 	$(CXX) -c -o $@ $(CXXFLAGS) $<
 
-qvsnprintf.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qvsnprintf.cpp
+qvsnprintf.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/text/qvsnprintf.cpp
 	$(CXX) -c -o $@ $(CXXFLAGS) $<
 
-qbytearraymatcher.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qbytearraymatcher.cpp
+qbytearraymatcher.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/text/qbytearraymatcher.cpp
 	$(CXX) -c -o $@ $(CXXFLAGS) $<
 
 qmetatype.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/kernel/qmetatype.cpp
@@ -338,22 +338,22 @@ qcore_foundation.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/kernel/qcore_foundation.mm
 qutfcodec.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/codecs/qutfcodec.cpp
 	$(CXX) -c -o $@ $(CXXFLAGS) $<
 
-qstring.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qstring.cpp
+qstring.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/text/qstring.cpp
 	$(CXX) -c -o $@ $(CXXFLAGS) $<
 
-qstringbuilder.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder.cpp
+qstringbuilder.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/text/qstringbuilder.cpp
 	$(CXX) -c -o $@ $(CXXFLAGS) $<
 
-qlocale.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qlocale.cpp
+qlocale.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/text/qlocale.cpp
 	$(CXX) -c -o $@ $(CXXFLAGS) $<
 
-qlocale_tools.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_tools.cpp
+qlocale_tools.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/text/qlocale_tools.cpp
 	$(CXX) -c -o $@ $(CXXFLAGS) $<
 
-qlocale_unix.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_unix.cpp
+qlocale_unix.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/text/qlocale_unix.cpp
 	$(CXX) -c -o $@ $(CXXFLAGS) $<
 
-qlocale_win.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_win.cpp
+qlocale_win.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/text/qlocale_win.cpp
 	$(CXX) -c -o $@ $(CXXFLAGS) $<
 
 qversionnumber.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qversionnumber.cpp
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ qabstractfileengine.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/io/qabstractfileengine.cpp
 qtemporaryfile.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/io/qtemporaryfile.cpp
 	$(CXX) -c -o $@ $(CXXFLAGS) $<
 
-qregexp.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qregexp.cpp
+qregexp.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/text/qregexp.cpp
 	$(CXX) -c -o $@ $(CXXFLAGS) $<
 
 qbitarray.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qbitarray.cpp
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ qfileinfo.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/io/qfileinfo.cpp
 qdatetime.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/time/qdatetime.cpp
 	$(CXX) -c -o $@ $(CXXFLAGS) $<
 
-qstringlist.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qstringlist.cpp
+qstringlist.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/text/qstringlist.cpp
 	$(CXX) -c -o $@ $(CXXFLAGS) $<
 
 qmap.o: $(SOURCE_PATH)/src/corelib/tools/qmap.cpp
diff --git a/qmake/Makefile.win32 b/qmake/Makefile.win32
index d300e49215..43059f9af0 100644
--- a/qmake/Makefile.win32
+++ b/qmake/Makefile.win32
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@ qmake_pch.obj:
 {$(SOURCE_PATH)\src\corelib\serialization}.cpp{}.obj::
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $<
 
+{$(SOURCE_PATH)\src\corelib\text}.cpp{}.obj::
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $<
+
 {$(SOURCE_PATH)\src\corelib\time}.cpp{}.obj::
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $<
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/configure.json b/src/corelib/configure.json
index 88c7bbfbed..83c30fb47b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/configure.json
+++ b/src/corelib/configure.json
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@
                     "qDoubleSnprintf(argv[0], 1, invalidLocale, \"invalid format\", a);",
                     "qDoubleSscanf(argv[0], invalidLocale, \"invalid format\", &a, &argc);"
                 ],
-                "qmake": "DEFINES += QDSP_P_H=$$shell_quote(\\\"@PWD@/tools/qdoublescanprint_p.h\\\")"
+                "qmake": "DEFINES += QDSP_P_H=$$shell_quote(\\\"@PWD@/text/qdoublescanprint_p.h\\\")"
             }
         }
     },
diff --git a/src/corelib/corelib.pro b/src/corelib/corelib.pro
index 521f840292..b9bcc70e17 100644
--- a/src/corelib/corelib.pro
+++ b/src/corelib/corelib.pro
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ qtConfig(animation): include(animation/animation.pri)
 include(global/global.pri)
 include(thread/thread.pri)
 include(tools/tools.pri)
+include(text/text.pri)
 include(time/time.pri)
 include(io/io.pri)
 include(itemmodels/itemmodels.pri)
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/UNICODE_LICENSE.txt b/src/corelib/text/UNICODE_LICENSE.txt
index 1c73202b74..1c73202b74 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/UNICODE_LICENSE.txt
+++ b/src/corelib/text/UNICODE_LICENSE.txt
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qbytearray.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qbytearray.cpp
index ecbb4743af..fcf7b5e709 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qbytearray.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qbytearray.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
 #include "qbytearray.h"
 #include "qbytearraymatcher.h"
-#include "qtools_p.h"
+#include "private/qtools_p.h"
 #include "qstring.h"
 #include "qlist.h"
 #include "qlocale.h"
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qbytearray.h b/src/corelib/text/qbytearray.h
index 7c571706d8..7c571706d8 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qbytearray.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qbytearray.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qbytearray_p.h b/src/corelib/text/qbytearray_p.h
index 6ebff739cd..3c6257f786 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qbytearray_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qbytearray_p.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 //
 
 #include <QtCore/qbytearray.h>
-#include "qtools_p.h"
+#include "private/qtools_p.h"
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qbytearraylist.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qbytearraylist.cpp
index d04555ed4d..d04555ed4d 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qbytearraylist.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qbytearraylist.cpp
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qbytearraylist.h b/src/corelib/text/qbytearraylist.h
index 0250b649b8..0250b649b8 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qbytearraylist.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qbytearraylist.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qbytearraymatcher.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qbytearraymatcher.cpp
index 72e09226af..72e09226af 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qbytearraymatcher.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qbytearraymatcher.cpp
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qbytearraymatcher.h b/src/corelib/text/qbytearraymatcher.h
index 0eedfc1d20..0eedfc1d20 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qbytearraymatcher.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qbytearraymatcher.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qbytedata_p.h b/src/corelib/text/qbytedata_p.h
index b319d75811..b319d75811 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qbytedata_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qbytedata_p.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qchar.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qchar.cpp
index 0c190c6a3d..0c190c6a3d 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qchar.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qchar.cpp
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qchar.h b/src/corelib/text/qchar.h
index e028a24c24..e028a24c24 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qchar.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qchar.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qcollator.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qcollator.cpp
index 958216bde8..958216bde8 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qcollator.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qcollator.cpp
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qcollator.h b/src/corelib/text/qcollator.h
index 6bb5038371..6bb5038371 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qcollator.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qcollator.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qcollator_icu.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qcollator_icu.cpp
index 8acda45070..8acda45070 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qcollator_icu.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qcollator_icu.cpp
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qcollator_macx.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qcollator_macx.cpp
index 071d7c048f..071d7c048f 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qcollator_macx.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qcollator_macx.cpp
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qcollator_p.h b/src/corelib/text/qcollator_p.h
index fc2d434a8d..fc2d434a8d 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qcollator_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qcollator_p.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qcollator_posix.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qcollator_posix.cpp
index 9cbc539ebe..9cbc539ebe 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qcollator_posix.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qcollator_posix.cpp
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qcollator_win.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qcollator_win.cpp
index 9d81de882f..9d81de882f 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qcollator_win.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qcollator_win.cpp
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qdoublescanprint_p.h b/src/corelib/text/qdoublescanprint_p.h
index 3865c69a99..3865c69a99 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qdoublescanprint_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qdoublescanprint_p.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qharfbuzz.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qharfbuzz.cpp
index a3e266ccd2..a3e266ccd2 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qharfbuzz.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qharfbuzz.cpp
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qharfbuzz_p.h b/src/corelib/text/qharfbuzz_p.h
index 2a0307d35f..2a0307d35f 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qharfbuzz_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qharfbuzz_p.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qlocale.cpp
index 939f8eb34d..939f8eb34d 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qlocale.cpp
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale.h b/src/corelib/text/qlocale.h
index 09de830ca3..09de830ca3 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qlocale.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale.qdoc b/src/corelib/text/qlocale.qdoc
index 426cb9dbeb..426cb9dbeb 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale.qdoc
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qlocale.qdoc
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_data_p.h b/src/corelib/text/qlocale_data_p.h
index 2c351a3fb1..2c351a3fb1 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_data_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qlocale_data_p.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_icu.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qlocale_icu.cpp
index afe0aae583..afe0aae583 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_icu.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qlocale_icu.cpp
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_mac.mm b/src/corelib/text/qlocale_mac.mm
index 9719278426..9719278426 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_mac.mm
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qlocale_mac.mm
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_p.h b/src/corelib/text/qlocale_p.h
index 37afb8542b..37afb8542b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qlocale_p.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_tools.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qlocale_tools.cpp
index db8c8cd12f..db8c8cd12f 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_tools.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qlocale_tools.cpp
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_tools_p.h b/src/corelib/text/qlocale_tools_p.h
index 594331ae37..594331ae37 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_tools_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qlocale_tools_p.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_unix.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qlocale_unix.cpp
index ff4274d932..ff4274d932 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qlocale_unix.cpp
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_win.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qlocale_win.cpp
index dc904ad02d..dc904ad02d 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_win.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qlocale_win.cpp
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qregexp.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qregexp.cpp
index d81826b47b..d81826b47b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qregexp.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qregexp.cpp
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qregexp.h b/src/corelib/text/qregexp.h
index 8f6de24c74..8f6de24c74 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qregexp.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qregexp.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qregularexpression.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qregularexpression.cpp
index 17acd476b2..17acd476b2 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qregularexpression.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qregularexpression.cpp
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qregularexpression.h b/src/corelib/text/qregularexpression.h
index f799a38ae4..f799a38ae4 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qregularexpression.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qregularexpression.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstring.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qstring.cpp
index 12506afdef..2a98b169f3 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstring.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qstring.cpp
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
 #include <qtextcodec.h>
 #endif
 #include <private/qutfcodec_p.h>
-#include <private/qlocale_tools_p.h>
-#include "qsimd_p.h"
+#include "qlocale_tools_p.h"
+#include "private/qsimd_p.h"
 #include <qnumeric.h>
 #include <qdatastream.h>
 #include <qlist.h>
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
 #include "qstringbuilder.h"
 #include "qstringmatcher.h"
 #include "qvarlengtharray.h"
-#include "qtools_p.h"
 #include "qdebug.h"
 #include "qendian.h"
 #include "qcollator.h"
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstring.h b/src/corelib/text/qstring.h
index 9896553f7d..9896553f7d 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstring.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qstring.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstring_compat.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qstring_compat.cpp
index 45bb816e4b..45bb816e4b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstring_compat.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qstring_compat.cpp
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstring_mips_dsp_asm.S b/src/corelib/text/qstring_mips_dsp_asm.S
index 202f322310..202f322310 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstring_mips_dsp_asm.S
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qstring_mips_dsp_asm.S
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstringalgorithms.h b/src/corelib/text/qstringalgorithms.h
index 2b480b1e4c..2b480b1e4c 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstringalgorithms.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qstringalgorithms.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstringalgorithms_p.h b/src/corelib/text/qstringalgorithms_p.h
index 64d9f2e676..64d9f2e676 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstringalgorithms_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qstringalgorithms_p.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qstringbuilder.cpp
index cf443ec369..cf443ec369 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qstringbuilder.cpp
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder.h b/src/corelib/text/qstringbuilder.h
index b3cf2f695e..b3cf2f695e 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qstringbuilder.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstringiterator.qdoc b/src/corelib/text/qstringiterator.qdoc
index 9d7c54ce9f..9d7c54ce9f 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstringiterator.qdoc
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qstringiterator.qdoc
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstringiterator_p.h b/src/corelib/text/qstringiterator_p.h
index 219589b6e4..219589b6e4 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstringiterator_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qstringiterator_p.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstringlist.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qstringlist.cpp
index 4bbe424ed2..4bbe424ed2 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstringlist.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qstringlist.cpp
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstringlist.h b/src/corelib/text/qstringlist.h
index a464d443dc..a464d443dc 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstringlist.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qstringlist.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstringliteral.h b/src/corelib/text/qstringliteral.h
index 603f19c0b4..603f19c0b4 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstringliteral.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qstringliteral.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstringmatcher.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qstringmatcher.cpp
index 167a467480..167a467480 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstringmatcher.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qstringmatcher.cpp
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstringmatcher.h b/src/corelib/text/qstringmatcher.h
index 6de4353930..6de4353930 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstringmatcher.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qstringmatcher.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstringview.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qstringview.cpp
index cc852dd042..cc852dd042 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstringview.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qstringview.cpp
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qstringview.h b/src/corelib/text/qstringview.h
index b84b2995b9..b84b2995b9 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qstringview.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qstringview.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qt_attribution.json b/src/corelib/text/qt_attribution.json
index f91742d421..f91742d421 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qt_attribution.json
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qt_attribution.json
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qtextboundaryfinder.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qtextboundaryfinder.cpp
index 67dd15377b..67dd15377b 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qtextboundaryfinder.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qtextboundaryfinder.cpp
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qtextboundaryfinder.h b/src/corelib/text/qtextboundaryfinder.h
index b1e5008f54..b1e5008f54 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qtextboundaryfinder.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qtextboundaryfinder.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qunicodetables.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qunicodetables.cpp
index d57b39ff1f..d57b39ff1f 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qunicodetables.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qunicodetables.cpp
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qunicodetables_p.h b/src/corelib/text/qunicodetables_p.h
index cb7a211cb6..cb7a211cb6 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qunicodetables_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qunicodetables_p.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qunicodetools.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qunicodetools.cpp
index 08e1146c59..08e1146c59 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qunicodetools.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qunicodetools.cpp
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qunicodetools_p.h b/src/corelib/text/qunicodetools_p.h
index ed6fcb5d65..ed6fcb5d65 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qunicodetools_p.h
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qunicodetools_p.h
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/qvsnprintf.cpp b/src/corelib/text/qvsnprintf.cpp
index 43a21771a1..43a21771a1 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/qvsnprintf.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qvsnprintf.cpp
diff --git a/src/corelib/text/text.pri b/src/corelib/text/text.pri
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e279679655
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/corelib/text/text.pri
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+# Qt text / string / character / unicode / byte array module
+
+HEADERS +=  \
+        text/qbytearray.h \
+        text/qbytearray_p.h \
+        text/qbytearraylist.h \
+        text/qbytearraymatcher.h \
+        text/qbytedata_p.h \
+        text/qchar.h \
+        text/qcollator.h \
+        text/qcollator_p.h \
+        tools/qdoublescanprint_p.h \
+        text/qlocale.h \
+        text/qlocale_p.h \
+        text/qlocale_tools_p.h \
+        text/qlocale_data_p.h \
+        text/qregexp.h \
+        text/qstring.h \
+        text/qstringalgorithms.h \
+        text/qstringalgorithms_p.h \
+        text/qstringbuilder.h \
+        text/qstringiterator_p.h \
+        text/qstringlist.h \
+        text/qstringliteral.h \
+        text/qstringmatcher.h \
+        text/qstringview.h \
+        text/qtextboundaryfinder.h \
+        text/qunicodetables_p.h \
+        text/qunicodetools_p.h
+
+
+SOURCES += \
+        text/qbytearray.cpp \
+        text/qbytearraylist.cpp \
+        text/qbytearraymatcher.cpp \
+        text/qcollator.cpp \
+        text/qlocale.cpp \
+        text/qlocale_tools.cpp \
+        text/qregexp.cpp \
+        text/qstring.cpp \
+        text/qstringbuilder.cpp \
+        text/qstringlist.cpp \
+        text/qstringview.cpp \
+        text/qtextboundaryfinder.cpp \
+        text/qunicodetools.cpp \
+        text/qvsnprintf.cpp
+
+NO_PCH_SOURCES += text/qstring_compat.cpp
+false: SOURCES += $$NO_PCH_SOURCES # Hack for QtCreator
+
+!nacl:macos: {
+    SOURCES += text/qlocale_mac.mm
+}
+else:unix {
+    SOURCES += text/qlocale_unix.cpp
+}
+else:win32 {
+    SOURCES += text/qlocale_win.cpp
+} else:integrity {
+    SOURCES += text/qlocale_unix.cpp
+}
+
+qtConfig(icu) {
+    QMAKE_USE_PRIVATE += icu
+
+    SOURCES += text/qlocale_icu.cpp \
+               text/qcollator_icu.cpp
+} else: win32 {
+    SOURCES += text/qcollator_win.cpp
+} else: macos {
+    SOURCES += text/qcollator_macx.cpp
+} else {
+    SOURCES += text/qcollator_posix.cpp
+}
+
+qtConfig(regularexpression) {
+    QMAKE_USE_PRIVATE += pcre2
+
+    HEADERS += \
+        text/qregularexpression.h
+    SOURCES += text/qregularexpression.cpp
+}
+
+INCLUDEPATH += ../3rdparty/harfbuzz/src
+HEADERS += ../3rdparty/harfbuzz/src/harfbuzz.h
+SOURCES += ../3rdparty/harfbuzz/src/harfbuzz-buffer.c \
+           ../3rdparty/harfbuzz/src/harfbuzz-gdef.c \
+           ../3rdparty/harfbuzz/src/harfbuzz-gsub.c \
+           ../3rdparty/harfbuzz/src/harfbuzz-gpos.c \
+           ../3rdparty/harfbuzz/src/harfbuzz-impl.c \
+           ../3rdparty/harfbuzz/src/harfbuzz-open.c \
+           ../3rdparty/harfbuzz/src/harfbuzz-stream.c \
+           ../3rdparty/harfbuzz/src/harfbuzz-shaper-all.cpp \
+           text/qharfbuzz.cpp
+HEADERS += text/qharfbuzz_p.h
+
+TR_EXCLUDE += ../3rdparty/*
+
+# MIPS DSP
+MIPS_DSP_ASM += text/qstring_mips_dsp_asm.S
diff --git a/src/corelib/tools/tools.pri b/src/corelib/tools/tools.pri
index 52eddd5d6b..a2236f90f2 100644
--- a/src/corelib/tools/tools.pri
+++ b/src/corelib/tools/tools.pri
@@ -8,19 +8,10 @@ HEADERS +=  \
         tools/qarraydataops.h \
         tools/qarraydatapointer.h \
         tools/qbitarray.h \
-        tools/qbytearray.h \
-        tools/qbytearray_p.h \
-        tools/qbytearraylist.h \
-        tools/qbytearraymatcher.h \
-        tools/qbytedata_p.h \
         tools/qcache.h \
-        tools/qchar.h \
-        tools/qcollator.h \
-        tools/qcollator_p.h \
         tools/qcontainerfwd.h \
         tools/qcontainertools_impl.h \
         tools/qcryptographichash.h \
-        tools/qdoublescanprint_p.h \
         tools/qeasingcurve.h \
         tools/qfreelist_p.h \
         tools/qhash.h \
@@ -29,10 +20,6 @@ HEADERS +=  \
         tools/qline.h \
         tools/qlinkedlist.h \
         tools/qlist.h \
-        tools/qlocale.h \
-        tools/qlocale_p.h \
-        tools/qlocale_tools_p.h \
-        tools/qlocale_data_p.h \
         tools/qmakearray_p.h \
         tools/qmap.h \
         tools/qmargins.h \
@@ -43,7 +30,6 @@ HEADERS +=  \
         tools/qpoint.h \
         tools/qqueue.h \
         tools/qrect.h \
-        tools/qregexp.h \
         tools/qringbuffer_p.h \
         tools/qrefcount.h \
         tools/qscopeguard.h \
@@ -57,20 +43,8 @@ HEADERS +=  \
         tools/qsimd_p.h \
         tools/qsize.h \
         tools/qstack.h \
-        tools/qstring.h \
-        tools/qstringalgorithms.h \
-        tools/qstringalgorithms_p.h \
-        tools/qstringbuilder.h \
-        tools/qstringiterator_p.h \
-        tools/qstringlist.h \
-        tools/qstringliteral.h \
-        tools/qstringmatcher.h \
-        tools/qstringview.h \
-        tools/qtextboundaryfinder.h \
         tools/qtimeline.h \
         tools/qtools_p.h \
-        tools/qunicodetables_p.h \
-        tools/qunicodetools_p.h \
         tools/qvarlengtharray.h \
         tools/qvector.h \
         tools/qversionnumber.h
@@ -79,10 +53,6 @@ HEADERS +=  \
 SOURCES += \
         tools/qarraydata.cpp \
         tools/qbitarray.cpp \
-        tools/qbytearray.cpp \
-        tools/qbytearraylist.cpp \
-        tools/qbytearraymatcher.cpp \
-        tools/qcollator.cpp \
         tools/qcryptographichash.cpp \
         tools/qeasingcurve.cpp \
         tools/qfreelist.cpp \
@@ -90,47 +60,24 @@ SOURCES += \
         tools/qline.cpp \
         tools/qlinkedlist.cpp \
         tools/qlist.cpp \
-        tools/qlocale.cpp \
-        tools/qlocale_tools.cpp \
         tools/qpoint.cpp \
         tools/qmap.cpp \
         tools/qmargins.cpp \
         tools/qmessageauthenticationcode.cpp \
         tools/qcontiguouscache.cpp \
         tools/qrect.cpp \
-        tools/qregexp.cpp \
         tools/qrefcount.cpp \
         tools/qringbuffer.cpp \
         tools/qshareddata.cpp \
         tools/qsharedpointer.cpp \
         tools/qsimd.cpp \
         tools/qsize.cpp \
-        tools/qstring.cpp \
-        tools/qstringbuilder.cpp \
-        tools/qstringlist.cpp \
-        tools/qstringview.cpp \
-        tools/qtextboundaryfinder.cpp \
         tools/qtimeline.cpp \
-        tools/qunicodetools.cpp \
-        tools/qvsnprintf.cpp \
         tools/qversionnumber.cpp
 
-NO_PCH_SOURCES = tools/qstring_compat.cpp
 msvc: NO_PCH_SOURCES += tools/qvector_msvc.cpp
 false: SOURCES += $$NO_PCH_SOURCES # Hack for QtCreator
 
-!nacl:mac: {
-    SOURCES += tools/qlocale_mac.mm
-}
-else:unix {
-    SOURCES += tools/qlocale_unix.cpp
-}
-else:win32 {
-    SOURCES += tools/qlocale_win.cpp
-} else:integrity {
-    SOURCES += tools/qlocale_unix.cpp
-}
-
 qtConfig(system-zlib) {
     include($$PWD/../../3rdparty/zlib_dependency.pri)
 } else {
@@ -138,27 +85,6 @@ qtConfig(system-zlib) {
     include($$PWD/../../3rdparty/zlib.pri)
 }
 
-qtConfig(icu) {
-    QMAKE_USE_PRIVATE += icu
-
-    SOURCES += tools/qlocale_icu.cpp \
-               tools/qcollator_icu.cpp
-} else: win32 {
-    SOURCES += tools/qcollator_win.cpp
-} else: macx {
-    SOURCES += tools/qcollator_macx.cpp
-} else {
-    SOURCES += tools/qcollator_posix.cpp
-}
-
-qtConfig(regularexpression) {
-    QMAKE_USE_PRIVATE += pcre2
-
-    HEADERS += \
-        tools/qregularexpression.h
-    SOURCES += tools/qregularexpression.cpp
-}
-
 qtConfig(commandlineparser) {
     HEADERS += \
         tools/qcommandlineoption.h \
@@ -168,19 +94,6 @@ qtConfig(commandlineparser) {
         tools/qcommandlineparser.cpp
 }
 
-INCLUDEPATH += ../3rdparty/harfbuzz/src
-HEADERS += ../3rdparty/harfbuzz/src/harfbuzz.h
-SOURCES += ../3rdparty/harfbuzz/src/harfbuzz-buffer.c \
-           ../3rdparty/harfbuzz/src/harfbuzz-gdef.c \
-           ../3rdparty/harfbuzz/src/harfbuzz-gsub.c \
-           ../3rdparty/harfbuzz/src/harfbuzz-gpos.c \
-           ../3rdparty/harfbuzz/src/harfbuzz-impl.c \
-           ../3rdparty/harfbuzz/src/harfbuzz-open.c \
-           ../3rdparty/harfbuzz/src/harfbuzz-stream.c \
-           ../3rdparty/harfbuzz/src/harfbuzz-shaper-all.cpp \
-           tools/qharfbuzz.cpp
-HEADERS += tools/qharfbuzz_p.h
-
 INCLUDEPATH += ../3rdparty/md5 \
                ../3rdparty/md4 \
                ../3rdparty/sha3
@@ -197,5 +110,4 @@ unix:!macx-icc:!vxworks:!haiku:!integrity:!wasm: LIBS_PRIVATE += -lm
 TR_EXCLUDE += ../3rdparty/*
 
 # MIPS DSP
-MIPS_DSP_ASM += tools/qstring_mips_dsp_asm.S
 MIPS_DSP_HEADERS += ../gui/painting/qt_mips_asm_dsp_p.h
diff --git a/src/tools/bootstrap/bootstrap.pro b/src/tools/bootstrap/bootstrap.pro
index 757460393e..f4d930babb 100644
--- a/src/tools/bootstrap/bootstrap.pro
+++ b/src/tools/bootstrap/bootstrap.pro
@@ -74,32 +74,32 @@ SOURCES += \
            ../../corelib/serialization/qtextstream.cpp \
            ../../corelib/serialization/qxmlutils.cpp \
            ../../corelib/serialization/qxmlstream.cpp \
+           ../../corelib/text/qbytearray.cpp \
+           ../../corelib/text/qbytearraymatcher.cpp \
+           ../../corelib/text/qlocale.cpp \
+           ../../corelib/text/qlocale_tools.cpp \
+           ../../corelib/text/qregexp.cpp \
+           ../../corelib/text/qstring.cpp \
+           ../../corelib/text/qstringbuilder.cpp \
+           ../../corelib/text/qstring_compat.cpp \
+           ../../corelib/text/qstringlist.cpp \
+           ../../corelib/text/qstringview.cpp \
+           ../../corelib/text/qvsnprintf.cpp \
            ../../corelib/time/qdatetime.cpp \
-           ../../corelib/tools/qbitarray.cpp \
-           ../../corelib/tools/qbytearray.cpp \
            ../../corelib/tools/qarraydata.cpp \
-           ../../corelib/tools/qbytearraymatcher.cpp \
+           ../../corelib/tools/qbitarray.cpp \
            ../../corelib/tools/qcommandlineparser.cpp \
            ../../corelib/tools/qcommandlineoption.cpp \
            ../../corelib/tools/qcryptographichash.cpp \
            ../../corelib/tools/qhash.cpp \
            ../../corelib/tools/qlist.cpp \
-           ../../corelib/tools/qlocale.cpp \
-           ../../corelib/tools/qlocale_tools.cpp \
            ../../corelib/tools/qmap.cpp \
-           ../../corelib/tools/qregexp.cpp \
            ../../corelib/tools/qringbuffer.cpp \
            ../../corelib/tools/qpoint.cpp \
            ../../corelib/tools/qrect.cpp \
            ../../corelib/tools/qsize.cpp \
            ../../corelib/tools/qline.cpp \
-           ../../corelib/tools/qstring.cpp \
-           ../../corelib/tools/qstringbuilder.cpp \
-           ../../corelib/tools/qstring_compat.cpp \
-           ../../corelib/tools/qstringlist.cpp \
-           ../../corelib/tools/qstringview.cpp \
            ../../corelib/tools/qversionnumber.cpp \
-           ../../corelib/tools/qvsnprintf.cpp \
            ../../xml/dom/qdom.cpp \
            ../../xml/sax/qxml.cpp
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/corelib.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/corelib.pro
index 1d76e1549b..d696e174aa 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/corelib.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/corelib.pro
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ SUBDIRS = \
    plugin \
    serialization \
    statemachine \
+   text \
    thread \
    time \
    tools
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qbytearray/.gitattributes b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytearray/.gitattributes
index e04709aa2e..e04709aa2e 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qbytearray/.gitattributes
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytearray/.gitattributes
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qbytearray/.gitignore b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytearray/.gitignore
index 3de7c3fab5..3de7c3fab5 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qbytearray/.gitignore
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytearray/.gitignore
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qbytearray/android_testdata.qrc b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytearray/android_testdata.qrc
index 5d42f0f627..5d42f0f627 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qbytearray/android_testdata.qrc
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytearray/android_testdata.qrc
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qbytearray/qbytearray.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytearray/qbytearray.pro
index c2101b0611..c2101b0611 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qbytearray/qbytearray.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytearray/qbytearray.pro
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qbytearray/rfc3252.txt b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytearray/rfc3252.txt
index b80c61bf0a..b80c61bf0a 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qbytearray/rfc3252.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytearray/rfc3252.txt
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qbytearray/tst_qbytearray.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytearray/tst_qbytearray.cpp
index 90dfcaef25..90dfcaef25 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qbytearray/tst_qbytearray.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytearray/tst_qbytearray.cpp
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qbytearray/tst_qbytearray_mac.mm b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytearray/tst_qbytearray_mac.mm
index 98146e3525..98146e3525 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qbytearray/tst_qbytearray_mac.mm
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytearray/tst_qbytearray_mac.mm
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qbytearraylist/qbytearraylist.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytearraylist/qbytearraylist.pro
index 6c05c288cf..6c05c288cf 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qbytearraylist/qbytearraylist.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytearraylist/qbytearraylist.pro
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qbytearraylist/tst_qbytearraylist.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytearraylist/tst_qbytearraylist.cpp
index 09ce41337e..09ce41337e 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qbytearraylist/tst_qbytearraylist.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytearraylist/tst_qbytearraylist.cpp
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qbytearraymatcher/qbytearraymatcher.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytearraymatcher/qbytearraymatcher.pro
index 9d4d5964c9..9d4d5964c9 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qbytearraymatcher/qbytearraymatcher.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytearraymatcher/qbytearraymatcher.pro
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qbytearraymatcher/tst_qbytearraymatcher.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytearraymatcher/tst_qbytearraymatcher.cpp
index 647a3ae379..647a3ae379 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qbytearraymatcher/tst_qbytearraymatcher.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytearraymatcher/tst_qbytearraymatcher.cpp
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qbytedatabuffer/.gitignore b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytedatabuffer/.gitignore
index 3024a4dba2..3024a4dba2 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qbytedatabuffer/.gitignore
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytedatabuffer/.gitignore
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qbytedatabuffer/qbytedatabuffer.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytedatabuffer/qbytedatabuffer.pro
index e23018f96a..e23018f96a 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qbytedatabuffer/qbytedatabuffer.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytedatabuffer/qbytedatabuffer.pro
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qbytedatabuffer/tst_qbytedatabuffer.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytedatabuffer/tst_qbytedatabuffer.cpp
index 59f4d153e6..59f4d153e6 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qbytedatabuffer/tst_qbytedatabuffer.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qbytedatabuffer/tst_qbytedatabuffer.cpp
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qchar/.gitignore b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qchar/.gitignore
index 341b3e6c3f..341b3e6c3f 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qchar/.gitignore
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qchar/.gitignore
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qchar/data/NormalizationTest.txt b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qchar/data/NormalizationTest.txt
index 0290080998..0290080998 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qchar/data/NormalizationTest.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qchar/data/NormalizationTest.txt
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qchar/qchar.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qchar/qchar.pro
index 70c1222988..70c1222988 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qchar/qchar.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qchar/qchar.pro
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qchar/testdata.qrc b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qchar/testdata.qrc
index 7b3fb2461c..7b3fb2461c 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qchar/testdata.qrc
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qchar/testdata.qrc
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qchar/tst_qchar.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qchar/tst_qchar.cpp
index cf4f6d21e2..cf4f6d21e2 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qchar/tst_qchar.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qchar/tst_qchar.cpp
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qcollator/qcollator.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qcollator/qcollator.pro
index 2f3995a75f..2f3995a75f 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qcollator/qcollator.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qcollator/qcollator.pro
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qcollator/tst_qcollator.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qcollator/tst_qcollator.cpp
index 2ae9c6e159..2ae9c6e159 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qcollator/tst_qcollator.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qcollator/tst_qcollator.cpp
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlatin1string/.gitignore b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qlatin1string/.gitignore
index dddf56b2df..dddf56b2df 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlatin1string/.gitignore
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qlatin1string/.gitignore
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlatin1string/qlatin1string.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qlatin1string/qlatin1string.pro
index 61054b40e4..61054b40e4 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlatin1string/qlatin1string.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qlatin1string/qlatin1string.pro
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlatin1string/tst_qlatin1string.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qlatin1string/tst_qlatin1string.cpp
index cf46159251..cf46159251 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlatin1string/tst_qlatin1string.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qlatin1string/tst_qlatin1string.cpp
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlocale/.gitignore b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qlocale/.gitignore
index 21ab80a2af..21ab80a2af 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlocale/.gitignore
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qlocale/.gitignore
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlocale/qlocale.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qlocale/qlocale.pro
index 5161200260..5161200260 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlocale/qlocale.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qlocale/qlocale.pro
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlocale/syslocaleapp/syslocaleapp.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qlocale/syslocaleapp/syslocaleapp.cpp
index 1e1bcc8c5f..1e1bcc8c5f 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlocale/syslocaleapp/syslocaleapp.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qlocale/syslocaleapp/syslocaleapp.cpp
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--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlocale/syslocaleapp/syslocaleapp.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qlocale/syslocaleapp/syslocaleapp.pro
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index f7243e99a7..f7243e99a7 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlocale/test/test.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qlocale/test/test.pro
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlocale/tst_qlocale.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qlocale/tst_qlocale.cpp
index ec8f2fc047..ec8f2fc047 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qlocale/tst_qlocale.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qlocale/tst_qlocale.cpp
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qregexp/.gitignore b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qregexp/.gitignore
index e6e629ee2c..e6e629ee2c 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qregexp/.gitignore
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qregexp/.gitignore
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qregexp/qregexp.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qregexp/qregexp.pro
index 5f6ff0a71c..5f6ff0a71c 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qregexp/qregexp.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qregexp/qregexp.pro
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index a8111af6c1..a8111af6c1 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qregexp/tst_qregexp.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qregexp/tst_qregexp.cpp
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qregularexpression/.gitignore b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qregularexpression/.gitignore
index 4650b4454e..4650b4454e 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qregularexpression/.gitignore
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qregularexpression/.gitignore
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qregularexpression/qregularexpression.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qregularexpression/qregularexpression.pro
index ec8189717e..ec8189717e 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qregularexpression/qregularexpression.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qregularexpression/qregularexpression.pro
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qregularexpression/tst_qregularexpression.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qregularexpression/tst_qregularexpression.cpp
index c02756d76a..c02756d76a 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qregularexpression/tst_qregularexpression.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qregularexpression/tst_qregularexpression.cpp
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstring/.gitignore b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstring/.gitignore
index c2ea8d0336..c2ea8d0336 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstring/.gitignore
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstring/.gitignore
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index 0d59ecb5ff..0d59ecb5ff 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstring/double_data.h
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstring/double_data.h
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index ec8a9b5df5..ec8a9b5df5 100644
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+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstring/qstring.pro
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index e4aa00f500..e4aa00f500 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstring/tst_qstring.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstring/tst_qstring.cpp
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--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstring/tst_qstring_mac.mm
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstring/tst_qstring_mac.mm
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstring_no_cast_from_bytearray/qstring_no_cast_from_bytearray.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstring_no_cast_from_bytearray/qstring_no_cast_from_bytearray.pro
index 14dbe779db..14dbe779db 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstring_no_cast_from_bytearray/qstring_no_cast_from_bytearray.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstring_no_cast_from_bytearray/qstring_no_cast_from_bytearray.pro
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstring_no_cast_from_bytearray/tst_qstring_no_cast_from_bytearray.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstring_no_cast_from_bytearray/tst_qstring_no_cast_from_bytearray.cpp
index 47fbeb6069..47fbeb6069 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstring_no_cast_from_bytearray/tst_qstring_no_cast_from_bytearray.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstring_no_cast_from_bytearray/tst_qstring_no_cast_from_bytearray.cpp
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringapisymmetry/.gitignore b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringapisymmetry/.gitignore
index d28de05438..d28de05438 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringapisymmetry/.gitignore
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringapisymmetry/.gitignore
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringapisymmetry/qstringapisymmetry.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringapisymmetry/qstringapisymmetry.pro
index a4e91e38bd..a4e91e38bd 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringapisymmetry/qstringapisymmetry.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringapisymmetry/qstringapisymmetry.pro
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringapisymmetry/tst_qstringapisymmetry.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringapisymmetry/tst_qstringapisymmetry.cpp
index 24382a2b61..24382a2b61 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringapisymmetry/tst_qstringapisymmetry.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringapisymmetry/tst_qstringapisymmetry.cpp
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder.pro
index d73d541502..d73d541502 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder.pro
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder1/qstringbuilder1.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder1/qstringbuilder1.pro
index d9cdad1bf5..d9cdad1bf5 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder1/qstringbuilder1.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder1/qstringbuilder1.pro
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder1/stringbuilder.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder1/stringbuilder.cpp
index ac7f439248..ac7f439248 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder1/stringbuilder.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder1/stringbuilder.cpp
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder1/tst_qstringbuilder1.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder1/tst_qstringbuilder1.cpp
index 2d320748f2..2d320748f2 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder1/tst_qstringbuilder1.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder1/tst_qstringbuilder1.cpp
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder2/qstringbuilder2.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder2/qstringbuilder2.pro
index e134c5d934..e134c5d934 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder2/qstringbuilder2.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder2/qstringbuilder2.pro
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder2/tst_qstringbuilder2.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder2/tst_qstringbuilder2.cpp
index 669990c9bc..669990c9bc 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder2/tst_qstringbuilder2.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder2/tst_qstringbuilder2.cpp
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder3/qstringbuilder3.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder3/qstringbuilder3.pro
index 29607551c3..29607551c3 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder3/qstringbuilder3.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder3/qstringbuilder3.pro
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder3/tst_qstringbuilder3.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder3/tst_qstringbuilder3.cpp
index 397e3326bf..397e3326bf 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder3/tst_qstringbuilder3.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder3/tst_qstringbuilder3.cpp
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder4/qstringbuilder4.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder4/qstringbuilder4.pro
index e55848e4bd..e55848e4bd 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder4/qstringbuilder4.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder4/qstringbuilder4.pro
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder4/tst_qstringbuilder4.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder4/tst_qstringbuilder4.cpp
index 05ce334c82..05ce334c82 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder4/tst_qstringbuilder4.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder4/tst_qstringbuilder4.cpp
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringiterator/qstringiterator.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringiterator/qstringiterator.pro
index 3a1678b5f3..3a1678b5f3 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringiterator/qstringiterator.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringiterator/qstringiterator.pro
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringiterator/tst_qstringiterator.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringiterator/tst_qstringiterator.cpp
index 7d5504c22c..7d5504c22c 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringiterator/tst_qstringiterator.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringiterator/tst_qstringiterator.cpp
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringlist/.gitignore b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringlist/.gitignore
index 3e0cdc952f..3e0cdc952f 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringlist/.gitignore
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringlist/.gitignore
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringlist/qstringlist.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringlist/qstringlist.pro
index a87257decb..a87257decb 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringlist/qstringlist.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringlist/qstringlist.pro
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringlist/tst_qstringlist.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringlist/tst_qstringlist.cpp
index 66d4744454..66d4744454 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringlist/tst_qstringlist.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringlist/tst_qstringlist.cpp
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringmatcher/.gitignore b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringmatcher/.gitignore
index 3c7caf8490..3c7caf8490 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringmatcher/.gitignore
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringmatcher/.gitignore
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringmatcher/qstringmatcher.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringmatcher/qstringmatcher.pro
index e34928776f..e34928776f 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringmatcher/qstringmatcher.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringmatcher/qstringmatcher.pro
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringmatcher/tst_qstringmatcher.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringmatcher/tst_qstringmatcher.cpp
index 2d577bb0ab..2d577bb0ab 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringmatcher/tst_qstringmatcher.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringmatcher/tst_qstringmatcher.cpp
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringref/qstringref.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringref/qstringref.pro
index 04f3ba6a92..04f3ba6a92 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringref/qstringref.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringref/qstringref.pro
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringref/tst_qstringref.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringref/tst_qstringref.cpp
index 6f01947131..6f01947131 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringref/tst_qstringref.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringref/tst_qstringref.cpp
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringview/.gitignore b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringview/.gitignore
index 5f757d448a..5f757d448a 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringview/.gitignore
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringview/.gitignore
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringview/qstringview.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringview/qstringview.pro
index e0e9973c91..e0e9973c91 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringview/qstringview.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringview/qstringview.pro
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringview/tst_qstringview.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringview/tst_qstringview.cpp
index 794f39708a..794f39708a 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qstringview/tst_qstringview.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qstringview/tst_qstringview.cpp
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qtextboundaryfinder/.gitignore b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qtextboundaryfinder/.gitignore
index bd0df58233..bd0df58233 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qtextboundaryfinder/.gitignore
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qtextboundaryfinder/.gitignore
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qtextboundaryfinder/data/GraphemeBreakTest.txt b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qtextboundaryfinder/data/GraphemeBreakTest.txt
index d7d8f90de0..d7d8f90de0 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qtextboundaryfinder/data/GraphemeBreakTest.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qtextboundaryfinder/data/GraphemeBreakTest.txt
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qtextboundaryfinder/data/LineBreakTest.txt b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qtextboundaryfinder/data/LineBreakTest.txt
index 6715446aba..6715446aba 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qtextboundaryfinder/data/LineBreakTest.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qtextboundaryfinder/data/LineBreakTest.txt
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qtextboundaryfinder/data/SentenceBreakTest.txt b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qtextboundaryfinder/data/SentenceBreakTest.txt
index 2985b84cf8..2985b84cf8 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qtextboundaryfinder/data/SentenceBreakTest.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qtextboundaryfinder/data/SentenceBreakTest.txt
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qtextboundaryfinder/data/WordBreakTest.txt b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qtextboundaryfinder/data/WordBreakTest.txt
index 63761026ce..63761026ce 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qtextboundaryfinder/data/WordBreakTest.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qtextboundaryfinder/data/WordBreakTest.txt
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qtextboundaryfinder/qtextboundaryfinder.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qtextboundaryfinder/qtextboundaryfinder.pro
index 3c9f03842d..3c9f03842d 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qtextboundaryfinder/qtextboundaryfinder.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qtextboundaryfinder/qtextboundaryfinder.pro
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qtextboundaryfinder/testdata.qrc b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qtextboundaryfinder/testdata.qrc
index 0cc4ccaa57..0cc4ccaa57 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qtextboundaryfinder/testdata.qrc
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qtextboundaryfinder/testdata.qrc
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qtextboundaryfinder/tst_qtextboundaryfinder.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qtextboundaryfinder/tst_qtextboundaryfinder.cpp
index a46011ff6c..a46011ff6c 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/qtextboundaryfinder/tst_qtextboundaryfinder.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/qtextboundaryfinder/tst_qtextboundaryfinder.cpp
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/text/text.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/text/text.pro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09d58bd74c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/text/text.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+TEMPLATE = subdirs
+
+SUBDIRS = \
+    qbytearray \
+    qbytearraylist \
+    qbytearraymatcher \
+    qbytedatabuffer \
+    qchar \
+    qcollator \
+    qlatin1string \
+    qlocale \
+    qregexp \
+    qregularexpression \
+    qstring \
+    qstring_no_cast_from_bytearray \
+    qstringapisymmetry \
+    qstringbuilder \
+    qstringiterator \
+    qstringlist \
+    qstringmatcher \
+    qstringref \
+    qstringview \
+    qtextboundaryfinder
diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/tools.pro b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/tools.pro
index 243e7e96f5..49b2a1f075 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/tools/tools.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/tools/tools.pro
@@ -6,13 +6,7 @@ SUBDIRS=\
     qarraydata \
     qarraydata_strictiterators \
     qbitarray \
-    qbytearray \
-    qbytearraylist \
-    qbytearraymatcher \
-    qbytedatabuffer \
     qcache \
-    qchar \
-    qcollator \
     qcommandlineparser \
     qcontiguouscache \
     qcryptographichash \
@@ -22,12 +16,10 @@ SUBDIRS=\
     qhash \
     qhash_strictiterators \
     qhashfunctions \
-    qlatin1string \
     qline \
     qlinkedlist \
     qlist \
     qlist_strictiterators \
-    qlocale \
     qmakearray \
     qmap \
     qmap_strictiterators \
@@ -39,8 +31,6 @@ SUBDIRS=\
     qpointf \
     qqueue \
     qrect \
-    qregexp \
-    qregularexpression \
     qringbuffer \
     qscopedpointer \
     qscopedvaluerollback \
@@ -50,16 +40,6 @@ SUBDIRS=\
     qsize \
     qsizef \
     qstl \
-    qstring \
-    qstring_no_cast_from_bytearray \
-    qstringapisymmetry \
-    qstringbuilder \
-    qstringiterator \
-    qstringlist \
-    qstringmatcher \
-    qstringref \
-    qstringview \
-    qtextboundaryfinder \
     qtimeline \
     qvarlengtharray \
     qvector \
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/corelib.pro b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/corelib.pro
index 99af4c138f..010abd7751 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/corelib.pro
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/corelib.pro
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ SUBDIRS = \
         json \
         mimetypes \
         kernel \
+        text \
         thread \
         time \
         tools \
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qbytearray/main.cpp b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qbytearray/main.cpp
index e421e7436b..e421e7436b 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qbytearray/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qbytearray/main.cpp
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qbytearray/qbytearray.pro b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qbytearray/qbytearray.pro
index cf28b0247f..cf28b0247f 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qbytearray/qbytearray.pro
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qbytearray/qbytearray.pro
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qchar/main.cpp b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qchar/main.cpp
index 4dcf86786d..4dcf86786d 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qchar/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qchar/main.cpp
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qchar/qchar.pro b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qchar/qchar.pro
index 80a9861f48..80a9861f48 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qchar/qchar.pro
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qchar/qchar.pro
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qlocale/main.cpp b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qlocale/main.cpp
index 38d94af143..38d94af143 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qlocale/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qlocale/main.cpp
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qlocale/qlocale.pro b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qlocale/qlocale.pro
index e56bbe0341..e56bbe0341 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qlocale/qlocale.pro
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qlocale/qlocale.pro
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qregexp/main.cpp b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qregexp/main.cpp
index 798b23f2b0..798b23f2b0 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qregexp/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qregexp/main.cpp
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qregexp/qregexp.pro b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qregexp/qregexp.pro
index f64ae781a2..f64ae781a2 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qregexp/qregexp.pro
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qregexp/qregexp.pro
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qregexp/qregexp.qrc b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qregexp/qregexp.qrc
index a7fe13c035..a7fe13c035 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qregexp/qregexp.qrc
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qregexp/qregexp.qrc
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qstring/main.cpp b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qstring/main.cpp
index 826a843c10..826a843c10 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qstring/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qstring/main.cpp
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qstring/qstring.pro b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qstring/qstring.pro
index 9f5e34b915..9f5e34b915 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qstring/qstring.pro
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qstring/qstring.pro
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder/main.cpp b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qstringbuilder/main.cpp
index 0de6d33846..0de6d33846 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qstringbuilder/main.cpp
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder.pro b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder.pro
index fa4cbe3c13..fa4cbe3c13 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder.pro
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder.pro
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qstringlist/.gitignore b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qstringlist/.gitignore
index 3e0cdc952f..3e0cdc952f 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qstringlist/.gitignore
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qstringlist/.gitignore
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qstringlist/main.cpp b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qstringlist/main.cpp
index ae355a8b89..ae355a8b89 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qstringlist/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qstringlist/main.cpp
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qstringlist/qstringlist.pro b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qstringlist/qstringlist.pro
index 5803e7da0e..5803e7da0e 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qstringlist/qstringlist.pro
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/qstringlist/qstringlist.pro
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/text.pro b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/text.pro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8c15d0b0c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/text/text.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+TEMPLATE = subdirs
+SUBDIRS = \
+        qbytearray \
+        qchar \
+        qlocale \
+        qregexp \
+        qstringbuilder \
+        qstringlist
+
+*g++*: SUBDIRS += qstring
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qhash/paths_small_data.txt b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qhash/paths_small_data.txt
index d5acd28820..662285296f 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qhash/paths_small_data.txt
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/qhash/paths_small_data.txt
@@ -47,13 +47,38 @@
 ./codecs/.obj/debug-shared
 ./.pch
 ./.pch/debug-shared
+./text
+./text/text.pro
+./text/qregexp
+./text/qregexp/qregexp.qrc
+./text/qregexp/main.cpp
+./text/qregexp/Makefile
+./text/qregexp/qregexp.pro
+./text/qstringbuilder
+./text/qstringbuilder/main.cpp
+./text/qstringbuilder/Makefile
+./text/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder.pro
+./text/qstring
+./text/qstring/generatelist.pl
+./text/qstring/data.h
+./text/qstring/qstring.pro
+./text/qstring/main.cpp
+./text/qstring/data.cpp
+./text/qstring/Makefile
+./text/qstring/utf-8.txt
+./text/qstringlist
+./text/qstringlist/qstringlist.pro
+./text/qstringlist/main.cpp
+./text/qstringlist/.gitignore
+./text/qstringlist/Makefile
+./text/qbytearray
+./text/qbytearray/qbytearray.pro
+./text/qbytearray/main.cpp
+./text/qbytearray/Makefile
+./text/.pch
+./text/.pch/debug-shared
 ./tools
 ./tools/tools.pro
-./tools/qregexp
-./tools/qregexp/qregexp.qrc
-./tools/qregexp/main.cpp
-./tools/qregexp/Makefile
-./tools/qregexp/qregexp.pro
 ./tools/qvector
 ./tools/qvector/tst_vector
 ./tools/qvector/.pch
@@ -72,31 +97,10 @@
 ./tools/qvector/qvector.pro
 ./tools/.pch
 ./tools/.pch/debug-shared
-./tools/qstringbuilder
-./tools/qstringbuilder/main.cpp
-./tools/qstringbuilder/Makefile
-./tools/qstringbuilder/qstringbuilder.pro
 ./tools/containers-sequential
 ./tools/containers-sequential/containers-sequential.pro
 ./tools/containers-sequential/main.cpp
 ./tools/containers-sequential/Makefile
-./tools/qstring
-./tools/qstring/generatelist.pl
-./tools/qstring/data.h
-./tools/qstring/qstring.pro
-./tools/qstring/main.cpp
-./tools/qstring/data.cpp
-./tools/qstring/Makefile
-./tools/qstring/utf-8.txt
-./tools/qstringlist
-./tools/qstringlist/qstringlist.pro
-./tools/qstringlist/main.cpp
-./tools/qstringlist/.gitignore
-./tools/qstringlist/Makefile
-./tools/qbytearray
-./tools/qbytearray/qbytearray.pro
-./tools/qbytearray/main.cpp
-./tools/qbytearray/Makefile
 ./tools/containers-associative
 ./tools/containers-associative/containers-associative.pro
 ./tools/containers-associative/main.cpp
diff --git a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/tools.pro b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/tools.pro
index 33cbe00438..b4ee0520a6 100644
--- a/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/tools.pro
+++ b/tests/benchmarks/corelib/tools/tools.pro
@@ -2,19 +2,12 @@ TEMPLATE = subdirs
 SUBDIRS = \
         containers-associative \
         containers-sequential \
-        qbytearray \
         qcontiguouscache \
         qcryptographichash \
         qlist \
-        qlocale \
         qmap \
         qrect \
         qringbuffer \
         qstack \
-        qstring \
-        qstringbuilder \
-        qstringlist \
         qvector \
         qalgorithms
-
-!*g++*: SUBDIRS -= qstring
diff --git a/util/locale_database/cldr2qlocalexml.py b/util/locale_database/cldr2qlocalexml.py
index 5560d8b43f..1982e3ba27 100755
--- a/util/locale_database/cldr2qlocalexml.py
+++ b/util/locale_database/cldr2qlocalexml.py
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ command-line argument.  Save its standard output (but not error) to a
 file for later processing by ``./qlocalexml2cpp.py``
 
 When you update the CLDR data, be sure to also update
-src/corelib/tools/qt_attribution.json's entry for unicode-cldr.  Check
+src/corelib/text/qt_attribution.json's entry for unicode-cldr.  Check
 this script's output for unknown language, country or script messages;
 if any can be resolved, use their entry in common/main/en.xml to
 append new entries to enumdata.py's lists and update documentation in
-src/corelib/tools/qlocale.qdoc, adding the new entries in alphabetic
+src/corelib/text/qlocale.qdoc, adding the new entries in alphabetic
 order.
 
 While updating the locale data, check also for updates to MS-Win's
diff --git a/util/locale_database/qlocalexml2cpp.py b/util/locale_database/qlocalexml2cpp.py
index 2dad2dd57a..ea89288b4f 100755
--- a/util/locale_database/qlocalexml2cpp.py
+++ b/util/locale_database/qlocalexml2cpp.py
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ def main():
 
     (data_temp_file, data_temp_file_path) = tempfile.mkstemp("qlocale_data_p", dir=qtsrcdir)
     data_temp_file = os.fdopen(data_temp_file, "w")
-    qlocaledata_file = open(qtsrcdir + "/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_data_p.h", "r")
+    qlocaledata_file = open(qtsrcdir + "/src/corelib/text/qlocale_data_p.h", "r")
     s = qlocaledata_file.readline()
     while s and s != GENERATED_BLOCK_START:
         data_temp_file.write(s)
@@ -735,14 +735,14 @@ def main():
     data_temp_file.close()
     qlocaledata_file.close()
 
-    os.remove(qtsrcdir + "/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_data_p.h")
-    os.rename(data_temp_file_path, qtsrcdir + "/src/corelib/tools/qlocale_data_p.h")
+    os.remove(qtsrcdir + "/src/corelib/text/qlocale_data_p.h")
+    os.rename(data_temp_file_path, qtsrcdir + "/src/corelib/text/qlocale_data_p.h")
 
     # qlocale.h
 
     (qlocaleh_temp_file, qlocaleh_temp_file_path) = tempfile.mkstemp("qlocale.h", dir=qtsrcdir)
     qlocaleh_temp_file = os.fdopen(qlocaleh_temp_file, "w")
-    qlocaleh_file = open(qtsrcdir + "/src/corelib/tools/qlocale.h", "r")
+    qlocaleh_file = open(qtsrcdir + "/src/corelib/text/qlocale.h", "r")
     s = qlocaleh_file.readline()
     while s and s != GENERATED_BLOCK_START:
         qlocaleh_temp_file.write(s)
@@ -808,14 +808,14 @@ def main():
     qlocaleh_temp_file.close()
     qlocaleh_file.close()
 
-    os.remove(qtsrcdir + "/src/corelib/tools/qlocale.h")
-    os.rename(qlocaleh_temp_file_path, qtsrcdir + "/src/corelib/tools/qlocale.h")
+    os.remove(qtsrcdir + "/src/corelib/text/qlocale.h")
+    os.rename(qlocaleh_temp_file_path, qtsrcdir + "/src/corelib/text/qlocale.h")
 
     # qlocale.qdoc
 
     (qlocaleqdoc_temp_file, qlocaleqdoc_temp_file_path) = tempfile.mkstemp("qlocale.qdoc", dir=qtsrcdir)
     qlocaleqdoc_temp_file = os.fdopen(qlocaleqdoc_temp_file, "w")
-    qlocaleqdoc_file = open(qtsrcdir + "/src/corelib/tools/qlocale.qdoc", "r")
+    qlocaleqdoc_file = open(qtsrcdir + "/src/corelib/text/qlocale.qdoc", "r")
     s = qlocaleqdoc_file.readline()
     DOCSTRING = "    QLocale's data is based on Common Locale Data Repository "
     while s:
@@ -827,8 +827,8 @@ def main():
     qlocaleqdoc_temp_file.close()
     qlocaleqdoc_file.close()
 
-    os.remove(qtsrcdir + "/src/corelib/tools/qlocale.qdoc")
-    os.rename(qlocaleqdoc_temp_file_path, qtsrcdir + "/src/corelib/tools/qlocale.qdoc")
+    os.remove(qtsrcdir + "/src/corelib/text/qlocale.qdoc")
+    os.rename(qlocaleqdoc_temp_file_path, qtsrcdir + "/src/corelib/text/qlocale.qdoc")
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
diff --git a/util/unicode/README b/util/unicode/README
index e52f26175a..87f055d42d 100644
--- a/util/unicode/README
+++ b/util/unicode/README
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ To update:
   need to be expanded, for example. In some cases QChar may need
   additions to some of its enums.
 * Build with the modified code, fix any compilation issues.
-* That may have updated qtbase/src/corelib/tools/qunicodetables.cpp;
+* That may have updated qtbase/src/corelib/text/qunicodetables.cpp;
   if so the update matters; be sure to commit the changes to data/ at
   the same time and update tools/qt_attribution.json to match; use the
   UCD Revision number, rather than the Unicode standard number, as the
diff --git a/util/unicode/main.cpp b/util/unicode/main.cpp
index ec84667ee5..84231c6277 100644
--- a/util/unicode/main.cpp
+++ b/util/unicode/main.cpp
@@ -3096,7 +3096,7 @@ int main(int, char **)
         "// We mean it.\n"
         "//\n\n";
 
-    QFile f("../../src/corelib/tools/qunicodetables.cpp");
+    QFile f("../../src/corelib/text/qunicodetables.cpp");
     f.open(QFile::WriteOnly|QFile::Truncate);
     f.write(header);
     f.write(note);
@@ -3116,7 +3116,7 @@ int main(int, char **)
     f.write("QT_END_NAMESPACE\n");
     f.close();
 
-    f.setFileName("../../src/corelib/tools/qunicodetables_p.h");
+    f.setFileName("../../src/corelib/text/qunicodetables_p.h");
     f.open(QFile::WriteOnly | QFile::Truncate);
     f.write(header);
     f.write(note);