diff --git a/src/Utils/Arrays.php b/src/Utils/Arrays.php
index 81d030936..625bec65e 100644
--- a/src/Utils/Arrays.php
+++ b/src/Utils/Arrays.php
@@ -190,8 +190,9 @@ public static function renameKey(array &$array, string|int $oldKey, string|int $
 	 * @param  string[]  $array
 	 * @return string[]
 	 */
-	public static function grep(array $array, string $pattern, int $flags = 0): array
+	public static function grep(array $array, string $pattern, bool|int $invert = false): array
 	{
+		$flags = $invert ? PREG_GREP_INVERT : 0;
 		return Strings::pcre('preg_grep', [$pattern, $array, $flags]);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/Utils/Image.php b/src/Utils/Image.php
index 8d4238e8c..f8455322f 100644
--- a/src/Utils/Image.php
+++ b/src/Utils/Image.php
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class Image
 {
 	use Nette\SmartObject;
 
-	/** {@link resize()} only shrinks images */
+	/** @deprecated */
 	public const SHRINK_ONLY = 0b0001;
 
 	/** {@link resize()} will ignore aspect ratio */
@@ -303,14 +303,19 @@ public function getImageResource(): \GdImage
 
 	/**
 	 * Scales an image. Width and height accept pixels or percent.
+	 * @param  self::FIT|self::FILL|self::STRETCH|self::EXACT  $mode
 	 */
-	public function resize(int|string|null $width, int|string|null $height, int $flags = self::FIT): static
-	{
-		if ($flags & self::EXACT) {
+	public function resize(
+		int|string|null $width,
+		int|string|null $height,
+		int $mode = self::FIT,
+		bool $shrinkOnly = false,
+	): static {
+		if ($mode & self::EXACT) {
 			return $this->resize($width, $height, self::FILL)->crop('50%', '50%', $width, $height);
 		}
 
-		[$newWidth, $newHeight] = static::calculateSize($this->getWidth(), $this->getHeight(), $width, $height, $flags);
+		[$newWidth, $newHeight] = static::calculateSize($this->getWidth(), $this->getHeight(), $width, $height, $mode, $shrinkOnly);
 
 		if ($newWidth !== $this->getWidth() || $newHeight !== $this->getHeight()) { // resize
 			$newImage = static::fromBlank($newWidth, $newHeight, self::rgb(0, 0, 0, 127))->getImageResource();
@@ -338,13 +343,15 @@ public function resize(int|string|null $width, int|string|null $height, int $fla
 
 	/**
 	 * Calculates dimensions of resized image. Width and height accept pixels or percent.
+	 * @param  self::FIT|self::FILL|self::STRETCH  $mode
 	 */
 	public static function calculateSize(
 		int $srcWidth,
 		int $srcHeight,
 		$newWidth,
 		$newHeight,
-		int $flags = self::FIT,
+		int $mode = self::FIT,
+		bool $shrinkOnly = false,
 	): array {
 		if ($newWidth === null) {
 		} elseif (self::isPercent($newWidth)) {
@@ -357,17 +364,17 @@ public static function calculateSize(
 		if ($newHeight === null) {
 		} elseif (self::isPercent($newHeight)) {
 			$newHeight = (int) round($srcHeight / 100 * abs($newHeight));
-			$flags |= empty($percents) ? 0 : self::STRETCH;
+			$mode |= empty($percents) ? 0 : self::STRETCH;
 		} else {
 			$newHeight = abs($newHeight);
 		}
 
-		if ($flags & self::STRETCH) { // non-proportional
+		if ($mode & self::STRETCH) { // non-proportional
 			if (!$newWidth || !$newHeight) {
 				throw new Nette\InvalidArgumentException('For stretching must be both width and height specified.');
 			}
 
-			if ($flags & self::SHRINK_ONLY) {
+			if ($mode & self::SHRINK_ONLY || $shrinkOnly) {
 				$newWidth = (int) round($srcWidth * min(1, $newWidth / $srcWidth));
 				$newHeight = (int) round($srcHeight * min(1, $newHeight / $srcHeight));
 			}
@@ -386,11 +393,11 @@ public static function calculateSize(
 				$scale[] = $newHeight / $srcHeight;
 			}
 
-			if ($flags & self::FILL) {
+			if ($mode & self::FILL) {
 				$scale = [max($scale)];
 			}
 
-			if ($flags & self::SHRINK_ONLY) {
+			if ($mode & self::SHRINK_ONLY || $shrinkOnly) {
 				$scale[] = 1;
 			}
 
diff --git a/src/Utils/Json.php b/src/Utils/Json.php
index 9f06a7f05..8204b3175 100644
--- a/src/Utils/Json.php
+++ b/src/Utils/Json.php
@@ -19,23 +19,33 @@ final class Json
 {
 	use Nette\StaticClass;
 
+	/** @deprecated */
 	public const FORCE_ARRAY = 0b0001;
 
+	/** @deprecated */
 	public const PRETTY = 0b0010;
 
+	/** @deprecated */
 	public const ESCAPE_UNICODE = 0b0100;
 
 
 	/**
-	 * Converts value to JSON format. The flag can be Json::PRETTY, which formats JSON for easier reading and clarity,
-	 * and Json::ESCAPE_UNICODE for ASCII output.
+	 * Converts value to JSON format. Parameter $flags is deprecated. Use $pretty for easier reading and clarity,
+	 * and $escapeUnicode for ASCII output.
 	 * @throws JsonException
 	 */
-	public static function encode(mixed $value, int $flags = 0): string
-	{
-		$flags = ($flags & self::ESCAPE_UNICODE ? 0 : JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE)
+	public static function encode(
+		mixed $value,
+		bool|int $pretty = false,
+		bool $escapeUnicode = false,
+	): string {
+		if (is_int($pretty)) { // back compatibility
+			$escapeUnicode = $pretty & self::ESCAPE_UNICODE;
+			$pretty &= self::PRETTY;
+		}
+		$flags = ($escapeUnicode ? 0 : JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE)
 			| JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES
-			| ($flags & self::PRETTY ? JSON_PRETTY_PRINT : 0)
+			| ($pretty ? JSON_PRETTY_PRINT : 0)
 			| (defined('JSON_PRESERVE_ZERO_FRACTION') ? JSON_PRESERVE_ZERO_FRACTION : 0); // since PHP 5.6.6 & PECL JSON-C 1.3.7
 
 		$json = json_encode($value, $flags);
@@ -47,13 +57,12 @@ public static function encode(mixed $value, int $flags = 0): string
 
 
 	/**
-	 * Parses JSON to PHP value. The flag can be Json::FORCE_ARRAY, which forces an array instead of an object as the return value.
+	 * Parses JSON to PHP value. Parameter $forceArray forces an array instead of an object as the return value.
 	 * @throws JsonException
 	 */
-	public static function decode(string $json, int $flags = 0): mixed
+	public static function decode(string $json, bool|int $forceArray = false): mixed
 	{
-		$forceArray = (bool) ($flags & self::FORCE_ARRAY);
-		$value = json_decode($json, $forceArray, 512, JSON_BIGINT_AS_STRING);
+		$value = json_decode($json, (bool) $forceArray, 512, JSON_BIGINT_AS_STRING);
 		if ($error = json_last_error()) {
 			throw new JsonException(json_last_error_msg(), $error);
 		}
diff --git a/src/Utils/Strings.php b/src/Utils/Strings.php
index e3832ea48..44020c4a0 100644
--- a/src/Utils/Strings.php
+++ b/src/Utils/Strings.php
@@ -468,20 +468,33 @@ private static function pos(string $haystack, string $needle, int $nth = 1): ?in
 
 	/**
 	 * Splits a string into array by the regular expression. Parenthesized expression in the delimiter are captured.
-	 * Parameter $flags can be any combination of PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY and PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE flags.
 	 */
-	public static function split(string $subject, string $pattern, int $flags = 0): array
-	{
+	public static function split(
+		string $subject,
+		string $pattern,
+		bool|int $captureOffset = false,
+		bool $skipEmpty = false,
+	): array {
+		$flags = is_int($captureOffset) // back compatibility
+			? $captureOffset
+			: ($captureOffset ? PREG_SPLIT_OFFSET_CAPTURE : 0) | ($skipEmpty ? PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY : 0);
 		return self::pcre('preg_split', [$pattern, $subject, -1, $flags | PREG_SPLIT_DELIM_CAPTURE]);
 	}
 
 
 	/**
 	 * Checks if given string matches a regular expression pattern and returns an array with first found match and each subpattern.
-	 * Parameter $flags can be any combination of PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE and PREG_UNMATCHED_AS_NULL flags.
 	 */
-	public static function match(string $subject, string $pattern, int $flags = 0, int $offset = 0): ?array
-	{
+	public static function match(
+		string $subject,
+		string $pattern,
+		bool|int $captureOffset = false,
+		int $offset = 0,
+		bool $unmatchedAsNull = false,
+	): ?array {
+		$flags = is_int($captureOffset) // back compatibility
+			? $captureOffset
+			: ($captureOffset ? PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE : 0) | ($unmatchedAsNull ? PREG_UNMATCHED_AS_NULL : 0);
 		if ($offset > strlen($subject)) {
 			return null;
 		}
@@ -492,11 +505,20 @@ public static function match(string $subject, string $pattern, int $flags = 0, i
 
 
 	/**
-	 * Finds all occurrences matching regular expression pattern and returns a two-dimensional array. Result is array of matches (ie uses by default PREG_SET_ORDER).
-	 * Parameter $flags can be any combination of PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE, PREG_UNMATCHED_AS_NULL and PREG_PATTERN_ORDER flags.
+	 * Finds all occurrences matching regular expression pattern and returns a two-dimensional array.
+	 * Result is array of matches (ie uses by default PREG_SET_ORDER).
 	 */
-	public static function matchAll(string $subject, string $pattern, int $flags = 0, int $offset = 0): array
-	{
+	public static function matchAll(
+		string $subject,
+		string $pattern,
+		bool|int $captureOffset = false,
+		int $offset = 0,
+		bool $unmatchedAsNull = false,
+		bool $patternOrder = false,
+	): array {
+		$flags = is_int($captureOffset) // back compatibility
+			? $captureOffset
+			: ($captureOffset ? PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE : 0) | ($unmatchedAsNull ? PREG_UNMATCHED_AS_NULL : 0) | ($patternOrder ? PREG_PATTERN_ORDER : 0);
 		if ($offset > strlen($subject)) {
 			return [];
 		}
diff --git a/tests/Utils/Arrays.grep().phpt b/tests/Utils/Arrays.grep().phpt
index f356405d3..f8613b8ae 100644
--- a/tests/Utils/Arrays.grep().phpt
+++ b/tests/Utils/Arrays.grep().phpt
@@ -21,3 +21,8 @@ Assert::same([
 	0 => 'a',
 	2 => 'c',
 ], Arrays::grep(['a', '1', 'c'], '#\d#', PREG_GREP_INVERT));
+
+Assert::same([
+	0 => 'a',
+	2 => 'c',
+], Arrays::grep(['a', '1', 'c'], '#\d#', invert: true));
diff --git a/tests/Utils/Image.resize.phpt b/tests/Utils/Image.resize.phpt
index ef8a79887..7b3663cce 100644
--- a/tests/Utils/Image.resize.phpt
+++ b/tests/Utils/Image.resize.phpt
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ test('resizing Y shrink', function () use ($main) {
 });
 
 
+test('resizing Y shrink', function () use ($main) {
+	$image = clone $main;
+	$image->resize(null, 150, shrinkOnly: true);
+	Assert::same(176, $image->width);
+	Assert::same(104, $image->height);
+});
+
+
 test('resizing X Y shrink', function () use ($main) {
 	$image = clone $main;
 	$image->resize(300, 150, Image::SHRINK_ONLY);
@@ -60,6 +68,14 @@ test('resizing X Y shrink', function () use ($main) {
 });
 
 
+test('resizing X Y shrink', function () use ($main) {
+	$image = clone $main;
+	$image->resize(300, 150, shrinkOnly: true);
+	Assert::same(176, $image->width);
+	Assert::same(104, $image->height);
+});
+
+
 test('resizing X Y', function () use ($main) {
 	$image = clone $main;
 	$image->resize(300, 150);
@@ -84,6 +100,14 @@ test('resizing X Y shrink stretch', function () use ($main) {
 });
 
 
+test('resizing X Y shrink stretch', function () use ($main) {
+	$image = clone $main;
+	$image->resize(300, 100, Image::STRETCH, shrinkOnly: true);
+	Assert::same(176, $image->width);
+	Assert::same(100, $image->height);
+});
+
+
 test('resizing X%', function () use ($main) {
 	$image = clone $main;
 	$image->resize('110%', null);
@@ -116,6 +140,14 @@ test('flipping Y shrink', function () use ($main) {
 });
 
 
+test('flipping Y shrink', function () use ($main) {
+	$image = clone $main;
+	$image->resize(null, -150, shrinkOnly: true);
+	Assert::same(176, $image->width);
+	Assert::same(104, $image->height);
+});
+
+
 test('flipping X Y shrink', function () use ($main) {
 	$image = clone $main;
 	$image->resize(-300, -150, Image::SHRINK_ONLY);
@@ -124,6 +156,14 @@ test('flipping X Y shrink', function () use ($main) {
 });
 
 
+test('flipping X Y shrink', function () use ($main) {
+	$image = clone $main;
+	$image->resize(-300, -150, shrinkOnly: true);
+	Assert::same(176, $image->width);
+	Assert::same(104, $image->height);
+});
+
+
 test('exact resize', function () use ($main) {
 	$image = clone $main;
 	$image->resize(300, 150, Image::EXACT);
diff --git a/tests/Utils/Json.decode().phpt b/tests/Utils/Json.decode().phpt
index e9910d26c..b8ffabe43 100644
--- a/tests/Utils/Json.decode().phpt
+++ b/tests/Utils/Json.decode().phpt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Assert::null(Json::decode(' null'));
 
 Assert::equal((object) ['a' => 1], Json::decode('{"a":1}'));
 Assert::same(['a' => 1], Json::decode('{"a":1}', Json::FORCE_ARRAY));
+Assert::same(['a' => 1], Json::decode('{"a":1}', forceArray: true));
 
 
 Assert::exception(function () {
diff --git a/tests/Utils/Json.encode().phpt b/tests/Utils/Json.encode().phpt
index 9ba173388..5f072c366 100644
--- a/tests/Utils/Json.encode().phpt
+++ b/tests/Utils/Json.encode().phpt
@@ -36,10 +36,12 @@ Assert::same('"\u2028\u2029"', Json::encode("\u{2028}\u{2029}"));
 // ESCAPE_UNICODE
 Assert::same('"/I\u00f1t\u00ebrn\u00e2ti\u00f4n\u00e0liz\u00e6ti\u00f8n"', Json::encode("/I\u{F1}t\u{EB}rn\u{E2}ti\u{F4}n\u{E0}liz\u{E6}ti\u{F8}n", Json::ESCAPE_UNICODE));
 Assert::same('"\u2028\u2029"', Json::encode("\u{2028}\u{2029}", Json::ESCAPE_UNICODE));
+Assert::same('"\u2028\u2029"', Json::encode("\u{2028}\u{2029}", escapeUnicode: true));
 
 
 // JSON_PRETTY_PRINT
 Assert::same("[\n    1,\n    2,\n    3\n]", Json::encode([1, 2, 3], Json::PRETTY));
+Assert::same("[\n    1,\n    2,\n    3\n]", Json::encode([1, 2, 3], pretty: true));
 
 
 Assert::exception(function () {
diff --git a/tests/Utils/Strings.match().phpt b/tests/Utils/Strings.match().phpt
index 5814b5753..314472c01 100644
--- a/tests/Utils/Strings.match().phpt
+++ b/tests/Utils/Strings.match().phpt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Assert::same(['hell', 'l'], Strings::match('hello world!', '#([e-l])+#'));
 Assert::same(['hell'], Strings::match('hello world!', '#[e-l]+#'));
 
 Assert::same([['hell', 0]], Strings::match('hello world!', '#[e-l]+#', PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE));
+Assert::same([['hell', 0]], Strings::match('hello world!', '#[e-l]+#', captureOffset: true));
 
 Assert::same(['ll'], Strings::match('hello world!', '#[e-l]+#', 0, 2));
 
diff --git a/tests/Utils/Strings.matchAll().phpt b/tests/Utils/Strings.matchAll().phpt
index 384bbc18a..bc81c4bee 100644
--- a/tests/Utils/Strings.matchAll().phpt
+++ b/tests/Utils/Strings.matchAll().phpt
@@ -32,14 +32,28 @@ Assert::same([
 	[['k', 14], ['k', 14], ['', 15]],
 ], Strings::matchAll('žluťoučký kůň!', '#([a-z])([a-z]*)#u', PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE));
 
+Assert::same([
+	[['lu', 2], ['l', 2], ['u', 3]],
+	[['ou', 6], ['o', 6], ['u', 7]],
+	[['k', 10], ['k', 10], ['', 11]],
+	[['k', 14], ['k', 14], ['', 15]],
+], Strings::matchAll('žluťoučký kůň!', '#([a-z])([a-z]*)#u', captureOffset: true));
+
 Assert::same([
 	[['lu', 2], ['ou', 6], ['k', 10], ['k', 14]],
 	[['l', 2], ['o', 6], ['k', 10], ['k', 14]],
 	[['u', 3], ['u', 7], ['', 11], ['', 15]],
 ], Strings::matchAll('žluťoučký kůň!', '#([a-z])([a-z]*)#u', PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE | PREG_PATTERN_ORDER));
 
+Assert::same([
+	[['lu', 2], ['ou', 6], ['k', 10], ['k', 14]],
+	[['l', 2], ['o', 6], ['k', 10], ['k', 14]],
+	[['u', 3], ['u', 7], ['', 11], ['', 15]],
+], Strings::matchAll('žluťoučký kůň!', '#([a-z])([a-z]*)#u', captureOffset: true, patternOrder: true));
+
 Assert::same([['l'], ['k'], ['k']], Strings::matchAll('žluťoučký kůň', '#[e-l]+#u', 0, 2));
 
 Assert::same([['ll', 'l']], Strings::matchAll('hello world!', '#[e-l]+#', PREG_PATTERN_ORDER, 2));
+Assert::same([['ll', 'l']], Strings::matchAll('hello world!', '#[e-l]+#', patternOrder: true, offset: 2));
 
 Assert::same([], Strings::matchAll('hello world!', '', 0, 50));
diff --git a/tests/Utils/Strings.split().phpt b/tests/Utils/Strings.split().phpt
index b291e9613..3a57a4c4e 100644
--- a/tests/Utils/Strings.split().phpt
+++ b/tests/Utils/Strings.split().phpt
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ Assert::same([
 	'c',
 ], Strings::split('a, b, c', '#(,)\s*#', PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY));
 
+Assert::same([
+	'a',
+	',',
+	'b',
+	',',
+	'c',
+], Strings::split('a, b, c', '#(,)\s*#', skipEmpty: true));
+
 Assert::same([
 	['a', 0],
 	[',', 1],
@@ -36,3 +44,11 @@ Assert::same([
 	[',', 4],
 	['c', 6],
 ], Strings::split('a, b, c', '#(,)\s*#', PREG_SPLIT_OFFSET_CAPTURE));
+
+Assert::same([
+	['a', 0],
+	[',', 1],
+	['b', 3],
+	[',', 4],
+	['c', 6],
+], Strings::split('a, b, c', '#(,)\s*#', captureOffset: true));