diff --git a/include/fmt/chrono.h b/include/fmt/chrono.h
index 74a2f5c2..e0fd21b1 100644
--- a/include/fmt/chrono.h
+++ b/include/fmt/chrono.h
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ struct chrono_formatter {
     write_sign();
     if (isnan(value)) return write_nan();
     uint32_or_64_or_128_t<int> n = to_unsigned(
-        to_nonnegative_int(value, (std::numeric_limits<int>::max)()));
+        to_nonnegative_int(value, max_value<int>()));
     int num_digits = internal::count_digits(n);
     if (width > num_digits) out = std::fill_n(out, width - num_digits, '0');
     out = format_decimal<char_type>(out, n, num_digits);
diff --git a/include/fmt/format-inl.h b/include/fmt/format-inl.h
index a2f47689..cef1155f 100644
--- a/include/fmt/format-inl.h
+++ b/include/fmt/format-inl.h
@@ -535,8 +535,8 @@ class bigint {
   bigint& operator*=(uint32_t value) {
     assert(value > 0);
     // Verify that the computation doesn't overflow.
-    constexpr double_bigit max32 = (std::numeric_limits<bigit>::max)();
-    constexpr double_bigit max64 = (std::numeric_limits<double_bigit>::max)();
+    constexpr double_bigit max32 = max_value<bigit>();
+    constexpr double_bigit max64 = max_value<double_bigit>();
     static_assert(max32 * max32 <= max64 - max32, "");
     bigit carry = 0;
     const double_bigit wide_value = value;
diff --git a/include/fmt/format.h b/include/fmt/format.h
index b65c963a..605adb7c 100644
--- a/include/fmt/format.h
+++ b/include/fmt/format.h
@@ -213,6 +213,11 @@ inline Dest bit_cast(const Source& source) {
   return dest;
 }
 
+// Returns the largest possible value for type T. Same as
+// std::numeric_limits<T>::max() but shorter and not affected by the max macro.
+template <typename T>
+constexpr T max_value() { return (std::numeric_limits<T>::max)(); }
+
 // An approximation of iterator_t for pre-C++20 systems.
 template <typename T>
 using iterator_t = decltype(std::begin(std::declval<T&>()));
@@ -1888,7 +1893,7 @@ FMT_CONSTEXPR int parse_nonnegative_int(const Char*& begin, const Char* end,
   }
   unsigned value = 0;
   // Convert to unsigned to prevent a warning.
-  constexpr unsigned max_int = (std::numeric_limits<int>::max)();
+  constexpr unsigned max_int = max_value<int>();
   unsigned big = max_int / 10;
   do {
     // Check for overflow.
@@ -2083,8 +2088,7 @@ template <template <typename> class Handler, typename T, typename FormatArg,
 FMT_CONSTEXPR void set_dynamic_spec(T& value, FormatArg arg, ErrorHandler eh) {
   unsigned long long big_value =
       visit_format_arg(Handler<ErrorHandler>(eh), arg);
-  if (big_value > to_unsigned((std::numeric_limits<int>::max)()))
-    eh.on_error("number is too big");
+  if (big_value > max_value<int>()) eh.on_error("number is too big");
   value = static_cast<T>(big_value);
 }
 
@@ -2521,7 +2525,7 @@ class format_string_checker {
  public:
   explicit FMT_CONSTEXPR format_string_checker(
       basic_string_view<Char> format_str, ErrorHandler eh)
-      : arg_id_((std::numeric_limits<unsigned>::max)()),
+      : arg_id_(max_value<unsigned>()),
         context_(format_str, eh),
         parse_funcs_{&parse_format_specs<Args, parse_context_type>...} {}
 
diff --git a/include/fmt/ostream.h b/include/fmt/ostream.h
index 69bac0e2..b6408921 100644
--- a/include/fmt/ostream.h
+++ b/include/fmt/ostream.h
@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@ void write(std::basic_ostream<Char>& os, buffer<Char>& buf) {
   const Char* buf_data = buf.data();
   using unsigned_streamsize = std::make_unsigned<std::streamsize>::type;
   unsigned_streamsize size = buf.size();
-  unsigned_streamsize max_size =
-      to_unsigned((std::numeric_limits<std::streamsize>::max)());
+  unsigned_streamsize max_size = to_unsigned(max_value<std::streamsize>());
   do {
     unsigned_streamsize n = size <= max_size ? size : max_size;
     os.write(buf_data, static_cast<std::streamsize>(n));
diff --git a/include/fmt/printf.h b/include/fmt/printf.h
index c67424a4..18f8d121 100644
--- a/include/fmt/printf.h
+++ b/include/fmt/printf.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ template <typename T> inline T const_check(T value) { return value; }
 // signed and unsigned integers.
 template <bool IsSigned> struct int_checker {
   template <typename T> static bool fits_in_int(T value) {
-    unsigned max = std::numeric_limits<int>::max();
+    unsigned max = max_value<int>();
     return value <= max;
   }
   static bool fits_in_int(bool) { return true; }
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ template <bool IsSigned> struct int_checker {
 template <> struct int_checker<true> {
   template <typename T> static bool fits_in_int(T value) {
     return value >= std::numeric_limits<int>::min() &&
-           value <= std::numeric_limits<int>::max();
+           value <= max_value<int>();
   }
   static bool fits_in_int(int) { return true; }
 };
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ template <typename Char> class printf_width_handler {
       specs_.align = align::left;
       width = 0 - width;
     }
-    unsigned int_max = std::numeric_limits<int>::max();
+    unsigned int_max = max_value<int>();
     if (width > int_max) FMT_THROW(format_error("number is too big"));
     return static_cast<unsigned>(width);
   }
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ template <typename OutputIt, typename Char> class basic_printf_context {
 
   // Returns the argument with specified index or, if arg_index is equal
   // to the maximum unsigned value, the next argument.
-  format_arg get_arg(unsigned arg_index = std::numeric_limits<unsigned>::max());
+  format_arg get_arg(unsigned arg_index = internal::max_value<unsigned>());
 
   // Parses argument index, flags and width and returns the argument index.
   unsigned parse_header(const Char*& it, const Char* end, format_specs& specs);
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ void basic_printf_context<OutputIt, Char>::parse_flags(format_specs& specs,
 template <typename OutputIt, typename Char>
 typename basic_printf_context<OutputIt, Char>::format_arg
 basic_printf_context<OutputIt, Char>::get_arg(unsigned arg_index) {
-  if (arg_index == std::numeric_limits<unsigned>::max())
+  if (arg_index == internal::max_value<unsigned>())
     arg_index = parse_ctx_.next_arg_id();
   else
     parse_ctx_.check_arg_id(--arg_index);
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ basic_printf_context<OutputIt, Char>::get_arg(unsigned arg_index) {
 template <typename OutputIt, typename Char>
 unsigned basic_printf_context<OutputIt, Char>::parse_header(
     const Char*& it, const Char* end, format_specs& specs) {
-  unsigned arg_index = std::numeric_limits<unsigned>::max();
+  unsigned arg_index = internal::max_value<unsigned>();
   char_type c = *it;
   if (c >= '0' && c <= '9') {
     // Parse an argument index (if followed by '$') or a width possibly
diff --git a/include/fmt/safe-duration-cast.h b/include/fmt/safe-duration-cast.h
index 57a96bc6..72ec07c5 100644
--- a/include/fmt/safe-duration-cast.h
+++ b/include/fmt/safe-duration-cast.h
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ To safe_duration_cast(std::chrono::duration<FromRep, FromPeriod> from,
   }
   // multiply with Factor::num without overflow or underflow
   if (Factor::num != 1) {
-    const auto max1 = std::numeric_limits<IntermediateRep>::max() / Factor::num;
+    const auto max1 = internal::max_value<IntermediateRep>() / Factor::num;
     if (count > max1) {
       ec = 1;
       return {};
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ To safe_duration_cast(std::chrono::duration<FromRep, FromPeriod> from,
 
   // multiply with Factor::num without overflow or underflow
   if (Factor::num != 1) {
-    constexpr auto max1 = std::numeric_limits<IntermediateRep>::max() /
+    constexpr auto max1 = internal::max_value<IntermediateRep>() /
                           static_cast<IntermediateRep>(Factor::num);
     if (count > max1) {
       ec = 1;
diff --git a/test/format-impl-test.cc b/test/format-impl-test.cc
index 37e5d93c..94db8d97 100644
--- a/test/format-impl-test.cc
+++ b/test/format-impl-test.cc
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 using fmt::internal::bigint;
 using fmt::internal::fp;
+using fmt::internal::max_value;
 
 static_assert(!std::is_copy_constructible<bigint>::value, "");
 static_assert(!std::is_copy_assignable<bigint>::value, "");
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ TEST(BigIntTest, Multiply) {
   EXPECT_EQ("84", fmt::format("{}", n));
   n *= 0x12345678;
   EXPECT_EQ("962fc95e0", fmt::format("{}", n));
-  auto max = (std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max)();
+  auto max = max_value<uint32_t>();
   bigint bigmax(max);
   bigmax *= max;
   EXPECT_EQ("fffffffe00000001", fmt::format("{}", bigmax));
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ TEST(FPTest, GetRoundDirection) {
   EXPECT_EQ(fmt::internal::up, get_round_direction(100, 60, 10));
   for (int i = 41; i < 60; ++i)
     EXPECT_EQ(fmt::internal::unknown, get_round_direction(100, i, 10));
-  uint64_t max = std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max();
+  uint64_t max = max_value<uint64_t>();
   EXPECT_THROW(get_round_direction(100, 100, 0), assertion_failure);
   EXPECT_THROW(get_round_direction(100, 0, 100), assertion_failure);
   EXPECT_THROW(get_round_direction(100, 0, 50), assertion_failure);
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ TEST(FPTest, FixedHandler) {
   // Check that divisor - error doesn't overflow.
   EXPECT_EQ(handler(1).on_digit('0', 100, 10, 101, exp, false), digits::error);
   // Check that 2 * error doesn't overflow.
-  uint64_t max = std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max();
+  uint64_t max = max_value<uint64_t>();
   EXPECT_EQ(handler(1).on_digit('0', max, 10, max - 1, exp, false),
             digits::error);
 }
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ template <typename T> struct value_extractor {
 };
 
 TEST(FormatTest, ArgConverter) {
-  long long value = std::numeric_limits<long long>::max();
+  long long value = max_value<long long>();
   auto arg = fmt::internal::make_arg<fmt::format_context>(value);
   fmt::visit_format_arg(
       fmt::internal::arg_converter<long long, fmt::format_context>(arg, 'd'),
@@ -288,7 +289,7 @@ TEST(FormatTest, CountCodePoints) {
 // Tests fmt::internal::count_digits for integer type Int.
 template <typename Int> void test_count_digits() {
   for (Int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) EXPECT_EQ(1u, fmt::internal::count_digits(i));
-  for (Int i = 1, n = 1, end = std::numeric_limits<Int>::max() / 10; n <= end;
+  for (Int i = 1, n = 1, end = max_value<Int>() / 10; n <= end;
        ++i) {
     n *= 10;
     EXPECT_EQ(i, fmt::internal::count_digits(n - 1));
diff --git a/test/format-test.cc b/test/format-test.cc
index bdc57886..f03a2bd6 100644
--- a/test/format-test.cc
+++ b/test/format-test.cc
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ using std::size_t;
 
 using fmt::basic_memory_buffer;
 using fmt::internal::basic_writer;
+using fmt::internal::max_value;
 using fmt::format;
 using fmt::format_error;
 using fmt::memory_buffer;
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ TEST(UtilTest, Increment) {
 }
 
 TEST(UtilTest, ParseNonnegativeInt) {
-  if (std::numeric_limits<int>::max() !=
+  if (max_value<int>() !=
       static_cast<int>(static_cast<unsigned>(1) << 31)) {
     fmt::print("Skipping parse_nonnegative_int test\n");
     return;
@@ -477,7 +478,7 @@ TEST(UtilTest, FormatSystemError) {
   message = fmt::memory_buffer();
 
   // Check if std::allocator throws on allocating max size_t / 2 chars.
-  size_t max_size = std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max() / 2;
+  size_t max_size = max_value<size_t>() / 2;
   bool throws_on_alloc = false;
   try {
     std::allocator<char> alloc;
@@ -527,7 +528,7 @@ TEST(UtilTest, FormatWindowsError) {
   actual_message.resize(0);
   fmt::internal::format_windows_error(
       actual_message, ERROR_FILE_EXISTS,
-      fmt::string_view(0, std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max()));
+      fmt::string_view(0, max_value<size_t>()));
   EXPECT_EQ(fmt::format("error {}", ERROR_FILE_EXISTS),
             fmt::to_string(actual_message));
 }
@@ -593,31 +594,31 @@ TEST(WriterTest, WriteInt) {
   CHECK_WRITE(static_cast<short>(12));
   CHECK_WRITE(34u);
   CHECK_WRITE(std::numeric_limits<int>::min());
-  CHECK_WRITE(std::numeric_limits<int>::max());
-  CHECK_WRITE(std::numeric_limits<unsigned>::max());
+  CHECK_WRITE(max_value<int>());
+  CHECK_WRITE(max_value<unsigned>());
 }
 
 TEST(WriterTest, WriteLong) {
   CHECK_WRITE(56l);
   CHECK_WRITE(78ul);
   CHECK_WRITE(std::numeric_limits<long>::min());
-  CHECK_WRITE(std::numeric_limits<long>::max());
-  CHECK_WRITE(std::numeric_limits<unsigned long>::max());
+  CHECK_WRITE(max_value<long>());
+  CHECK_WRITE(max_value<unsigned long>());
 }
 
 TEST(WriterTest, WriteLongLong) {
   CHECK_WRITE(56ll);
   CHECK_WRITE(78ull);
   CHECK_WRITE(std::numeric_limits<long long>::min());
-  CHECK_WRITE(std::numeric_limits<long long>::max());
-  CHECK_WRITE(std::numeric_limits<unsigned long long>::max());
+  CHECK_WRITE(max_value<long long>());
+  CHECK_WRITE(max_value<unsigned long long>());
 }
 
 TEST(WriterTest, WriteDouble) {
   CHECK_WRITE(4.2);
   CHECK_WRITE(-4.2);
   auto min = std::numeric_limits<double>::min();
-  auto max = std::numeric_limits<double>::max();
+  auto max = max_value<double>();
   if (fmt::internal::use_grisu<double>()) {
     EXPECT_EQ("2.2250738585072014e-308", fmt::format("{}", min));
     EXPECT_EQ("1.7976931348623157e+308", fmt::format("{}", max));
@@ -637,7 +638,7 @@ TEST(WriterTest, WriteLongDouble) {
   else
     fmt::print("warning: long double formatting with std::swprintf is broken");
   auto min = std::numeric_limits<long double>::min();
-  auto max = std::numeric_limits<long double>::max();
+  auto max = max_value<long double>();
   if (fmt::internal::use_grisu<long double>()) {
     EXPECT_EQ("2.2250738585072014e-308", fmt::format("{}", min));
     EXPECT_EQ("1.7976931348623157e+308", fmt::format("{}", max));
@@ -1333,7 +1334,7 @@ TEST(FormatterTest, FormatBin) {
   EXPECT_EQ("10010001101000101011001111000", format("{0:b}", 0x12345678));
   EXPECT_EQ("10010000101010111100110111101111", format("{0:b}", 0x90ABCDEF));
   EXPECT_EQ("11111111111111111111111111111111",
-            format("{0:b}", std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max()));
+            format("{0:b}", max_value<uint32_t>()));
 }
 
 #if FMT_USE_INT128
@@ -1465,7 +1466,7 @@ TEST(FormatterTest, FormatIntLocale) {
   EXPECT_EQ("1,234", format("{:n}", 1234));
   EXPECT_EQ("1,234,567", format("{:n}", 1234567));
   EXPECT_EQ("4,294,967,295",
-            format("{:n}", std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max()));
+            format("{:n}", max_value<uint32_t>()));
 }
 
 struct ConvertibleToLongLong {
@@ -1803,9 +1804,9 @@ TEST(FormatIntTest, FormatInt) {
   EXPECT_EQ("42", fmt::format_int(42ull).str());
   EXPECT_EQ("-42", fmt::format_int(-42ll).str());
   std::ostringstream os;
-  os << std::numeric_limits<int64_t>::max();
+  os << max_value<int64_t>();
   EXPECT_EQ(os.str(),
-            fmt::format_int(std::numeric_limits<int64_t>::max()).str());
+            fmt::format_int(max_value<int64_t>()).str());
 }
 
 TEST(FormatTest, Print) {
diff --git a/test/ostream-test.cc b/test/ostream-test.cc
index e5e7b4c4..d1e72b5a 100644
--- a/test/ostream-test.cc
+++ b/test/ostream-test.cc
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ TEST(OStreamTest, WriteToOStream) {
 }
 
 TEST(OStreamTest, WriteToOStreamMaxSize) {
-  std::size_t max_size = std::numeric_limits<std::size_t>::max();
-  std::streamsize max_streamsize = std::numeric_limits<std::streamsize>::max();
+  std::size_t max_size = fmt::internal::max_value<std::size_t>();
+  std::streamsize max_streamsize = fmt::internal::max_value<std::streamsize>();
   if (max_size <= fmt::internal::to_unsigned(max_streamsize)) return;
 
   struct test_buffer : fmt::internal::buffer<char> {
diff --git a/test/printf-test.cc b/test/printf-test.cc
index 47a07692..cd9950d1 100644
--- a/test/printf-test.cc
+++ b/test/printf-test.cc
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 using fmt::format;
 using fmt::format_error;
+using fmt::internal::max_value;
 
 const unsigned BIG_NUM = INT_MAX + 1u;
 
@@ -295,13 +296,12 @@ void TestLength(const char* length_spec, U value) {
   long long signed_value = 0;
   unsigned long long unsigned_value = 0;
   // Apply integer promotion to the argument.
-  using std::numeric_limits;
-  unsigned long long max = numeric_limits<U>::max();
+  unsigned long long max = max_value<U>();
   using fmt::internal::const_check;
-  if (const_check(max <= static_cast<unsigned>(numeric_limits<int>::max()))) {
+  if (const_check(max <= static_cast<unsigned>(max_value<int>()))) {
     signed_value = static_cast<int>(value);
     unsigned_value = static_cast<unsigned>(value);
-  } else if (const_check(max <= numeric_limits<unsigned>::max())) {
+  } else if (const_check(max <= max_value<unsigned>())) {
     signed_value = static_cast<unsigned>(value);
     unsigned_value = static_cast<unsigned>(value);
   }
@@ -332,25 +332,25 @@ void TestLength(const char* length_spec, U value) {
 }
 
 template <typename T> void TestLength(const char* length_spec) {
-  T min = std::numeric_limits<T>::min(), max = std::numeric_limits<T>::max();
+  T min = std::numeric_limits<T>::min(), max = max_value<T>();
   TestLength<T>(length_spec, 42);
   TestLength<T>(length_spec, -42);
   TestLength<T>(length_spec, min);
   TestLength<T>(length_spec, max);
   TestLength<T>(length_spec, static_cast<long long>(min) - 1);
-  unsigned long long long_long_max = std::numeric_limits<long long>::max();
+  unsigned long long long_long_max = max_value<long long>();
   if (static_cast<unsigned long long>(max) < long_long_max)
     TestLength<T>(length_spec, static_cast<long long>(max) + 1);
   TestLength<T>(length_spec, std::numeric_limits<short>::min());
-  TestLength<T>(length_spec, std::numeric_limits<unsigned short>::max());
+  TestLength<T>(length_spec, max_value<unsigned short>());
   TestLength<T>(length_spec, std::numeric_limits<int>::min());
-  TestLength<T>(length_spec, std::numeric_limits<int>::max());
+  TestLength<T>(length_spec, max_value<int>());
   TestLength<T>(length_spec, std::numeric_limits<unsigned>::min());
-  TestLength<T>(length_spec, std::numeric_limits<unsigned>::max());
+  TestLength<T>(length_spec, max_value<unsigned>());
   TestLength<T>(length_spec, std::numeric_limits<long long>::min());
-  TestLength<T>(length_spec, std::numeric_limits<long long>::max());
+  TestLength<T>(length_spec, max_value<long long>());
   TestLength<T>(length_spec, std::numeric_limits<unsigned long long>::min());
-  TestLength<T>(length_spec, std::numeric_limits<unsigned long long>::max());
+  TestLength<T>(length_spec, max_value<unsigned long long>());
 }
 
 TEST(PrintfTest, Length) {
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ TEST(PrintfTest, Length) {
   TestLength<intmax_t>("j");
   TestLength<std::size_t>("z");
   TestLength<std::ptrdiff_t>("t");
-  long double max = std::numeric_limits<long double>::max();
+  long double max = max_value<long double>();
   EXPECT_PRINTF(fmt::format("{:.6}", max), "%g", max);
   EXPECT_PRINTF(fmt::format("{:.6}", max), "%Lg", max);
 }
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ TEST(PrintfTest, Int) {
 TEST(PrintfTest, long_long) {
   // fmt::printf allows passing long long arguments to %d without length
   // specifiers.
-  long long max = std::numeric_limits<long long>::max();
+  long long max = max_value<long long>();
   EXPECT_PRINTF(fmt::format("{}", max), "%d", max);
 }
 
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ TEST(PrintfTest, Inf) {
 
 TEST(PrintfTest, Char) {
   EXPECT_PRINTF("x", "%c", 'x');
-  int max = std::numeric_limits<int>::max();
+  int max = max_value<int>();
   EXPECT_PRINTF(fmt::format("{}", static_cast<char>(max)), "%c", max);
   // EXPECT_PRINTF("x", "%lc", L'x');
   EXPECT_PRINTF(L"x", L"%c", L'x');