diff --git a/include/SFML/Graphics/Image.hpp b/include/SFML/Graphics/Image.hpp
index 3963585fe..6c94eef04 100644
--- a/include/SFML/Graphics/Image.hpp
+++ b/include/SFML/Graphics/Image.hpp
@@ -217,10 +217,7 @@ public:
     /// \return True if the operation was successful, false otherwise
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] bool copy(const Image&    source,
-                            const Vector2u& dest,
-                            const IntRect&  sourceRect = IntRect({0, 0}, {0, 0}),
-                            bool            applyAlpha = false);
+    [[nodiscard]] bool copy(const Image& source, const Vector2u& dest, const IntRect& sourceRect = {}, bool applyAlpha = false);
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Change the color of a pixel
diff --git a/include/SFML/Graphics/RectangleShape.hpp b/include/SFML/Graphics/RectangleShape.hpp
index 700d4ce03..99a7a5020 100644
--- a/include/SFML/Graphics/RectangleShape.hpp
+++ b/include/SFML/Graphics/RectangleShape.hpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public:
     /// \param size Size of the rectangle
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    explicit RectangleShape(const Vector2f& size = Vector2f(0, 0));
+    explicit RectangleShape(const Vector2f& size = {});
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Set the size of the rectangle
diff --git a/include/SFML/Graphics/Texture.hpp b/include/SFML/Graphics/Texture.hpp
index 6ecd36cd5..8e75dc4b0 100644
--- a/include/SFML/Graphics/Texture.hpp
+++ b/include/SFML/Graphics/Texture.hpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public:
     /// \see loadFromMemory, loadFromStream, loadFromImage
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] bool loadFromFile(const std::filesystem::path& filename, const IntRect& area = IntRect());
+    [[nodiscard]] bool loadFromFile(const std::filesystem::path& filename, const IntRect& area = {});
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Load the texture from a file in memory
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public:
     /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromStream, loadFromImage
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] bool loadFromMemory(const void* data, std::size_t size, const IntRect& area = IntRect());
+    [[nodiscard]] bool loadFromMemory(const void* data, std::size_t size, const IntRect& area = {});
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Load the texture from a custom stream
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ public:
     /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromMemory, loadFromImage
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] bool loadFromStream(InputStream& stream, const IntRect& area = IntRect());
+    [[nodiscard]] bool loadFromStream(InputStream& stream, const IntRect& area = {});
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Load the texture from an image
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ public:
     /// \see loadFromFile, loadFromMemory
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] bool loadFromImage(const Image& image, const IntRect& area = IntRect());
+    [[nodiscard]] bool loadFromImage(const Image& image, const IntRect& area = {});
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Return the size of the texture
diff --git a/include/SFML/System/String.hpp b/include/SFML/System/String.hpp
index 27480db29..383e0120d 100644
--- a/include/SFML/System/String.hpp
+++ b/include/SFML/System/String.hpp
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public:
     /// \param locale   Locale to use for conversion
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    String(char ansiChar, const std::locale& locale = std::locale());
+    String(char ansiChar, const std::locale& locale = {});
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Construct from single wide character
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public:
     /// \param locale     Locale to use for conversion
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    String(const char* ansiString, const std::locale& locale = std::locale());
+    String(const char* ansiString, const std::locale& locale = {});
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Construct from an ANSI string and a locale
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public:
     /// \param locale     Locale to use for conversion
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    String(const std::string& ansiString, const std::locale& locale = std::locale());
+    String(const std::string& ansiString, const std::locale& locale = {});
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Construct from null-terminated C-style wide string
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ public:
     /// \see toWideString, operator std::string
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    [[nodiscard]] std::string toAnsiString(const std::locale& locale = std::locale()) const;
+    [[nodiscard]] std::string toAnsiString(const std::locale& locale = {}) const;
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Convert the Unicode string to a wide string
diff --git a/include/SFML/System/Utf.hpp b/include/SFML/System/Utf.hpp
index 8773af89d..f4a9931ae 100644
--- a/include/SFML/System/Utf.hpp
+++ b/include/SFML/System/Utf.hpp
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public:
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     template <typename In, typename Out>
-    static Out fromAnsi(In begin, In end, Out output, const std::locale& locale = std::locale());
+    static Out fromAnsi(In begin, In end, Out output, const std::locale& locale = {});
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Convert a wide characters range to UTF-8
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ public:
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     template <typename In, typename Out>
-    static Out toAnsi(In begin, In end, Out output, char replacement = 0, const std::locale& locale = std::locale());
+    static Out toAnsi(In begin, In end, Out output, char replacement = 0, const std::locale& locale = {});
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Convert an UTF-8 characters range to wide characters
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ public:
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     template <typename In, typename Out>
-    static Out fromAnsi(In begin, In end, Out output, const std::locale& locale = std::locale());
+    static Out fromAnsi(In begin, In end, Out output, const std::locale& locale = {});
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Convert a wide characters range to UTF-16
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ public:
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     template <typename In, typename Out>
-    static Out toAnsi(In begin, In end, Out output, char replacement = 0, const std::locale& locale = std::locale());
+    static Out toAnsi(In begin, In end, Out output, char replacement = 0, const std::locale& locale = {});
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Convert an UTF-16 characters range to wide characters
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ public:
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     template <typename In, typename Out>
-    static Out fromAnsi(In begin, In end, Out output, const std::locale& locale = std::locale());
+    static Out fromAnsi(In begin, In end, Out output, const std::locale& locale = {});
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Convert a wide characters range to UTF-32
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ public:
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     template <typename In, typename Out>
-    static Out toAnsi(In begin, In end, Out output, char replacement = 0, const std::locale& locale = std::locale());
+    static Out toAnsi(In begin, In end, Out output, char replacement = 0, const std::locale& locale = {});
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Convert an UTF-32 characters range to wide characters
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ public:
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     template <typename In>
-    static std::uint32_t decodeAnsi(In input, const std::locale& locale = std::locale());
+    static std::uint32_t decodeAnsi(In input, const std::locale& locale = {});
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Decode a single wide character to UTF-32
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ public:
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     template <typename Out>
-    static Out encodeAnsi(std::uint32_t codepoint, Out output, char replacement = 0, const std::locale& locale = std::locale());
+    static Out encodeAnsi(std::uint32_t codepoint, Out output, char replacement = 0, const std::locale& locale = {});
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// \brief Encode a single UTF-32 character to wide