diff --git a/lib/compiler/aro/aro/Diagnostics.zig b/lib/compiler/aro/aro/Diagnostics.zig
index 86b371b504..b59553b597 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/aro/aro/Diagnostics.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/aro/aro/Diagnostics.zig
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ pub fn renderMessage(comp: *Compilation, m: anytype, msg: Message) void {
                 }
             }.f;
             printRt(m, prop.msg, .{"{f}"}, .{
-                std.fmt.Formatter([]const u8, f){ .data = msg.extra.normalized },
+                std.fmt.Alt([]const u8, f){ .data = msg.extra.normalized },
             });
         },
         .none, .offset => m.write(prop.msg),
diff --git a/lib/compiler/resinator/errors.zig b/lib/compiler/resinator/errors.zig
index 3db809322b..1d9cbf4c5b 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/resinator/errors.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/resinator/errors.zig
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ pub const ErrorDetails = struct {
         code_page: SupportedCodePage,
     };
 
-    fn fmtToken(self: ErrorDetails, source: []const u8) std.fmt.Formatter(TokenFormatContext, formatToken) {
+    fn fmtToken(self: ErrorDetails, source: []const u8) std.fmt.Alt(TokenFormatContext, formatToken) {
         return .{ .data = .{
             .token = self.token,
             .code_page = self.code_page,
diff --git a/lib/compiler/resinator/res.zig b/lib/compiler/resinator/res.zig
index 570e8d5ea2..882a7b8d51 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/resinator/res.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/resinator/res.zig
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ pub const NameOrOrdinal = union(enum) {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn fmtResourceType(type_value: NameOrOrdinal) std.fmt.Formatter(NameOrOrdinal, formatResourceType) {
+    pub fn fmtResourceType(type_value: NameOrOrdinal) std.fmt.Alt(NameOrOrdinal, formatResourceType) {
         return .{ .data = type_value };
     }
 };
diff --git a/lib/docs/wasm/markdown/renderer.zig b/lib/docs/wasm/markdown/renderer.zig
index 13e3795b9a..91fd7129d5 100644
--- a/lib/docs/wasm/markdown/renderer.zig
+++ b/lib/docs/wasm/markdown/renderer.zig
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ pub fn renderInlineNodeText(
     }
 }
 
-pub fn fmtHtml(bytes: []const u8) std.fmt.Formatter([]const u8, formatHtml) {
+pub fn fmtHtml(bytes: []const u8) std.fmt.Alt([]const u8, formatHtml) {
     return .{ .data = bytes };
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/std/Build/Cache/Path.zig b/lib/std/Build/Cache/Path.zig
index 335c1dc23e..bf16fc6814 100644
--- a/lib/std/Build/Cache/Path.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Build/Cache/Path.zig
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ pub fn toStringZ(p: Path, allocator: Allocator) Allocator.Error![:0]u8 {
     return std.fmt.allocPrintSentinel(allocator, "{f}", .{p}, 0);
 }
 
-pub fn fmtEscapeString(path: Path) std.fmt.Formatter(Path, formatEscapeString) {
+pub fn fmtEscapeString(path: Path) std.fmt.Alt(Path, formatEscapeString) {
     return .{ .data = path };
 }
 
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ pub fn formatEscapeString(path: Path, writer: *std.Io.Writer) std.Io.Writer.Erro
 }
 
 /// Deprecated, use double quoted escape to print paths.
-pub fn fmtEscapeChar(path: Path) std.fmt.Formatter(Path, formatEscapeChar) {
+pub fn fmtEscapeChar(path: Path) std.fmt.Alt(Path, formatEscapeChar) {
     return .{ .data = path };
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/std/Build/Step/CheckObject.zig b/lib/std/Build/Step/CheckObject.zig
index 4a2efde407..9dfe65829a 100644
--- a/lib/std/Build/Step/CheckObject.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Build/Step/CheckObject.zig
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ fn make(step: *Step, make_options: Step.MakeOptions) !void {
         // we either format message string with escaped codes, or not to aid debugging
         // the failed test.
         const fmtMessageString = struct {
-            fn fmtMessageString(kind: Check.Kind, msg: []const u8) std.fmt.Formatter(Ctx, formatMessageString) {
+            fn fmtMessageString(kind: Check.Kind, msg: []const u8) std.fmt.Alt(Ctx, formatMessageString) {
                 return .{ .data = .{
                     .kind = kind,
                     .msg = msg,
@@ -2281,7 +2281,7 @@ const ElfDumper = struct {
         return mem.sliceTo(@as([*:0]const u8, @ptrCast(strtab.ptr + off)), 0);
     }
 
-    fn fmtShType(sh_type: u32) std.fmt.Formatter(u32, formatShType) {
+    fn fmtShType(sh_type: u32) std.fmt.Alt(u32, formatShType) {
         return .{ .data = sh_type };
     }
 
@@ -2321,7 +2321,7 @@ const ElfDumper = struct {
         try writer.writeAll(name);
     }
 
-    fn fmtPhType(ph_type: u32) std.fmt.Formatter(u32, formatPhType) {
+    fn fmtPhType(ph_type: u32) std.fmt.Alt(u32, formatPhType) {
         return .{ .data = ph_type };
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/std/Build/Step/Run.zig b/lib/std/Build/Step/Run.zig
index 78cf08dd43..09e75f4c8b 100644
--- a/lib/std/Build/Step/Run.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Build/Step/Run.zig
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ fn formatTerm(term: ?std.process.Child.Term, w: *std.Io.Writer) std.Io.Writer.Er
         try w.writeAll("exited with any code");
     }
 }
-fn fmtTerm(term: ?std.process.Child.Term) std.fmt.Formatter(?std.process.Child.Term, formatTerm) {
+fn fmtTerm(term: ?std.process.Child.Term) std.fmt.Alt(?std.process.Child.Term, formatTerm) {
     return .{ .data = term };
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/std/Uri.zig b/lib/std/Uri.zig
index 7244c9595b..54e0f6a4f2 100644
--- a/lib/std/Uri.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Uri.zig
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ pub const Format = struct {
     }
 };
 
-pub fn fmt(uri: *const Uri, flags: Format.Flags) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.default) {
+pub fn fmt(uri: *const Uri, flags: Format.Flags) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.default) {
     return .{ .data = .{ .uri = uri, .flags = flags } };
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/std/ascii.zig b/lib/std/ascii.zig
index e2e6c1c6fa..48116a7230 100644
--- a/lib/std/ascii.zig
+++ b/lib/std/ascii.zig
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ pub const HexEscape = struct {
 };
 
 /// Replaces non-ASCII bytes with hex escapes.
-pub fn hexEscape(bytes: []const u8, case: std.fmt.Case) std.fmt.Formatter(HexEscape, HexEscape.format) {
+pub fn hexEscape(bytes: []const u8, case: std.fmt.Case) std.fmt.Alt(HexEscape, HexEscape.format) {
     return .{ .data = .{ .bytes = bytes, .charset = switch (case) {
         .lower => HexEscape.lower_charset,
         .upper => HexEscape.upper_charset,
diff --git a/lib/std/fmt.zig b/lib/std/fmt.zig
index bee3eb9dfc..a346d68a4f 100644
--- a/lib/std/fmt.zig
+++ b/lib/std/fmt.zig
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ pub const Case = enum { lower, upper };
 const default_alignment = .right;
 const default_fill_char = ' ';
 
-/// Deprecated in favor of `Options`.
-pub const FormatOptions = Options;
-
 pub const Options = struct {
     precision: ?usize = null,
     width: ?usize = null,
@@ -77,14 +74,6 @@ pub const Number = struct {
     };
 };
 
-/// Deprecated in favor of `Writer.print`.
-pub fn format(writer: anytype, comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype) !void {
-    var adapter = writer.adaptToNewApi(&.{});
-    return adapter.new_interface.print(fmt, args) catch |err| switch (err) {
-        error.WriteFailed => return adapter.err.?,
-    };
-}
-
 pub const Placeholder = struct {
     specifier_arg: []const u8,
     fill: u8,
@@ -274,9 +263,6 @@ pub fn digits2(value: u8) [2]u8 {
     }
 }
 
-/// Deprecated in favor of `Alt`.
-pub const Formatter = Alt;
-
 /// Creates a type suitable for instantiating and passing to a "{f}" placeholder.
 pub fn Alt(
     comptime Data: type,
@@ -294,7 +280,7 @@ pub fn Alt(
 pub fn alt(
     context: anytype,
     comptime func_name: @TypeOf(.enum_literal),
-) Formatter(@TypeOf(context), @field(@TypeOf(context), @tagName(func_name))) {
+) Alt(@TypeOf(context), @field(@TypeOf(context), @tagName(func_name))) {
     return .{ .data = context };
 }
 
@@ -607,7 +593,7 @@ pub const BufPrintError = error{
     NoSpaceLeft,
 };
 
-/// Print a Formatter string into `buf`. Returns a slice of the bytes printed.
+/// Print a format string into `buf`. Returns a slice of the bytes printed.
 pub fn bufPrint(buf: []u8, comptime fmt: []const u8, args: anytype) BufPrintError![]u8 {
     var w: Writer = .fixed(buf);
     w.print(fmt, args) catch |err| switch (err) {
diff --git a/lib/std/fs/path.zig b/lib/std/fs/path.zig
index b63269abf4..9f5ed323f1 100644
--- a/lib/std/fs/path.zig
+++ b/lib/std/fs/path.zig
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ pub fn joinZ(allocator: Allocator, paths: []const []const u8) ![:0]u8 {
     return out[0 .. out.len - 1 :0];
 }
 
-pub fn fmtJoin(paths: []const []const u8) std.fmt.Formatter([]const []const u8, formatJoin) {
+pub fn fmtJoin(paths: []const []const u8) std.fmt.Alt([]const []const u8, formatJoin) {
     return .{ .data = paths };
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/std/unicode.zig b/lib/std/unicode.zig
index a248e983e4..7fbf1094ba 100644
--- a/lib/std/unicode.zig
+++ b/lib/std/unicode.zig
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ fn formatUtf8(utf8: []const u8, writer: *std.Io.Writer) std.Io.Writer.Error!void
 /// Ill-formed UTF-8 byte sequences are replaced by the replacement character (U+FFFD)
 /// according to "U+FFFD Substitution of Maximal Subparts" from Chapter 3 of
 /// the Unicode standard, and as specified by https://encoding.spec.whatwg.org/#utf-8-decoder
-pub fn fmtUtf8(utf8: []const u8) std.fmt.Formatter([]const u8, formatUtf8) {
+pub fn fmtUtf8(utf8: []const u8) std.fmt.Alt([]const u8, formatUtf8) {
     return .{ .data = utf8 };
 }
 
@@ -1483,7 +1483,7 @@ fn formatUtf16Le(utf16le: []const u16, writer: *std.Io.Writer) std.Io.Writer.Err
 /// Return a Formatter for a (potentially ill-formed) UTF-16 LE string,
 /// which will be converted to UTF-8 during formatting.
 /// Unpaired surrogates are replaced by the replacement character (U+FFFD).
-pub fn fmtUtf16Le(utf16le: []const u16) std.fmt.Formatter([]const u16, formatUtf16Le) {
+pub fn fmtUtf16Le(utf16le: []const u16) std.fmt.Alt([]const u16, formatUtf16Le) {
     return .{ .data = utf16le };
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/std/zig.zig b/lib/std/zig.zig
index 8dc3e6ced7..c8eea995cd 100644
--- a/lib/std/zig.zig
+++ b/lib/std/zig.zig
@@ -462,12 +462,12 @@ pub const FormatId = struct {
 };
 
 /// Return a formatter for escaping a double quoted Zig string.
-pub fn fmtString(bytes: []const u8) std.fmt.Formatter([]const u8, stringEscape) {
+pub fn fmtString(bytes: []const u8) std.fmt.Alt([]const u8, stringEscape) {
     return .{ .data = bytes };
 }
 
 /// Return a formatter for escaping a single quoted Zig string.
-pub fn fmtChar(c: u21) std.fmt.Formatter(u21, charEscape) {
+pub fn fmtChar(c: u21) std.fmt.Alt(u21, charEscape) {
     return .{ .data = c };
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/std/zig/llvm/Builder.zig b/lib/std/zig/llvm/Builder.zig
index a4b9d981b2..4afb0b8734 100644
--- a/lib/std/zig/llvm/Builder.zig
+++ b/lib/std/zig/llvm/Builder.zig
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ pub const String = enum(u32) {
         return printEscapedString(string_slice, quote_behavior, w);
     }
 
-    pub fn fmt(self: String, builder: *const Builder) std.fmt.Formatter(FormatData, format) {
+    pub fn fmt(self: String, builder: *const Builder) std.fmt.Alt(FormatData, format) {
         return .{ .data = .{
             .string = self,
             .builder = builder,
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ pub const String = enum(u32) {
         } };
     }
 
-    pub fn fmtQ(self: String, builder: *const Builder) std.fmt.Formatter(FormatData, format) {
+    pub fn fmtQ(self: String, builder: *const Builder) std.fmt.Alt(FormatData, format) {
         return .{ .data = .{
             .string = self,
             .builder = builder,
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ pub const String = enum(u32) {
         } };
     }
 
-    pub fn fmtRaw(self: String, builder: *const Builder) std.fmt.Formatter(FormatData, format) {
+    pub fn fmtRaw(self: String, builder: *const Builder) std.fmt.Alt(FormatData, format) {
         return .{ .data = .{
             .string = self,
             .builder = builder,
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ pub const Type = enum(u32) {
             },
         }
     }
-    pub fn fmt(self: Type, builder: *const Builder, mode: FormatData.Mode) std.fmt.Formatter(FormatData, format) {
+    pub fn fmt(self: Type, builder: *const Builder, mode: FormatData.Mode) std.fmt.Alt(FormatData, format) {
         return .{ .data = .{ .type = self, .builder = builder, .mode = mode } };
     }
 
@@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@ pub const Attribute = union(Kind) {
                 .none => unreachable,
             }
         }
-        pub fn fmt(self: Index, builder: *const Builder, mode: FormatData.mode) std.fmt.Formatter(FormatData, format) {
+        pub fn fmt(self: Index, builder: *const Builder, mode: FormatData.mode) std.fmt.Alt(FormatData, format) {
             return .{ .data = .{ .attribute_index = self, .builder = builder, .mode = mode } };
         }
 
@@ -1609,7 +1609,7 @@ pub const Attributes = enum(u32) {
             .flags = data.flags,
         }, w);
     }
-    pub fn fmt(self: Attributes, builder: *const Builder, flags: FormatData.Flags) std.fmt.Formatter(FormatData, format) {
+    pub fn fmt(self: Attributes, builder: *const Builder, flags: FormatData.Flags) std.fmt.Alt(FormatData, format) {
         return .{ .data = .{ .attributes = self, .builder = builder, .flags = flags } };
     }
 };
@@ -1803,7 +1803,7 @@ pub const Linkage = enum(u4) {
     fn formatOptional(data: ?Linkage, w: *Writer) Writer.Error!void {
         if (data) |linkage| try w.print(" {s}", .{@tagName(linkage)});
     }
-    pub fn fmtOptional(self: ?Linkage) std.fmt.Formatter(?Linkage, formatOptional) {
+    pub fn fmtOptional(self: ?Linkage) std.fmt.Alt(?Linkage, formatOptional) {
         return .{ .data = self };
     }
 };
@@ -2208,7 +2208,7 @@ pub const StrtabString = enum(u32) {
         self: StrtabString,
         builder: *const Builder,
         quote_behavior: ?QuoteBehavior,
-    ) std.fmt.Formatter(FormatData, format) {
+    ) std.fmt.Alt(FormatData, format) {
         return .{ .data = .{
             .string = self,
             .builder = builder,
@@ -2387,7 +2387,7 @@ pub const Global = struct {
                 data.global.unwrap(data.builder).name(data.builder).fmt(data.builder, .quote_unless_valid_identifier),
             });
         }
-        pub fn fmt(self: Index, builder: *const Builder) std.fmt.Formatter(FormatData, format) {
+        pub fn fmt(self: Index, builder: *const Builder) std.fmt.Alt(FormatData, format) {
             return .{ .data = .{ .global = self, .builder = builder } };
         }
 
@@ -4852,7 +4852,7 @@ pub const Function = struct {
                 function: Function.Index,
                 builder: *Builder,
                 flags: FormatFlags,
-            ) std.fmt.Formatter(FormatData, format) {
+            ) std.fmt.Alt(FormatData, format) {
                 return .{ .data = .{
                     .instruction = self,
                     .function = function,
@@ -7790,7 +7790,7 @@ pub const Constant = enum(u32) {
             .global => |global| try w.print("{f}", .{global.fmt(data.builder)}),
         }
     }
-    pub fn fmt(self: Constant, builder: *Builder, flags: FormatFlags) std.fmt.Formatter(FormatData, format) {
+    pub fn fmt(self: Constant, builder: *Builder, flags: FormatFlags) std.fmt.Alt(FormatData, format) {
         return .{ .data = .{
             .constant = self,
             .builder = builder,
@@ -7868,7 +7868,7 @@ pub const Value = enum(u32) {
             .metadata => unreachable,
         }
     }
-    pub fn fmt(self: Value, function: Function.Index, builder: *Builder, flags: FormatFlags) std.fmt.Formatter(FormatData, format) {
+    pub fn fmt(self: Value, function: Function.Index, builder: *Builder, flags: FormatFlags) std.fmt.Alt(FormatData, format) {
         return .{ .data = .{ .value = self, .function = function, .builder = builder, .flags = flags } };
     }
 };
@@ -7902,7 +7902,7 @@ pub const MetadataString = enum(u32) {
     fn format(data: FormatData, w: *Writer) Writer.Error!void {
         try printEscapedString(data.metadata_string.slice(data.builder), .always_quote, w);
     }
-    fn fmt(self: MetadataString, builder: *const Builder) std.fmt.Formatter(FormatData, format) {
+    fn fmt(self: MetadataString, builder: *const Builder) std.fmt.Alt(FormatData, format) {
         return .{ .data = .{ .metadata_string = self, .builder = builder } };
     }
 };
@@ -8411,7 +8411,7 @@ pub const Metadata = enum(u32) {
         inline fn fmt(formatter: *Formatter, prefix: []const u8, node: anytype, special: ?FormatFlags) switch (@TypeOf(node)) {
             Metadata => Allocator.Error,
             else => error{},
-        }!std.fmt.Formatter(FormatData, format) {
+        }!std.fmt.Alt(FormatData, format) {
             const Node = @TypeOf(node);
             const MaybeNode = switch (@typeInfo(Node)) {
                 .optional => Node,
@@ -8456,7 +8456,7 @@ pub const Metadata = enum(u32) {
             prefix: []const u8,
             value: Value,
             function: Function.Index,
-        ) Allocator.Error!std.fmt.Formatter(FormatData, format) {
+        ) Allocator.Error!std.fmt.Alt(FormatData, format) {
             return .{ .data = .{
                 .formatter = formatter,
                 .prefix = prefix,
@@ -8539,7 +8539,7 @@ pub const Metadata = enum(u32) {
             fmt_str = fmt_str ++ "(";
             inline for (fields[2..], names) |*field, name| {
                 fmt_str = fmt_str ++ "{[" ++ name ++ "]f}";
-                const T = std.fmt.Formatter(FormatData, format);
+                const T = std.fmt.Alt(FormatData, format);
                 field.* = .{
                     .name = name,
                     .type = T,
diff --git a/lib/std/zig/string_literal.zig b/lib/std/zig/string_literal.zig
index 391764c925..3699636c79 100644
--- a/lib/std/zig/string_literal.zig
+++ b/lib/std/zig/string_literal.zig
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ pub const Error = union(enum) {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn fmt(self: @This(), raw_string: []const u8) std.fmt.Formatter(FormatMessage, formatMessage) {
+    pub fn fmt(self: @This(), raw_string: []const u8) std.fmt.Alt(FormatMessage, formatMessage) {
         return .{ .data = .{
             .err = self,
             .raw_string = raw_string,
diff --git a/src/Compilation.zig b/src/Compilation.zig
index 7e485aca46..85c4f49bf6 100644
--- a/src/Compilation.zig
+++ b/src/Compilation.zig
@@ -6465,7 +6465,7 @@ fn updateWin32Resource(comp: *Compilation, win32_resource: *Win32Resource, win32
                     };
                 }
 
-                pub fn fmtRcEscape(bytes: []const u8) std.fmt.Formatter([]const u8, formatRcEscape) {
+                pub fn fmtRcEscape(bytes: []const u8) std.fmt.Alt([]const u8, formatRcEscape) {
                     return .{ .data = bytes };
                 }
             }.fmtRcEscape;
diff --git a/src/InternPool.zig b/src/InternPool.zig
index fd8515263c..9965497742 100644
--- a/src/InternPool.zig
+++ b/src/InternPool.zig
@@ -1904,11 +1904,11 @@ pub const NullTerminatedString = enum(u32) {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn fmt(string: NullTerminatedString, ip: *const InternPool) std.fmt.Formatter(FormatData, format) {
+    pub fn fmt(string: NullTerminatedString, ip: *const InternPool) std.fmt.Alt(FormatData, format) {
         return .{ .data = .{ .string = string, .ip = ip, .id = false } };
     }
 
-    pub fn fmtId(string: NullTerminatedString, ip: *const InternPool) std.fmt.Formatter(FormatData, format) {
+    pub fn fmtId(string: NullTerminatedString, ip: *const InternPool) std.fmt.Alt(FormatData, format) {
         return .{ .data = .{ .string = string, .ip = ip, .id = true } };
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Type.zig b/src/Type.zig
index d1685fe5a6..3cdd48c3f3 100644
--- a/src/Type.zig
+++ b/src/Type.zig
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ pub fn format(ty: Type, writer: *std.Io.Writer) !void {
     @compileError("do not format types directly; use either ty.fmtDebug() or ty.fmt()");
 }
 
-pub const Formatter = std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.default);
+pub const Formatter = std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.default);
 
 pub fn fmt(ty: Type, pt: Zcu.PerThread) Formatter {
     return .{ .data = .{
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ const Format = struct {
     }
 };
 
-pub fn fmtDebug(ty: Type) std.fmt.Formatter(Type, dump) {
+pub fn fmtDebug(ty: Type) std.fmt.Alt(Type, dump) {
     return .{ .data = ty };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Value.zig b/src/Value.zig
index 0badae7cee..e0afc6ca4e 100644
--- a/src/Value.zig
+++ b/src/Value.zig
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ pub fn dump(start_val: Value, w: std.Io.Writer) std.Io.Writer.Error!void {
     try w.print("(interned: {})", .{start_val.toIntern()});
 }
 
-pub fn fmtDebug(val: Value) std.fmt.Formatter(Value, dump) {
+pub fn fmtDebug(val: Value) std.fmt.Alt(Value, dump) {
     return .{ .data = val };
 }
 
-pub fn fmtValue(val: Value, pt: Zcu.PerThread) std.fmt.Formatter(print_value.FormatContext, print_value.format) {
+pub fn fmtValue(val: Value, pt: Zcu.PerThread) std.fmt.Alt(print_value.FormatContext, print_value.format) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .val = val,
         .pt = pt,
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub fn fmtValue(val: Value, pt: Zcu.PerThread) std.fmt.Formatter(print_value.For
     } };
 }
 
-pub fn fmtValueSema(val: Value, pt: Zcu.PerThread, sema: *Sema) std.fmt.Formatter(print_value.FormatContext, print_value.formatSema) {
+pub fn fmtValueSema(val: Value, pt: Zcu.PerThread, sema: *Sema) std.fmt.Alt(print_value.FormatContext, print_value.formatSema) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .val = val,
         .pt = pt,
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ pub fn fmtValueSema(val: Value, pt: Zcu.PerThread, sema: *Sema) std.fmt.Formatte
     } };
 }
 
-pub fn fmtValueSemaFull(ctx: print_value.FormatContext) std.fmt.Formatter(print_value.FormatContext, print_value.formatSema) {
+pub fn fmtValueSemaFull(ctx: print_value.FormatContext) std.fmt.Alt(print_value.FormatContext, print_value.formatSema) {
     return .{ .data = ctx };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Zcu.zig b/src/Zcu.zig
index 3f5cf1d5fd..d86f422b98 100644
--- a/src/Zcu.zig
+++ b/src/Zcu.zig
@@ -4306,10 +4306,10 @@ pub fn navFileScope(zcu: *Zcu, nav: InternPool.Nav.Index) *File {
     return zcu.fileByIndex(zcu.navFileScopeIndex(nav));
 }
 
-pub fn fmtAnalUnit(zcu: *Zcu, unit: AnalUnit) std.fmt.Formatter(FormatAnalUnit, formatAnalUnit) {
+pub fn fmtAnalUnit(zcu: *Zcu, unit: AnalUnit) std.fmt.Alt(FormatAnalUnit, formatAnalUnit) {
     return .{ .data = .{ .unit = unit, .zcu = zcu } };
 }
-pub fn fmtDependee(zcu: *Zcu, d: InternPool.Dependee) std.fmt.Formatter(FormatDependee, formatDependee) {
+pub fn fmtDependee(zcu: *Zcu, d: InternPool.Dependee) std.fmt.Alt(FormatDependee, formatDependee) {
     return .{ .data = .{ .dependee = d, .zcu = zcu } };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/arch/riscv64/CodeGen.zig b/src/arch/riscv64/CodeGen.zig
index c5aa5f4201..7b13cfc90d 100644
--- a/src/arch/riscv64/CodeGen.zig
+++ b/src/arch/riscv64/CodeGen.zig
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ fn formatWipMir(data: FormatWipMirData, writer: *std.Io.Writer) std.Io.Writer.Er
         first = false;
     }
 }
-fn fmtWipMir(func: *Func, inst: Mir.Inst.Index) std.fmt.Formatter(FormatWipMirData, formatWipMir) {
+fn fmtWipMir(func: *Func, inst: Mir.Inst.Index) std.fmt.Alt(FormatWipMirData, formatWipMir) {
     return .{ .data = .{ .func = func, .inst = inst } };
 }
 
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ const FormatNavData = struct {
 fn formatNav(data: FormatNavData, writer: *std.Io.Writer) std.Io.Writer.Error!void {
     try writer.print("{f}", .{data.ip.getNav(data.nav_index).fqn.fmt(data.ip)});
 }
-fn fmtNav(nav_index: InternPool.Nav.Index, ip: *const InternPool) std.fmt.Formatter(FormatNavData, formatNav) {
+fn fmtNav(nav_index: InternPool.Nav.Index, ip: *const InternPool) std.fmt.Alt(FormatNavData, formatNav) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .ip = ip,
         .nav_index = nav_index,
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ fn formatAir(data: FormatAirData, writer: *std.Io.Writer) std.Io.Writer.Error!vo
     _ = writer;
     @panic("unimplemented");
 }
-fn fmtAir(func: *Func, inst: Air.Inst.Index) std.fmt.Formatter(FormatAirData, formatAir) {
+fn fmtAir(func: *Func, inst: Air.Inst.Index) std.fmt.Alt(FormatAirData, formatAir) {
     return .{ .data = .{ .func = func, .inst = inst } };
 }
 
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ fn formatTracking(data: FormatTrackingData, writer: *std.Io.Writer) std.Io.Write
     var it = data.func.inst_tracking.iterator();
     while (it.next()) |entry| try writer.print("\n%{d} = {f}", .{ entry.key_ptr.*, entry.value_ptr.* });
 }
-fn fmtTracking(func: *Func) std.fmt.Formatter(FormatTrackingData, formatTracking) {
+fn fmtTracking(func: *Func) std.fmt.Alt(FormatTrackingData, formatTracking) {
     return .{ .data = .{ .func = func } };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64/CodeGen.zig b/src/arch/x86_64/CodeGen.zig
index e975fbf8bb..1d3792d785 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86_64/CodeGen.zig
+++ b/src/arch/x86_64/CodeGen.zig
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@ const FormatNavData = struct {
 fn formatNav(data: FormatNavData, w: *Writer) Writer.Error!void {
     try w.print("{f}", .{data.ip.getNav(data.nav_index).fqn.fmt(data.ip)});
 }
-fn fmtNav(nav_index: InternPool.Nav.Index, ip: *const InternPool) std.fmt.Formatter(FormatNavData, formatNav) {
+fn fmtNav(nav_index: InternPool.Nav.Index, ip: *const InternPool) std.fmt.Alt(FormatNavData, formatNav) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .ip = ip,
         .nav_index = nav_index,
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ const FormatAirData = struct {
 fn formatAir(data: FormatAirData, w: *Writer) Writer.Error!void {
     data.self.air.writeInst(w, data.inst, data.self.pt, data.self.liveness);
 }
-fn fmtAir(self: *CodeGen, inst: Air.Inst.Index) std.fmt.Formatter(FormatAirData, formatAir) {
+fn fmtAir(self: *CodeGen, inst: Air.Inst.Index) std.fmt.Alt(FormatAirData, formatAir) {
     return .{ .data = .{ .self = self, .inst = inst } };
 }
 
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ fn formatWipMir(data: FormatWipMirData, w: *Writer) Writer.Error!void {
         }
     }
 }
-fn fmtWipMir(self: *CodeGen, inst: Mir.Inst.Index) std.fmt.Formatter(FormatWipMirData, formatWipMir) {
+fn fmtWipMir(self: *CodeGen, inst: Mir.Inst.Index) std.fmt.Alt(FormatWipMirData, formatWipMir) {
     return .{ .data = .{ .self = self, .inst = inst } };
 }
 
@@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ fn formatTracking(data: FormatTrackingData, w: *Writer) Writer.Error!void {
     var it = data.self.inst_tracking.iterator();
     while (it.next()) |entry| try w.print("\n{f} = {f}", .{ entry.key_ptr.*, entry.value_ptr.* });
 }
-fn fmtTracking(self: *CodeGen) std.fmt.Formatter(FormatTrackingData, formatTracking) {
+fn fmtTracking(self: *CodeGen) std.fmt.Alt(FormatTrackingData, formatTracking) {
     return .{ .data = .{ .self = self } };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/arch/x86_64/encoder.zig b/src/arch/x86_64/encoder.zig
index 55ec7d49b6..03ff7134f6 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86_64/encoder.zig
+++ b/src/arch/x86_64/encoder.zig
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ pub const Instruction = struct {
             }
         };
 
-        pub fn fmt(op: Operand, enc_op: Encoding.Op) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.default) {
+        pub fn fmt(op: Operand, enc_op: Encoding.Op) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.default) {
             return .{ .data = .{ .op = op, .enc_op = enc_op } };
         }
     };
diff --git a/src/codegen/c.zig b/src/codegen/c.zig
index b2ecac5d10..4468fa600f 100644
--- a/src/codegen/c.zig
+++ b/src/codegen/c.zig
@@ -371,11 +371,11 @@ fn formatIdentOptions(ident: []const u8, w: *Writer, solo: bool) Writer.Error!vo
     }
 }
 
-pub fn fmtIdentSolo(ident: []const u8) std.fmt.Formatter([]const u8, formatIdentSolo) {
+pub fn fmtIdentSolo(ident: []const u8) std.fmt.Alt([]const u8, formatIdentSolo) {
     return .{ .data = ident };
 }
 
-pub fn fmtIdentUnsolo(ident: []const u8) std.fmt.Formatter([]const u8, formatIdentUnsolo) {
+pub fn fmtIdentUnsolo(ident: []const u8) std.fmt.Alt([]const u8, formatIdentUnsolo) {
     return .{ .data = ident };
 }
 
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ pub fn fmtCTypePoolString(
     ctype_pool_string: CType.Pool.String,
     ctype_pool: *const CType.Pool,
     solo: bool,
-) std.fmt.Formatter(CTypePoolStringFormatData, formatCTypePoolString) {
+) std.fmt.Alt(CTypePoolStringFormatData, formatCTypePoolString) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .ctype_pool_string = ctype_pool_string,
         .ctype_pool = ctype_pool,
@@ -610,11 +610,11 @@ pub const Function = struct {
         return f.object.dg.renderIntCast(w, dest_ty, .{ .c_value = .{ .f = f, .value = src, .v = v } }, src_ty, location);
     }
 
-    fn fmtIntLiteralDec(f: *Function, val: Value) !std.fmt.Formatter(FormatIntLiteralContext, formatIntLiteral) {
+    fn fmtIntLiteralDec(f: *Function, val: Value) !std.fmt.Alt(FormatIntLiteralContext, formatIntLiteral) {
         return f.object.dg.fmtIntLiteralDec(val, .Other);
     }
 
-    fn fmtIntLiteralHex(f: *Function, val: Value) !std.fmt.Formatter(FormatIntLiteralContext, formatIntLiteral) {
+    fn fmtIntLiteralHex(f: *Function, val: Value) !std.fmt.Alt(FormatIntLiteralContext, formatIntLiteral) {
         return f.object.dg.fmtIntLiteralHex(val, .Other);
     }
 
@@ -1919,7 +1919,7 @@ pub const DeclGen = struct {
         kind: CType.Kind,
         name: union(enum) {
             nav: InternPool.Nav.Index,
-            fmt_ctype_pool_string: std.fmt.Formatter(CTypePoolStringFormatData, formatCTypePoolString),
+            fmt_ctype_pool_string: std.fmt.Alt(CTypePoolStringFormatData, formatCTypePoolString),
             @"export": struct {
                 main_name: InternPool.NullTerminatedString,
                 extern_name: InternPool.NullTerminatedString,
@@ -2439,7 +2439,7 @@ pub const DeclGen = struct {
         loc: ValueRenderLocation,
         base: u8,
         case: std.fmt.Case,
-    ) !std.fmt.Formatter(FormatIntLiteralContext, formatIntLiteral) {
+    ) !std.fmt.Alt(FormatIntLiteralContext, formatIntLiteral) {
         const zcu = dg.pt.zcu;
         const kind = loc.toCTypeKind();
         const ty = val.typeOf(zcu);
@@ -2461,7 +2461,7 @@ pub const DeclGen = struct {
         dg: *DeclGen,
         val: Value,
         loc: ValueRenderLocation,
-    ) !std.fmt.Formatter(FormatIntLiteralContext, formatIntLiteral) {
+    ) !std.fmt.Alt(FormatIntLiteralContext, formatIntLiteral) {
         return fmtIntLiteral(dg, val, loc, 10, .lower);
     }
 
@@ -2469,7 +2469,7 @@ pub const DeclGen = struct {
         dg: *DeclGen,
         val: Value,
         loc: ValueRenderLocation,
-    ) !std.fmt.Formatter(FormatIntLiteralContext, formatIntLiteral) {
+    ) !std.fmt.Alt(FormatIntLiteralContext, formatIntLiteral) {
         return fmtIntLiteral(dg, val, loc, 16, .lower);
     }
 };
@@ -8295,7 +8295,7 @@ fn formatStringLiteral(data: FormatStringContext, w: *Writer) Writer.Error!void
     try literal.end();
 }
 
-fn fmtStringLiteral(str: []const u8, sentinel: ?u8) std.fmt.Formatter(FormatStringContext, formatStringLiteral) {
+fn fmtStringLiteral(str: []const u8, sentinel: ?u8) std.fmt.Alt(FormatStringContext, formatStringLiteral) {
     return .{ .data = .{ .str = str, .sentinel = sentinel } };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/codegen/c/Type.zig b/src/codegen/c/Type.zig
index d270e1dc9c..fa4db36a0c 100644
--- a/src/codegen/c/Type.zig
+++ b/src/codegen/c/Type.zig
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ pub const Pool = struct {
             else
                 try writer.print("f{d}", .{@intFromEnum(data.string.index)});
         }
-        pub fn fmt(str: String, pool: *const Pool) std.fmt.Formatter(FormatData, format) {
+        pub fn fmt(str: String, pool: *const Pool) std.fmt.Alt(FormatData, format) {
             return .{ .data = .{ .string = str, .pool = pool } };
         }
 
diff --git a/src/link/Coff.zig b/src/link/Coff.zig
index 4a3e201683..be9c4ff389 100644
--- a/src/link/Coff.zig
+++ b/src/link/Coff.zig
@@ -3053,7 +3053,7 @@ const ImportTable = struct {
         }
     };
 
-    fn fmtDebug(itab: ImportTable, ctx: Context) fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.default) {
+    fn fmtDebug(itab: ImportTable, ctx: Context) fmt.Alt(Format, Format.default) {
         return .{ .data = .{ .itab = itab, .ctx = ctx } };
     }
 
diff --git a/src/link/Elf.zig b/src/link/Elf.zig
index 3a7d9d7c94..1c3d7c4267 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf.zig
@@ -3862,7 +3862,7 @@ const FormatShdr = struct {
     shdr: elf.Elf64_Shdr,
 };
 
-fn fmtShdr(self: *Elf, shdr: elf.Elf64_Shdr) std.fmt.Formatter(FormatShdr, formatShdr) {
+fn fmtShdr(self: *Elf, shdr: elf.Elf64_Shdr) std.fmt.Alt(FormatShdr, formatShdr) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .shdr = shdr,
         .elf_file = self,
@@ -3879,7 +3879,7 @@ fn formatShdr(ctx: FormatShdr, writer: *std.Io.Writer) std.Io.Writer.Error!void
     });
 }
 
-pub fn fmtShdrFlags(sh_flags: u64) std.fmt.Formatter(u64, formatShdrFlags) {
+pub fn fmtShdrFlags(sh_flags: u64) std.fmt.Alt(u64, formatShdrFlags) {
     return .{ .data = sh_flags };
 }
 
@@ -3933,7 +3933,7 @@ const FormatPhdr = struct {
     phdr: elf.Elf64_Phdr,
 };
 
-fn fmtPhdr(self: *Elf, phdr: elf.Elf64_Phdr) std.fmt.Formatter(FormatPhdr, formatPhdr) {
+fn fmtPhdr(self: *Elf, phdr: elf.Elf64_Phdr) std.fmt.Alt(FormatPhdr, formatPhdr) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .phdr = phdr,
         .elf_file = self,
@@ -3967,7 +3967,7 @@ fn formatPhdr(ctx: FormatPhdr, writer: *std.Io.Writer) std.Io.Writer.Error!void
     });
 }
 
-pub fn dumpState(self: *Elf) std.fmt.Formatter(*Elf, fmtDumpState) {
+pub fn dumpState(self: *Elf) std.fmt.Alt(*Elf, fmtDumpState) {
     return .{ .data = self };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/link/Elf/Archive.zig b/src/link/Elf/Archive.zig
index 775a63cd74..0157b18fb4 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf/Archive.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf/Archive.zig
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ pub const ArSymtab = struct {
         }
     };
 
-    pub fn fmt(ar: ArSymtab, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.default) {
+    pub fn fmt(ar: ArSymtab, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.default) {
         return .{ .data = .{
             .ar = ar,
             .elf_file = elf_file,
diff --git a/src/link/Elf/Atom.zig b/src/link/Elf/Atom.zig
index 6bfaddea97..f59d2f4a24 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf/Atom.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf/Atom.zig
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ pub fn setExtra(atom: Atom, extras: Extra, elf_file: *Elf) void {
     atom.file(elf_file).?.setAtomExtra(atom.extra_index, extras);
 }
 
-pub fn fmt(atom: Atom, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.default) {
+pub fn fmt(atom: Atom, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.default) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .atom = atom,
         .elf_file = elf_file,
diff --git a/src/link/Elf/AtomList.zig b/src/link/Elf/AtomList.zig
index 4cb5b3f6f5..4eb1cbdbbd 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf/AtomList.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf/AtomList.zig
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ const Format = struct {
     }
 };
 
-pub fn fmt(atom_list: AtomList, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.default) {
+pub fn fmt(atom_list: AtomList, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.default) {
     return .{ .data = .{ .atom_list = atom_list, .elf_file = elf_file } };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/link/Elf/LinkerDefined.zig b/src/link/Elf/LinkerDefined.zig
index c1b3e257a4..b74406c368 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf/LinkerDefined.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf/LinkerDefined.zig
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ pub fn setSymbolExtra(self: *LinkerDefined, index: u32, extra: Symbol.Extra) voi
     }
 }
 
-pub fn fmtSymtab(self: *LinkerDefined, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.symtab) {
+pub fn fmtSymtab(self: *LinkerDefined, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.symtab) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .self = self,
         .elf_file = elf_file,
diff --git a/src/link/Elf/Merge.zig b/src/link/Elf/Merge.zig
index 95023055d9..340a2e7f67 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf/Merge.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf/Merge.zig
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ pub const Section = struct {
         }
     };
 
-    pub fn fmt(msec: Section, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.default) {
+    pub fn fmt(msec: Section, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.default) {
         return .{ .data = .{
             .msec = msec,
             .elf_file = elf_file,
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ pub const Subsection = struct {
         return msec.bytes.items[msub.string_index..][0..msub.size];
     }
 
-    pub fn fmt(msub: Subsection, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.default) {
+    pub fn fmt(msub: Subsection, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.default) {
         return .{ .data = .{
             .msub = msub,
             .elf_file = elf_file,
diff --git a/src/link/Elf/Object.zig b/src/link/Elf/Object.zig
index 52ae848345..eddb5c90dd 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf/Object.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf/Object.zig
@@ -1431,7 +1431,7 @@ pub fn group(self: *Object, index: Elf.Group.Index) *Elf.Group {
     return &self.groups.items[index];
 }
 
-pub fn fmtSymtab(self: *Object, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.symtab) {
+pub fn fmtSymtab(self: *Object, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.symtab) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .object = self,
         .elf_file = elf_file,
@@ -1504,35 +1504,35 @@ const Format = struct {
     }
 };
 
-pub fn fmtAtoms(self: *Object, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.atoms) {
+pub fn fmtAtoms(self: *Object, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.atoms) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .object = self,
         .elf_file = elf_file,
     } };
 }
 
-pub fn fmtCies(self: *Object, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.cies) {
+pub fn fmtCies(self: *Object, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.cies) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .object = self,
         .elf_file = elf_file,
     } };
 }
 
-pub fn fmtFdes(self: *Object, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.fdes) {
+pub fn fmtFdes(self: *Object, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.fdes) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .object = self,
         .elf_file = elf_file,
     } };
 }
 
-pub fn fmtGroups(self: *Object, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.groups) {
+pub fn fmtGroups(self: *Object, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.groups) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .object = self,
         .elf_file = elf_file,
     } };
 }
 
-pub fn fmtPath(self: Object) std.fmt.Formatter(Object, formatPath) {
+pub fn fmtPath(self: Object) std.fmt.Alt(Object, formatPath) {
     return .{ .data = self };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/link/Elf/SharedObject.zig b/src/link/Elf/SharedObject.zig
index 5be14b8a90..9ce8c53b2c 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf/SharedObject.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf/SharedObject.zig
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ pub fn setSymbolExtra(self: *SharedObject, index: u32, extra: Symbol.Extra) void
     }
 }
 
-pub fn fmtSymtab(self: SharedObject, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.symtab) {
+pub fn fmtSymtab(self: SharedObject, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.symtab) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .shared = self,
         .elf_file = elf_file,
diff --git a/src/link/Elf/Symbol.zig b/src/link/Elf/Symbol.zig
index 3f99221842..e3974d0eac 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf/Symbol.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf/Symbol.zig
@@ -368,14 +368,14 @@ const Format = struct {
     }
 };
 
-pub fn fmtName(symbol: Symbol, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.name) {
+pub fn fmtName(symbol: Symbol, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.name) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .symbol = symbol,
         .elf_file = elf_file,
     } };
 }
 
-pub fn fmt(symbol: Symbol, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.default) {
+pub fn fmt(symbol: Symbol, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.default) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .symbol = symbol,
         .elf_file = elf_file,
diff --git a/src/link/Elf/Thunk.zig b/src/link/Elf/Thunk.zig
index 8012c53a54..1700bb8276 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf/Thunk.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf/Thunk.zig
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ fn trampolineSize(cpu_arch: std.Target.Cpu.Arch) usize {
     };
 }
 
-pub fn fmt(thunk: Thunk, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.default) {
+pub fn fmt(thunk: Thunk, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.default) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .thunk = thunk,
         .elf_file = elf_file,
diff --git a/src/link/Elf/ZigObject.zig b/src/link/Elf/ZigObject.zig
index 82b2b91481..93a78ea012 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf/ZigObject.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf/ZigObject.zig
@@ -2225,14 +2225,14 @@ const Format = struct {
     }
 };
 
-pub fn fmtSymtab(self: *ZigObject, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.symtab) {
+pub fn fmtSymtab(self: *ZigObject, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.symtab) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .self = self,
         .elf_file = elf_file,
     } };
 }
 
-pub fn fmtAtoms(self: *ZigObject, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.atoms) {
+pub fn fmtAtoms(self: *ZigObject, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.atoms) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .self = self,
         .elf_file = elf_file,
diff --git a/src/link/Elf/eh_frame.zig b/src/link/Elf/eh_frame.zig
index a0f07df79b..9276692f13 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf/eh_frame.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf/eh_frame.zig
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pub const Fde = struct {
         return object.relocs.items[fde.rel_index..][0..fde.rel_num];
     }
 
-    pub fn fmt(fde: Fde, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.default) {
+    pub fn fmt(fde: Fde, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.default) {
         return .{ .data = .{
             .fde = fde,
             .elf_file = elf_file,
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ pub const Cie = struct {
         return true;
     }
 
-    pub fn fmt(cie: Cie, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.default) {
+    pub fn fmt(cie: Cie, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.default) {
         return .{ .data = .{
             .cie = cie,
             .elf_file = elf_file,
diff --git a/src/link/Elf/file.zig b/src/link/Elf/file.zig
index 25c1b1192b..50f5159d18 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf/file.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf/file.zig
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub const File = union(enum) {
         };
     }
 
-    pub fn fmtPath(file: File) std.fmt.Formatter(File, formatPath) {
+    pub fn fmtPath(file: File) std.fmt.Alt(File, formatPath) {
         return .{ .data = file };
     }
 
diff --git a/src/link/Elf/relocation.zig b/src/link/Elf/relocation.zig
index cffaffb954..021bfee209 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf/relocation.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf/relocation.zig
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ const FormatRelocTypeCtx = struct {
     cpu_arch: std.Target.Cpu.Arch,
 };
 
-pub fn fmtRelocType(r_type: u32, cpu_arch: std.Target.Cpu.Arch) std.fmt.Formatter(FormatRelocTypeCtx, formatRelocType) {
+pub fn fmtRelocType(r_type: u32, cpu_arch: std.Target.Cpu.Arch) std.fmt.Alt(FormatRelocTypeCtx, formatRelocType) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .r_type = r_type,
         .cpu_arch = cpu_arch,
diff --git a/src/link/Elf/synthetic_sections.zig b/src/link/Elf/synthetic_sections.zig
index 33522c0555..2ff7302410 100644
--- a/src/link/Elf/synthetic_sections.zig
+++ b/src/link/Elf/synthetic_sections.zig
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ pub const GotSection = struct {
         }
     };
 
-    pub fn fmt(got: GotSection, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.default) {
+    pub fn fmt(got: GotSection, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.default) {
         return .{ .data = .{ .got = got, .elf_file = elf_file } };
     }
 };
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ pub const PltSection = struct {
         }
     };
 
-    pub fn fmt(plt: PltSection, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.default) {
+    pub fn fmt(plt: PltSection, elf_file: *Elf) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.default) {
         return .{ .data = .{ .plt = plt, .elf_file = elf_file } };
     }
 
diff --git a/src/link/MachO.zig b/src/link/MachO.zig
index d8c4a20767..9205d51981 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO.zig
@@ -3906,7 +3906,7 @@ pub fn ptraceDetach(self: *MachO, pid: std.posix.pid_t) !void {
     self.hot_state.mach_task = null;
 }
 
-pub fn dumpState(self: *MachO) std.fmt.Formatter(*MachO, fmtDumpState) {
+pub fn dumpState(self: *MachO) std.fmt.Alt(*MachO, fmtDumpState) {
     return .{ .data = self };
 }
 
@@ -3964,7 +3964,7 @@ fn fmtDumpState(self: *MachO, w: *Writer) Writer.Error!void {
     try w.print("segments\n{f}\n", .{self.fmtSegments()});
 }
 
-fn fmtSections(self: *MachO) std.fmt.Formatter(*MachO, formatSections) {
+fn fmtSections(self: *MachO) std.fmt.Alt(*MachO, formatSections) {
     return .{ .data = self };
 }
 
@@ -3981,7 +3981,7 @@ fn formatSections(self: *MachO, w: *Writer) Writer.Error!void {
     }
 }
 
-fn fmtSegments(self: *MachO) std.fmt.Formatter(*MachO, formatSegments) {
+fn fmtSegments(self: *MachO) std.fmt.Alt(*MachO, formatSegments) {
     return .{ .data = self };
 }
 
@@ -3994,7 +3994,7 @@ fn formatSegments(self: *MachO, w: *Writer) Writer.Error!void {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn fmtSectType(tt: u8) std.fmt.Formatter(u8, formatSectType) {
+pub fn fmtSectType(tt: u8) std.fmt.Alt(u8, formatSectType) {
     return .{ .data = tt };
 }
 
@@ -4257,7 +4257,7 @@ pub const Platform = struct {
         return false;
     }
 
-    pub fn fmtTarget(plat: Platform, cpu_arch: std.Target.Cpu.Arch) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.target) {
+    pub fn fmtTarget(plat: Platform, cpu_arch: std.Target.Cpu.Arch) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.target) {
         return .{ .data = .{ .platform = plat, .cpu_arch = cpu_arch } };
     }
 
diff --git a/src/link/MachO/Archive.zig b/src/link/MachO/Archive.zig
index 1c7e285eb7..007e630bfb 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO/Archive.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO/Archive.zig
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ pub const ArSymtab = struct {
         }
     };
 
-    pub fn fmt(ar: ArSymtab, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Formatter(PrintFormat, PrintFormat.default) {
+    pub fn fmt(ar: ArSymtab, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Alt(PrintFormat, PrintFormat.default) {
         return .{ .data = .{ .ar = ar, .macho_file = macho_file } };
     }
 
diff --git a/src/link/MachO/Atom.zig b/src/link/MachO/Atom.zig
index c5d29c7ff5..278d28d270 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO/Atom.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO/Atom.zig
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ pub fn writeRelocs(self: Atom, macho_file: *MachO, code: []u8, buffer: []macho.r
     assert(i == buffer.len);
 }
 
-pub fn fmt(atom: Atom, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.print) {
+pub fn fmt(atom: Atom, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.print) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .atom = atom,
         .macho_file = macho_file,
diff --git a/src/link/MachO/Dylib.zig b/src/link/MachO/Dylib.zig
index bf48addc1e..526ca2d086 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO/Dylib.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO/Dylib.zig
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ pub fn setSymbolExtra(self: *Dylib, index: u32, extra: Symbol.Extra) void {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn fmtSymtab(self: *Dylib, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.symtab) {
+pub fn fmtSymtab(self: *Dylib, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.symtab) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .dylib = self,
         .macho_file = macho_file,
diff --git a/src/link/MachO/InternalObject.zig b/src/link/MachO/InternalObject.zig
index f8623dbf28..00721c470b 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO/InternalObject.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO/InternalObject.zig
@@ -864,14 +864,14 @@ const Format = struct {
     }
 };
 
-pub fn fmtAtoms(self: *InternalObject, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.atoms) {
+pub fn fmtAtoms(self: *InternalObject, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.atoms) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .self = self,
         .macho_file = macho_file,
     } };
 }
 
-pub fn fmtSymtab(self: *InternalObject, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.symtab) {
+pub fn fmtSymtab(self: *InternalObject, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.symtab) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .self = self,
         .macho_file = macho_file,
diff --git a/src/link/MachO/Object.zig b/src/link/MachO/Object.zig
index 9dcaca76c8..6752c751b2 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO/Object.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO/Object.zig
@@ -2578,42 +2578,42 @@ const Format = struct {
     }
 };
 
-pub fn fmtAtoms(self: *Object, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.atoms) {
+pub fn fmtAtoms(self: *Object, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.atoms) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .object = self,
         .macho_file = macho_file,
     } };
 }
 
-pub fn fmtCies(self: *Object, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.cies) {
+pub fn fmtCies(self: *Object, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.cies) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .object = self,
         .macho_file = macho_file,
     } };
 }
 
-pub fn fmtFdes(self: *Object, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.fdes) {
+pub fn fmtFdes(self: *Object, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.fdes) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .object = self,
         .macho_file = macho_file,
     } };
 }
 
-pub fn fmtUnwindRecords(self: *Object, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.unwindRecords) {
+pub fn fmtUnwindRecords(self: *Object, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.unwindRecords) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .object = self,
         .macho_file = macho_file,
     } };
 }
 
-pub fn fmtSymtab(self: *Object, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.symtab) {
+pub fn fmtSymtab(self: *Object, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.symtab) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .object = self,
         .macho_file = macho_file,
     } };
 }
 
-pub fn fmtPath(self: Object) std.fmt.Formatter(Object, formatPath) {
+pub fn fmtPath(self: Object) std.fmt.Alt(Object, formatPath) {
     return .{ .data = self };
 }
 
@@ -2694,7 +2694,7 @@ const StabFile = struct {
             }
         };
 
-        pub fn fmt(stab: Stab, object: Object) std.fmt.Formatter(Stab.Format, Stab.Format.default) {
+        pub fn fmt(stab: Stab, object: Object) std.fmt.Alt(Stab.Format, Stab.Format.default) {
             return .{ .data = .{ .stab = stab, .object = object } };
         }
     };
diff --git a/src/link/MachO/Relocation.zig b/src/link/MachO/Relocation.zig
index 6ce8fa1bb2..20edce1bbe 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO/Relocation.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO/Relocation.zig
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pub fn lessThan(ctx: void, lhs: Relocation, rhs: Relocation) bool {
     return lhs.offset < rhs.offset;
 }
 
-pub fn fmtPretty(rel: Relocation, cpu_arch: std.Target.Cpu.Arch) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.pretty) {
+pub fn fmtPretty(rel: Relocation, cpu_arch: std.Target.Cpu.Arch) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.pretty) {
     return .{ .data = .{ .relocation = rel, .arch = cpu_arch } };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/link/MachO/Symbol.zig b/src/link/MachO/Symbol.zig
index ab7d128d9e..582768ad10 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO/Symbol.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO/Symbol.zig
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ pub fn setOutputSym(symbol: Symbol, macho_file: *MachO, out: *macho.nlist_64) vo
     }
 }
 
-pub fn fmt(symbol: Symbol, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.default) {
+pub fn fmt(symbol: Symbol, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.default) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .symbol = symbol,
         .macho_file = macho_file,
diff --git a/src/link/MachO/Thunk.zig b/src/link/MachO/Thunk.zig
index 44d2904540..4588a7f0e0 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO/Thunk.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO/Thunk.zig
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pub fn writeSymtab(thunk: Thunk, macho_file: *MachO, ctx: anytype) void {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn fmt(thunk: Thunk, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.default) {
+pub fn fmt(thunk: Thunk, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.default) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .thunk = thunk,
         .macho_file = macho_file,
diff --git a/src/link/MachO/UnwindInfo.zig b/src/link/MachO/UnwindInfo.zig
index 9b7185743b..5dff5450f5 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO/UnwindInfo.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO/UnwindInfo.zig
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ pub const Record = struct {
         return lsda.getAddress(macho_file) + rec.lsda_offset;
     }
 
-    pub fn fmt(rec: Record, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.default) {
+    pub fn fmt(rec: Record, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.default) {
         return .{ .data = .{
             .rec = rec,
             .macho_file = macho_file,
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ const Page = struct {
         }
     };
 
-    fn fmt(page: Page, info: UnwindInfo) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.default) {
+    fn fmt(page: Page, info: UnwindInfo) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.default) {
         return .{ .data = .{
             .page = page,
             .info = info,
diff --git a/src/link/MachO/ZigObject.zig b/src/link/MachO/ZigObject.zig
index e8d5cce3e2..b1fc6528d5 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO/ZigObject.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO/ZigObject.zig
@@ -1680,7 +1680,7 @@ pub fn asFile(self: *ZigObject) File {
     return .{ .zig_object = self };
 }
 
-pub fn fmtSymtab(self: *ZigObject, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.symtab) {
+pub fn fmtSymtab(self: *ZigObject, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.symtab) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .self = self,
         .macho_file = macho_file,
@@ -1717,7 +1717,7 @@ const Format = struct {
     }
 };
 
-pub fn fmtAtoms(self: *ZigObject, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.atoms) {
+pub fn fmtAtoms(self: *ZigObject, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.atoms) {
     return .{ .data = .{
         .self = self,
         .macho_file = macho_file,
diff --git a/src/link/MachO/eh_frame.zig b/src/link/MachO/eh_frame.zig
index bd13e50180..86edf97396 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO/eh_frame.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO/eh_frame.zig
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ pub const Cie = struct {
         return true;
     }
 
-    pub fn fmt(cie: Cie, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.default) {
+    pub fn fmt(cie: Cie, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.default) {
         return .{ .data = .{
             .cie = cie,
             .macho_file = macho_file,
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ pub const Fde = struct {
         return fde.getObject(macho_file).getAtom(fde.lsda);
     }
 
-    pub fn fmt(fde: Fde, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.default) {
+    pub fn fmt(fde: Fde, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.default) {
         return .{ .data = .{
             .fde = fde,
             .macho_file = macho_file,
diff --git a/src/link/MachO/file.zig b/src/link/MachO/file.zig
index 2b0f8e644b..577e9374a6 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO/file.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO/file.zig
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pub const File = union(enum) {
         };
     }
 
-    pub fn fmtPath(file: File) std.fmt.Formatter(File, formatPath) {
+    pub fn fmtPath(file: File) std.fmt.Alt(File, formatPath) {
         return .{ .data = file };
     }
 
diff --git a/src/link/MachO/synthetic.zig b/src/link/MachO/synthetic.zig
index 6761a4a340..79fbd8d3d0 100644
--- a/src/link/MachO/synthetic.zig
+++ b/src/link/MachO/synthetic.zig
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub const GotSection = struct {
         }
     };
 
-    pub fn fmt(got: GotSection, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.print) {
+    pub fn fmt(got: GotSection, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.print) {
         return .{ .data = .{ .got = got, .macho_file = macho_file } };
     }
 };
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ pub const StubsSection = struct {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn fmt(stubs: StubsSection, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.print) {
+    pub fn fmt(stubs: StubsSection, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.print) {
         return .{ .data = .{ .stubs = stubs, .macho_file = macho_file } };
     }
 
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ pub const TlvPtrSection = struct {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn fmt(tlv: TlvPtrSection, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.print) {
+    pub fn fmt(tlv: TlvPtrSection, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.print) {
         return .{ .data = .{ .tlv = tlv, .macho_file = macho_file } };
     }
 
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ pub const ObjcStubsSection = struct {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn fmt(objc: ObjcStubsSection, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Formatter(Format, Format.print) {
+    pub fn fmt(objc: ObjcStubsSection, macho_file: *MachO) std.fmt.Alt(Format, Format.print) {
         return .{ .data = .{ .objc = objc, .macho_file = macho_file } };
     }