diff --git a/include/fmt/core.h b/include/fmt/core.h
index a9a5527e..d6c941fa 100644
--- a/include/fmt/core.h
+++ b/include/fmt/core.h
@@ -1160,8 +1160,6 @@ constexpr auto has_const_formatter() -> bool {
   return has_const_formatter_impl<Context>(static_cast<T*>(nullptr));
 }
 
-template <typename T> using buffer_appender = basic_appender<T>;
-
 // Maps an output iterator to a buffer.
 template <typename T, typename OutputIt>
 auto get_buffer(OutputIt out) -> iterator_buffer<OutputIt, T> {
@@ -1787,8 +1785,7 @@ template <typename OutputIt, typename Char> class basic_format_context {
 };
 
 template <typename Char>
-using buffer_context =
-    basic_format_context<detail::buffer_appender<Char>, Char>;
+using buffer_context = basic_format_context<basic_appender<Char>, Char>;
 using format_context = basic_format_context<appender, char>;
 
 template <typename T, typename Char = char>
diff --git a/include/fmt/format-inl.h b/include/fmt/format-inl.h
index 8da1c17f..00d77d54 100644
--- a/include/fmt/format-inl.h
+++ b/include/fmt/format-inl.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ FMT_FUNC void format_error_code(detail::buffer<char>& out, int error_code,
     ++error_code_size;
   }
   error_code_size += detail::to_unsigned(detail::count_digits(abs_value));
-  auto it = buffer_appender<char>(out);
+  auto it = appender(out);
   if (message.size() <= inline_buffer_size - error_code_size)
     fmt::format_to(it, FMT_STRING("{}{}"), message, SEP);
   fmt::format_to(it, FMT_STRING("{}{}"), ERROR_STR, error_code);
diff --git a/include/fmt/format.h b/include/fmt/format.h
index 6f4312f5..282aeae1 100644
--- a/include/fmt/format.h
+++ b/include/fmt/format.h
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ reserve(std::back_insert_iterator<Container> it, size_t n) ->
 }
 
 template <typename T>
-inline auto reserve(buffer_appender<T> it, size_t n) -> buffer_appender<T> {
+inline auto reserve(basic_appender<T> it, size_t n) -> basic_appender<T> {
   buffer<T>& buf = get_container(it);
   buf.try_reserve(buf.size() + n);
   return it;
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ template <typename T, typename OutputIt>
 constexpr auto to_pointer(OutputIt, size_t) -> T* {
   return nullptr;
 }
-template <typename T> auto to_pointer(buffer_appender<T> it, size_t n) -> T* {
+template <typename T> auto to_pointer(basic_appender<T> it, size_t n) -> T* {
   buffer<T>& buf = get_container(it);
   auto size = buf.size();
   if (buf.capacity() < size + n) return nullptr;
@@ -2190,7 +2190,7 @@ FMT_CONSTEXPR auto make_write_int_arg(T value, sign_t sign)
 }
 
 template <typename Char = char> struct loc_writer {
-  buffer_appender<Char> out;
+  basic_appender<Char> out;
   const format_specs<Char>& specs;
   std::basic_string<Char> sep;
   std::string grouping;
@@ -2275,7 +2275,7 @@ FMT_CONSTEXPR FMT_NOINLINE auto write_int_noinline(
 template <typename Char, typename OutputIt, typename T,
           FMT_ENABLE_IF(is_integral<T>::value &&
                         !std::is_same<T, bool>::value &&
-                        std::is_same<OutputIt, buffer_appender<Char>>::value)>
+                        std::is_same<OutputIt, basic_appender<Char>>::value)>
 FMT_CONSTEXPR FMT_INLINE auto write(OutputIt out, T value,
                                     const format_specs<Char>& specs,
                                     locale_ref loc) -> OutputIt {
@@ -2287,7 +2287,7 @@ FMT_CONSTEXPR FMT_INLINE auto write(OutputIt out, T value,
 template <typename Char, typename OutputIt, typename T,
           FMT_ENABLE_IF(is_integral<T>::value &&
                         !std::is_same<T, bool>::value &&
-                        !std::is_same<OutputIt, buffer_appender<Char>>::value)>
+                        !std::is_same<OutputIt, basic_appender<Char>>::value)>
 FMT_CONSTEXPR FMT_INLINE auto write(OutputIt out, T value,
                                     const format_specs<Char>& specs,
                                     locale_ref loc) -> OutputIt {
@@ -2614,8 +2614,8 @@ FMT_CONSTEXPR20 auto write_significand(OutputIt out, T significand,
                              decimal_point);
   }
   auto buffer = basic_memory_buffer<Char>();
-  write_significand(buffer_appender<Char>(buffer), significand,
-                    significand_size, integral_size, decimal_point);
+  write_significand(basic_appender<Char>(buffer), significand, significand_size,
+                    integral_size, decimal_point);
   grouping.apply(
       out, basic_string_view<Char>(buffer.data(), to_unsigned(integral_size)));
   return detail::copy_str_noinline<Char>(buffer.data() + integral_size,
@@ -3337,11 +3337,11 @@ FMT_CONSTEXPR20 auto format_float(Float value, int precision, float_specs specs,
     // Use Dragonbox for the shortest format.
     if (specs.binary32) {
       auto dec = dragonbox::to_decimal(static_cast<float>(value));
-      write<char>(buffer_appender<char>(buf), dec.significand);
+      write<char>(appender(buf), dec.significand);
       return dec.exponent;
     }
     auto dec = dragonbox::to_decimal(static_cast<double>(value));
-    write<char>(buffer_appender<char>(buf), dec.significand);
+    write<char>(appender(buf), dec.significand);
     return dec.exponent;
   } else {
     // Extract significand bits and exponent bits.
@@ -3789,7 +3789,7 @@ FMT_CONSTEXPR auto write(OutputIt out, const T& value)
 // An argument visitor that formats the argument and writes it via the output
 // iterator. It's a class and not a generic lambda for compatibility with C++11.
 template <typename Char> struct default_arg_formatter {
-  using iterator = buffer_appender<Char>;
+  using iterator = basic_appender<Char>;
   using context = buffer_context<Char>;
 
   iterator out;
@@ -3808,7 +3808,7 @@ template <typename Char> struct default_arg_formatter {
 };
 
 template <typename Char> struct arg_formatter {
-  using iterator = buffer_appender<Char>;
+  using iterator = basic_appender<Char>;
   using context = buffer_context<Char>;
 
   iterator out;
@@ -4299,7 +4299,7 @@ namespace detail {
 template <typename Char>
 void vformat_to(buffer<Char>& buf, basic_string_view<Char> fmt,
                 typename vformat_args<Char>::type args, locale_ref loc) {
-  auto out = buffer_appender<Char>(buf);
+  auto out = basic_appender<Char>(buf);
   if (fmt.size() == 2 && equal2(fmt.data(), "{}")) {
     auto arg = args.get(0);
     if (!arg) throw_format_error("argument not found");
@@ -4311,7 +4311,7 @@ void vformat_to(buffer<Char>& buf, basic_string_view<Char> fmt,
     basic_format_parse_context<Char> parse_context;
     buffer_context<Char> context;
 
-    format_handler(buffer_appender<Char> p_out, basic_string_view<Char> str,
+    format_handler(basic_appender<Char> p_out, basic_string_view<Char> str,
                    basic_format_args<buffer_context<Char>> p_args,
                    locale_ref p_loc)
         : parse_context(str), context(p_out, p_args, p_loc) {}
diff --git a/include/fmt/printf.h b/include/fmt/printf.h
index b270dcf4..fbf3f6f1 100644
--- a/include/fmt/printf.h
+++ b/include/fmt/printf.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ template <typename T> struct printf_formatter {
 
 template <typename Char> class basic_printf_context {
  private:
-  detail::buffer_appender<Char> out_;
+  basic_appender<Char> out_;
   basic_format_args<basic_printf_context> args_;
 
   static_assert(std::is_same<Char, char>::value ||
@@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ template <typename Char> class basic_printf_context {
     stored in the context object so make sure they have appropriate lifetimes.
     \endrst
    */
-  basic_printf_context(detail::buffer_appender<Char> out,
+  basic_printf_context(basic_appender<Char> out,
                        basic_format_args<basic_printf_context> args)
       : out_(out), args_(args) {}
 
-  auto out() -> detail::buffer_appender<Char> { return out_; }
-  void advance_to(detail::buffer_appender<Char>) {}
+  auto out() -> basic_appender<Char> { return out_; }
+  void advance_to(basic_appender<Char>) {}
 
   auto locale() -> detail::locale_ref { return {}; }
 
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ template <typename Char> class printf_width_handler {
 // Workaround for a bug with the XL compiler when initializing
 // printf_arg_formatter's base class.
 template <typename Char>
-auto make_arg_formatter(buffer_appender<Char> iter, format_specs<Char>& s)
+auto make_arg_formatter(basic_appender<Char> iter, format_specs<Char>& s)
     -> arg_formatter<Char> {
   return {iter, s, locale_ref()};
 }
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ class printf_arg_formatter : public arg_formatter<Char> {
   }
 
  public:
-  printf_arg_formatter(buffer_appender<Char> iter, format_specs<Char>& s,
+  printf_arg_formatter(basic_appender<Char> iter, format_specs<Char>& s,
                        context_type& ctx)
       : base(make_arg_formatter(iter, s)), context_(ctx) {}
 
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ inline auto parse_printf_presentation_type(char c, type t)
 template <typename Char, typename Context>
 void vprintf(buffer<Char>& buf, basic_string_view<Char> format,
              basic_format_args<Context> args) {
-  using iterator = buffer_appender<Char>;
+  using iterator = basic_appender<Char>;
   auto out = iterator(buf);
   auto context = basic_printf_context<Char>(out, args);
   auto parse_ctx = basic_format_parse_context<Char>(format);
diff --git a/test/core-test.cc b/test/core-test.cc
index 804d5a53..3ebe3ee7 100644
--- a/test/core-test.cc
+++ b/test/core-test.cc
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ TEST(core_test, is_back_insert_iterator) {
 
 TEST(core_test, buffer_appender) {
 #ifdef __cpp_lib_ranges
-  static_assert(std::output_iterator<fmt::detail::buffer_appender<char>, char>);
+  static_assert(std::output_iterator<fmt::appender, char>);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -449,8 +449,7 @@ struct check_custom {
                                       10) {}
     } buffer;
     auto parse_ctx = fmt::format_parse_context("");
-    auto ctx = fmt::format_context(fmt::detail::buffer_appender<char>(buffer),
-                                   fmt::format_args());
+    auto ctx = fmt::format_context(fmt::appender(buffer), fmt::format_args());
     h.format(parse_ctx, ctx);
     EXPECT_EQ("test", std::string(buffer.data, buffer.size()));
     return test_result();