diff --git a/include/ArduinoJson/JsonArray.hpp b/include/ArduinoJson/JsonArray.hpp
index 111ec23a..1d6fb52d 100644
--- a/include/ArduinoJson/JsonArray.hpp
+++ b/include/ArduinoJson/JsonArray.hpp
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ namespace ArduinoJson {
 class JsonObject;
 class JsonBuffer;
 
-class JsonArray : public JsonPrintable, public Internals::ReferenceType {
+class JsonArray : public JsonPrintable<JsonArray>,
+                  public Internals::ReferenceType {
   friend class JsonBuffer;
 
  public:
@@ -55,7 +56,8 @@ class JsonArray : public JsonPrintable, public Internals::ReferenceType {
 
   static JsonArray &invalid() { return _invalid; }
 
-  virtual void writeTo(Internals::JsonWriter &writer) const;
+  template <typename T>
+  void writeTo(T &writer) const;
 
  private:
   // constructor is private: instance must be created via a JsonBuffer
diff --git a/include/ArduinoJson/JsonObject.hpp b/include/ArduinoJson/JsonObject.hpp
index 346ad3a4..b91ba7c5 100644
--- a/include/ArduinoJson/JsonObject.hpp
+++ b/include/ArduinoJson/JsonObject.hpp
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ namespace ArduinoJson {
 class JsonArray;
 class JsonBuffer;
 
-class JsonObject : public JsonPrintable, public Internals::ReferenceType {
+class JsonObject : public JsonPrintable<JsonObject>,
+                   public Internals::ReferenceType {
   friend class JsonBuffer;
 
  public:
@@ -55,7 +56,8 @@ class JsonObject : public JsonPrintable, public Internals::ReferenceType {
 
   static JsonObject &invalid() { return _invalid; }
 
-  virtual void writeTo(Internals::JsonWriter &writer) const;
+  template <typename T>
+  void writeTo(T &writer) const;
 
  private:
   // constructor is private, instance must be created via JsonBuffer
diff --git a/include/ArduinoJson/JsonPrintable.hpp b/include/ArduinoJson/JsonPrintable.hpp
index 39656922..817670bb 100644
--- a/include/ArduinoJson/JsonPrintable.hpp
+++ b/include/ArduinoJson/JsonPrintable.hpp
@@ -7,24 +7,44 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "Arduino/Printable.hpp"
+#include "Internals/StringBuilder.hpp"
+#include "Internals/IndentedPrint.hpp"
 
 namespace ArduinoJson {
 
 namespace Internals {
 class IndentedPrint;
-class JsonWriter;
 }
 
+template <typename T>
 class JsonPrintable : public Printable {
  public:
-  size_t printTo(char *buffer, size_t bufferSize) const;
-  virtual size_t printTo(Print &print) const;
+  size_t printTo(Print &print) const {
+    CompactJsonWriter writer(&p);
+    downcast().writeTo(writer);
+    return writer.bytesWritten();
+  }
+  size_t printTo(char *buffer, size_t bufferSize) const {
+    Internals::StringBuilder sb(buffer, bufferSize);
+    return printTo(sb);
+  }
 
-  size_t prettyPrintTo(char *buffer, size_t bufferSize) const;
-  size_t prettyPrintTo(Internals::IndentedPrint &print) const;
-  size_t prettyPrintTo(Print &print) const;
+  size_t prettyPrintTo(Internals::IndentedPrint &print) const {
+    PrettyJsonWriter writer(&p);
+    downcast().writeTo(writer);
+    return writer.bytesWritten();
+  }
 
- protected:
-  virtual void writeTo(Internals::JsonWriter &) const = 0;
+  size_t prettyPrintTo(char *buffer, size_t bufferSize) const {
+    Internals::StringBuilder sb(buffer, bufferSize);
+    return prettyPrintTo(sb);
+  }
+  size_t prettyPrintTo(Print &print) const {
+    Internals::IndentedPrint indentedPrint = Internals::IndentedPrint(print);
+    return prettyPrintTo(indentedPrint);
+  }
+
+ private:
+  const T &downcast() { return *static_cast<const T *>(this); }
 };
 }
diff --git a/include/ArduinoJson/JsonValue.hpp b/include/ArduinoJson/JsonValue.hpp
index 7d469061..3101c68a 100644
--- a/include/ArduinoJson/JsonValue.hpp
+++ b/include/ArduinoJson/JsonValue.hpp
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ class JsonValue {
 
   bool success() { return _type != Internals::JSON_INVALID; }
 
-  void writeTo(Internals::JsonWriter &writer) const;
+  template <typename T>
+  void writeTo(T &writer) const;
 
  private:
   JsonValue(Internals::JsonValueType type) : _type(type) {}
diff --git a/src/JsonArray.cpp b/src/JsonArray.cpp
index 88d1fd49..d50fe833 100644
--- a/src/JsonArray.cpp
+++ b/src/JsonArray.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 
 #include "ArduinoJson/JsonBuffer.hpp"
 #include "ArduinoJson/JsonObject.hpp"
-#include "ArduinoJson/Internals/JsonWriter.hpp"
+#include "ArduinoJson/Internals/CompactJsonWriter.hpp"
+#include "ArduinoJson/Internals/PrettyJsonWriter.hpp"
 
 using namespace ArduinoJson;
 using namespace ArduinoJson::Internals;
@@ -68,7 +69,8 @@ JsonObject &JsonArray::createNestedObject() {
   return object;
 }
 
-void JsonArray::writeTo(JsonWriter &writer) const {
+template <typename T>
+void JsonArray::writeTo(T &writer) const {
   JsonArrayNode *child = _firstNode;
 
   if (child) {
@@ -88,3 +90,6 @@ void JsonArray::writeTo(JsonWriter &writer) const {
     writer.writeEmptyArray();
   }
 }
+
+template void JsonArray::writeTo<CompactJsonWriter>(CompactJsonWriter &) const;
+template void JsonArray::writeTo<PrettyJsonWriter>(PrettyJsonWriter &) const;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/JsonObject.cpp b/src/JsonObject.cpp
index b526352f..7240cc11 100644
--- a/src/JsonObject.cpp
+++ b/src/JsonObject.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 #include "ArduinoJson/JsonBuffer.hpp"
 #include "ArduinoJson/JsonArray.hpp"
 #include "ArduinoJson/JsonValue.hpp"
-#include "ArduinoJson/Internals/JsonWriter.hpp"
+#include "ArduinoJson/Internals/CompactJsonWriter.hpp"
+#include "ArduinoJson/Internals/PrettyJsonWriter.hpp"
 #include "ArduinoJson/Internals/StringBuilder.hpp"
 
 using namespace ArduinoJson;
@@ -91,7 +92,8 @@ void JsonObject::removeNode(JsonObjectNode *nodeToRemove) {
   }
 }
 
-void JsonObject::writeTo(JsonWriter &writer) const {
+template <typename T>
+void JsonObject::writeTo(T &writer) const {
   JsonObjectNode *node = _firstNode;
 
   if (node) {
@@ -113,3 +115,6 @@ void JsonObject::writeTo(JsonWriter &writer) const {
     writer.writeEmptyObject();
   }
 }
+
+template void JsonObject::writeTo(CompactJsonWriter &writer) const;
+template void JsonObject::writeTo(PrettyJsonWriter &writer) const;
diff --git a/src/JsonPrintable.cpp b/src/JsonPrintable.cpp
index 0948faf1..88d2afca 100644
--- a/src/JsonPrintable.cpp
+++ b/src/JsonPrintable.cpp
@@ -13,30 +13,3 @@
 
 using namespace ArduinoJson;
 using namespace ArduinoJson::Internals;
-
-size_t JsonPrintable::printTo(char *buffer, size_t bufferSize) const {
-  StringBuilder sb(buffer, bufferSize);
-  return printTo(sb);
-}
-
-size_t JsonPrintable::printTo(Print &p) const {
-  CompactJsonWriter writer(&p);
-  writeTo(writer);
-  return writer.bytesWritten();
-}
-
-size_t JsonPrintable::prettyPrintTo(char *buffer, size_t bufferSize) const {
-  StringBuilder sb(buffer, bufferSize);
-  return prettyPrintTo(sb);
-}
-
-size_t JsonPrintable::prettyPrintTo(IndentedPrint &p) const {
-  PrettyJsonWriter writer(&p);
-  writeTo(writer);
-  return writer.bytesWritten();
-}
-
-size_t JsonPrintable::prettyPrintTo(Print &print) const {
-  IndentedPrint indentedPrint = IndentedPrint(print);
-  return prettyPrintTo(indentedPrint);
-}