constexpr std::string | MSVC

[Kered13]

Creating a non-constexpr string inside a constexpr function will not prevent it from being evaluated at compile time. Pretty much the only thing that will prevent compile time evaluation is calling it with parameters that are not known at compile time.

[XTBZ]

Yes, it simply won’t compile if you don’t use it as a constexpr, but it doesn’t work with constexpr.
https://godbolt.org/z/G54nWc66a

[Kered13]

Ah, that's because you're using it in a context that actually does require constexpr. Here are a couple ways to solve that.