diff --git a/include/spdlog/common.h b/include/spdlog/common.h
index 0346471a..51c5195c 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/common.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/common.h
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ using log_err_handler = std::function<void(const std::string &err_msg)>;
 
 // string_view type - either std::string_view or fmt::string_view (pre c++17)
 #if defined(FMT_USE_STD_STRING_VIEW)
-using string_view_type = std::string_view;
+using string_view_t = std::string_view;
 #else
-using string_view_type = fmt::string_view;
+using string_view_t = fmt::string_view;
 #endif
 
 #if defined(SPDLOG_NO_ATOMIC_LEVELS)
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/fmt_helper.h b/include/spdlog/details/fmt_helper.h
index 45dceb29..21bbd154 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/fmt_helper.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/fmt_helper.h
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ namespace details {
 namespace fmt_helper {
 
 template<size_t Buffer_Size>
-inline spdlog::string_view_type to_string_view(const fmt::basic_memory_buffer<char, Buffer_Size> &buf) SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT
+inline spdlog::string_view_t to_string_view(const fmt::basic_memory_buffer<char, Buffer_Size> &buf) SPDLOG_NOEXCEPT
 {
-    return spdlog::string_view_type(buf.data(), buf.size());
+    return spdlog::string_view_t(buf.data(), buf.size());
 }
 template<size_t Buffer_Size1, size_t Buffer_Size2>
 inline void append_buf(const fmt::basic_memory_buffer<char, Buffer_Size1> &buf, fmt::basic_memory_buffer<char, Buffer_Size2> &dest)
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ inline void append_buf(const fmt::basic_memory_buffer<char, Buffer_Size1> &buf,
 }
 
 template<size_t Buffer_Size>
-inline void append_string_view(spdlog::string_view_type view, fmt::basic_memory_buffer<char, Buffer_Size> &dest)
+inline void append_string_view(spdlog::string_view_t view, fmt::basic_memory_buffer<char, Buffer_Size> &dest)
 {
     auto *buf_ptr = view.data();
     if (buf_ptr != nullptr)
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/log_msg.h b/include/spdlog/details/log_msg.h
index 122eabf0..21f8bc6d 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/log_msg.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/log_msg.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ struct log_msg
 {
     log_msg() = default;
 
-    log_msg(const std::string *loggers_name, level::level_enum lvl, string_view_type view)
+    log_msg(const std::string *loggers_name, level::level_enum lvl, string_view_t view)
         : logger_name(loggers_name)
         , level(lvl)
 #ifndef SPDLOG_NO_DATETIME
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ struct log_msg
     mutable size_t color_range_start{0};
     mutable size_t color_range_end{0};
 
-    const string_view_type payload;
+    const string_view_t payload;
 };
 } // namespace details
 } // namespace spdlog
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h b/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h
index de529dce..54ae4be1 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/logger_impl.h
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ inline void spdlog::logger::log(level::level_enum lvl, const char *msg)
 
     try
     {
-        details::log_msg log_msg(&name_, lvl, spdlog::string_view_type(msg));
+        details::log_msg log_msg(&name_, lvl, spdlog::string_view_t(msg));
         sink_it_(log_msg);
     }
     SPDLOG_CATCH_AND_HANDLE
 }
 
-template<class T, typename std::enable_if<std::is_convertible<T, spdlog::string_view_type>::value, T>::type *>
+template<class T, typename std::enable_if<std::is_convertible<T, spdlog::string_view_t>::value, T>::type *>
 inline void spdlog::logger::log(level::level_enum lvl, const T &msg)
 {
     if (!should_log(lvl))
@@ -96,13 +96,13 @@ inline void spdlog::logger::log(level::level_enum lvl, const T &msg)
     }
     try
     {
-        details::log_msg log_msg(&name_, lvl, spdlog::string_view_type(msg));
+        details::log_msg log_msg(&name_, lvl, spdlog::string_view_t(msg));
         sink_it_(log_msg);
     }
     SPDLOG_CATCH_AND_HANDLE
 }
 
-template<class T, typename std::enable_if<!std::is_convertible<T, spdlog::string_view_type>::value, T>::type *>
+template<class T, typename std::enable_if<!std::is_convertible<T, spdlog::string_view_t>::value, T>::type *>
 inline void spdlog::logger::log(level::level_enum lvl, const T &msg)
 {
     if (!should_log(lvl))
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter.h b/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter.h
index 435eb1b2..89811d1f 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/pattern_formatter.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class name_formatter : public flag_formatter
 {
     void format(const details::log_msg &msg, const std::tm &, fmt::memory_buffer &dest) override
     {
-        fmt_helper::append_string_view(string_view_type(*msg.logger_name), dest);
+        fmt_helper::append_string_view(string_view_t(*msg.logger_name), dest);
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/thread_pool.h b/include/spdlog/details/thread_pool.h
index 4b774652..de01ad58 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/thread_pool.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/thread_pool.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ struct async_msg
     // copy into log_msg
     log_msg to_log_msg()
     {
-        log_msg msg(&worker_ptr->name(), level, string_view_type(raw.data(), raw.size()));
+        log_msg msg(&worker_ptr->name(), level, string_view_t(raw.data(), raw.size()));
         msg.time = time;
         msg.thread_id = thread_id;
         msg.msg_id = msg_id;
diff --git a/include/spdlog/logger.h b/include/spdlog/logger.h
index 56dcb8f5..1e5db22b 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/logger.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/logger.h
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ public:
 #endif // SPDLOG_WCHAR_TO_UTF8_SUPPORT
 
     // T can be statically converted to string_view
-    template<class T, typename std::enable_if<std::is_convertible<T, spdlog::string_view_type>::value, T>::type * = nullptr>
+    template<class T, typename std::enable_if<std::is_convertible<T, spdlog::string_view_t>::value, T>::type * = nullptr>
     void log(level::level_enum lvl, const T &);
 
     // T cannot be statically converted to string_view
-    template<class T, typename std::enable_if<!std::is_convertible<T, spdlog::string_view_type>::value, T>::type * = nullptr>
+    template<class T, typename std::enable_if<!std::is_convertible<T, spdlog::string_view_t>::value, T>::type * = nullptr>
     void log(level::level_enum lvl, const T &);
 
     template<typename T>