diff --git a/fmt/format.cc b/fmt/format.cc
index 3dd42e1a..1e34dabb 100644
--- a/fmt/format.cc
+++ b/fmt/format.cc
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ FMT_FUNC void format_system_error(
 }  // namespace internal
 
 FMT_FUNC void SystemError::init(
-    int err_code, CStringRef format_str, format_args args) {
+    int err_code, CStringRef format_str, args args) {
   error_code_ = err_code;
   MemoryWriter w;
   format_system_error(w, err_code, vformat(format_str, args));
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ FMT_FUNC int internal::UTF16ToUTF8::convert(WStringRef s) {
 }
 
 FMT_FUNC void WindowsError::init(
-    int err_code, CStringRef format_str, format_args args) {
+    int err_code, CStringRef format_str, args args) {
   error_code_ = err_code;
   MemoryWriter w;
   internal::format_windows_error(w, err_code, vformat(format_str, args));
@@ -428,17 +428,17 @@ FMT_FUNC void report_windows_error(
 }
 #endif
 
-FMT_FUNC void vprint(std::FILE *f, CStringRef format_str, format_args args) {
+FMT_FUNC void vprint(std::FILE *f, CStringRef format_str, args args) {
   MemoryWriter w;
   w.vformat(format_str, args);
   std::fwrite(w.data(), 1, w.size(), f);
 }
 
-FMT_FUNC void vprint(CStringRef format_str, format_args args) {
+FMT_FUNC void vprint(CStringRef format_str, args args) {
   vprint(stdout, format_str, args);
 }
 
-FMT_FUNC void vprint_colored(Color c, CStringRef format, format_args args) {
+FMT_FUNC void vprint_colored(Color c, CStringRef format, args args) {
   char escape[] = "\x1b[30m";
   escape[3] = static_cast<char>('0' + c);
   std::fputs(escape, stdout);
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ FMT_FUNC void vprint_colored(Color c, CStringRef format, format_args args) {
 
 template <typename Char>
 void printf(basic_writer<Char> &w, BasicCStringRef<Char> format,
-            format_args args);
+            args args);
 
 FMT_FUNC int vfprintf(std::FILE *f, CStringRef format, printf_args args) {
   MemoryWriter w;
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ template struct internal::BasicData<void>;
 
 template void internal::FixedBuffer<char>::grow(std::size_t);
 
-template void internal::ArgMap<context>::init(const format_args &args);
+template void internal::ArgMap<context>::init(const args &args);
 
 template void printf_context<char>::format(writer &writer);
 
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ template class basic_context<wchar_t>;
 
 template void internal::FixedBuffer<wchar_t>::grow(std::size_t);
 
-template void internal::ArgMap<wcontext>::init(const wformat_args &args);
+template void internal::ArgMap<wcontext>::init(const wargs &args);
 
 template void printf_context<wchar_t>::format(wwriter &writer);
 
diff --git a/fmt/format.h b/fmt/format.h
index 742904f2..a6a87fb5 100644
--- a/fmt/format.h
+++ b/fmt/format.h
@@ -1369,9 +1369,6 @@ class basic_arg {
   }
 };
 
-typedef basic_arg<context> format_arg;
-typedef basic_arg<wcontext> wformat_arg;
-
 /**
   \rst
   Visits an argument dispatching to the appropriate visit method based on
@@ -1625,8 +1622,8 @@ class basic_args {
   }
 };
 
-typedef basic_args<context> format_args;
-typedef basic_args<wcontext> wformat_args;
+typedef basic_args<context> args;
+typedef basic_args<wcontext> wargs;
 
 enum Alignment {
   ALIGN_DEFAULT, ALIGN_LEFT, ALIGN_RIGHT, ALIGN_CENTER, ALIGN_NUMERIC
@@ -2111,7 +2108,7 @@ class basic_context :
 */
 class SystemError : public internal::RuntimeError {
  private:
-  void init(int err_code, CStringRef format_str, format_args args);
+  void init(int err_code, CStringRef format_str, args args);
 
  protected:
   int error_code_;
@@ -2943,7 +2940,7 @@ FMT_API void report_system_error(int error_code,
 /** A Windows error. */
 class WindowsError : public SystemError {
  private:
-  FMT_API void init(int error_code, CStringRef format_str, format_args args);
+  FMT_API void init(int error_code, CStringRef format_str, args args);
 
  public:
   /**
@@ -2989,7 +2986,7 @@ FMT_API void report_windows_error(int error_code,
 
 enum Color { BLACK, RED, GREEN, YELLOW, BLUE, MAGENTA, CYAN, WHITE };
 
-FMT_API void vprint_colored(Color c, CStringRef format, format_args args);
+FMT_API void vprint_colored(Color c, CStringRef format, args args);
 
 /**
   Formats a string and prints it to stdout using ANSI escape sequences
@@ -3003,7 +3000,7 @@ inline void print_colored(Color c, CStringRef format_str,
   vprint_colored(c, format_str, make_args(args...));
 }
 
-inline std::string vformat(CStringRef format_str, format_args args) {
+inline std::string vformat(CStringRef format_str, args args) {
   MemoryWriter w;
   w.vformat(format_str, args);
   return w.str();
@@ -3023,7 +3020,7 @@ inline std::string format(CStringRef format_str, const Args & ... args) {
   return vformat(format_str, make_args(args...));
 }
 
-inline std::wstring vformat(WCStringRef format_str, wformat_args args) {
+inline std::wstring vformat(WCStringRef format_str, wargs args) {
   WMemoryWriter w;
   w.vformat(format_str, args);
   return w.str();
@@ -3035,7 +3032,7 @@ inline std::wstring format(WCStringRef format_str, const Args & ... args) {
   return vformat(format_str, vargs);
 }
 
-FMT_API void vprint(std::FILE *f, CStringRef format_str, format_args args);
+FMT_API void vprint(std::FILE *f, CStringRef format_str, args args);
 
 /**
   \rst
@@ -3051,7 +3048,7 @@ inline void print(std::FILE *f, CStringRef format_str, const Args & ... args) {
   vprint(f, format_str, make_args(args...));
 }
 
-FMT_API void vprint(CStringRef format_str, format_args args);
+FMT_API void vprint(CStringRef format_str, args args);
 
 /**
   \rst
diff --git a/fmt/ostream.cc b/fmt/ostream.cc
index 0c7c7501..d6f26985 100644
--- a/fmt/ostream.cc
+++ b/fmt/ostream.cc
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ FMT_FUNC void write(std::ostream &os, writer &w) {
 }
 
 FMT_FUNC void vprint(std::ostream &os, CStringRef format_str,
-                     format_args args) {
+                     args args) {
   MemoryWriter w;
   w.vformat(format_str, args);
   internal::write(os, w);
diff --git a/fmt/ostream.h b/fmt/ostream.h
index 040a185b..4db6f9c4 100644
--- a/fmt/ostream.h
+++ b/fmt/ostream.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void format_value(basic_writer<Char> &w, const T &value,
         w, internal::make_arg< basic_context<Char> >(str), ctx);
 }
 
-FMT_API void vprint(std::ostream &os, CStringRef format_str, format_args args);
+FMT_API void vprint(std::ostream &os, CStringRef format_str, args args);
 
 /**
   \rst
diff --git a/fmt/posix.h b/fmt/posix.h
index 19e80024..afc69584 100644
--- a/fmt/posix.h
+++ b/fmt/posix.h
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public:
   // of MinGW that define fileno as a macro.
   int (fileno)() const;
 
-  void vprint(CStringRef format_str, const format_args &args) {
+  void vprint(CStringRef format_str, const args &args) {
     fmt::vprint(file_, format_str, args);
   }
 
diff --git a/test/custom-formatter-test.cc b/test/custom-formatter-test.cc
index 526a9258..01d8b953 100644
--- a/test/custom-formatter-test.cc
+++ b/test/custom-formatter-test.cc
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class CustomPrintfArgFormatter : public PrintfArgFormatter<char> {
   }
 };
 
-std::string custom_vformat(fmt::CStringRef format_str, fmt::format_args args) {
+std::string custom_vformat(fmt::CStringRef format_str, fmt::args args) {
   fmt::MemoryWriter writer;
   // Pass custom argument formatter as a template arg to vformat.
   fmt::vwrite<CustomArgFormatter>(writer, format_str, args);
diff --git a/test/format-impl-test.cc b/test/format-impl-test.cc
index c19329f7..6308273e 100644
--- a/test/format-impl-test.cc
+++ b/test/format-impl-test.cc
@@ -55,9 +55,8 @@ struct ValueExtractor {
 };
 
 TEST(FormatTest, ArgConverter) {
-  using fmt::format_arg;
   fmt::LongLong value = std::numeric_limits<fmt::LongLong>::max();
-  format_arg arg = fmt::internal::make_arg<fmt::context>(value);
+  auto arg = fmt::internal::make_arg<fmt::context>(value);
   visit(fmt::internal::ArgConverter<
           fmt::LongLong, fmt::context>(arg, 'd'), arg);
   EXPECT_EQ(value, visit(ValueExtractor<fmt::LongLong>(), arg));
diff --git a/test/format-test.cc b/test/format-test.cc
index 35a9e476..f10e1b1f 100644
--- a/test/format-test.cc
+++ b/test/format-test.cc
@@ -1566,7 +1566,7 @@ TEST(StrTest, Convert) {
   EXPECT_EQ("2012-12-9", s);
 }
 
-std::string vformat_message(int id, const char *format, fmt::format_args args) {
+std::string vformat_message(int id, const char *format, fmt::args args) {
   MemoryWriter w;
   w.format("[{}] ", id);
   w.vformat(format, args);
@@ -1656,7 +1656,7 @@ class MockArgFormatter : public fmt::internal::ArgFormatterBase<char> {
   void operator()(fmt::internal::CustomValue<char>) {}
 };
 
-void custom_vformat(fmt::CStringRef format_str, fmt::format_args args) {
+void custom_vformat(fmt::CStringRef format_str, fmt::args args) {
   fmt::MemoryWriter writer;
   fmt::vwrite<MockArgFormatter>(writer, format_str, args);
 }
diff --git a/test/ostream-test.cc b/test/ostream-test.cc
index af279b8f..6eab45a6 100644
--- a/test/ostream-test.cc
+++ b/test/ostream-test.cc
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ struct TestArgFormatter : fmt::ArgFormatter<char> {
 
 TEST(OStreamTest, CustomArg) {
   fmt::MemoryWriter writer;
-  fmt::context ctx("}", fmt::format_args());
+  fmt::context ctx("}", fmt::args());
   fmt::format_specs spec;
   TestArgFormatter af(writer, ctx, spec);
   visit(af, fmt::internal::make_arg<fmt::context>(TestEnum()));
diff --git a/test/util-test.cc b/test/util-test.cc
index e84415d8..19cbcb8f 100644
--- a/test/util-test.cc
+++ b/test/util-test.cc
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 #undef max
 
 using fmt::basic_arg;
-using fmt::format_arg;
 using fmt::buffer;
 using fmt::StringRef;
 using fmt::internal::MemoryBuffer;
@@ -408,7 +407,7 @@ TEST(UtilTest, Increment) {
 }
 
 TEST(UtilTest, FormatArgs) {
-  fmt::format_args args;
+  fmt::args args;
   EXPECT_FALSE(args[1]);
 }
 
@@ -570,7 +569,7 @@ TEST(UtilTest, CustomArg) {
         testing::Invoke([&](fmt::internal::CustomValue<char> custom) {
     EXPECT_EQ(&test, custom.value);
     fmt::MemoryWriter w;
-    fmt::context ctx("}", fmt::format_args());
+    fmt::context ctx("}", fmt::args());
     custom.format(w, &test, &ctx);
     EXPECT_EQ("test", w.str());
     return Visitor::Result();
@@ -582,7 +581,7 @@ TEST(ArgVisitorTest, VisitInvalidArg) {
   typedef MockVisitor<fmt::monostate> Visitor;
   testing::StrictMock<Visitor> visitor;
   EXPECT_CALL(visitor, visit(_));
-  format_arg arg;
+  fmt::basic_arg<fmt::context> arg;
   visit(visitor, arg);
 }