diff --git a/include/fmt/std.h b/include/fmt/std.h
index 2bab00f2..d0c22f0d 100644
--- a/include/fmt/std.h
+++ b/include/fmt/std.h
@@ -404,6 +404,15 @@ struct formatter<std::expected<T, E>, Char,
                  std::enable_if_t<(std::is_void<T>::value ||
                                    is_formattable<T, Char>::value) &&
                                   is_formattable<E, Char>::value>> {
+ private:
+  static constexpr basic_string_view<Char> expected_prefix =
+      detail::string_literal<Char, 'e', 'x', 'p', 'e', 'c', 't', 'e', 'd',
+                             '('>{};
+  static constexpr basic_string_view<Char> unexpected_prefix =
+      detail::string_literal<Char, 'u', 'n', 'e', 'x', 'p', 'e', 'c', 't', 'e',
+                             'd', '('>{};
+
+ public:
   FMT_CONSTEXPR auto parse(parse_context<Char>& ctx) -> const Char* {
     return ctx.begin();
   }
@@ -414,11 +423,11 @@ struct formatter<std::expected<T, E>, Char,
     auto out = ctx.out();
 
     if (value.has_value()) {
-      out = detail::write<Char>(out, "expected(");
+      out = detail::write<Char>(out, expected_prefix);
       if constexpr (!std::is_void<T>::value)
         out = detail::write_escaped_alternative<Char>(out, *value, ctx);
     } else {
-      out = detail::write<Char>(out, "unexpected(");
+      out = detail::write<Char>(out, unexpected_prefix);
       out = detail::write_escaped_alternative<Char>(out, value.error(), ctx);
     }
     *out++ = ')';
@@ -429,6 +438,12 @@ struct formatter<std::expected<T, E>, Char,
 template <typename E, typename Char>
 struct formatter<std::unexpected<E>, Char,
                  std::enable_if_t<is_formattable<E, Char>::value>> {
+ private:
+  static constexpr basic_string_view<Char> unexpected_prefix =
+      detail::string_literal<Char, 'u', 'n', 'e', 'x', 'p', 'e', 'c', 't', 'e',
+                             'd', '('>{};
+
+ public:
   FMT_CONSTEXPR auto parse(parse_context<Char>& ctx) -> const Char* {
     return ctx.begin();
   }
@@ -438,7 +453,7 @@ struct formatter<std::unexpected<E>, Char,
       -> decltype(ctx.out()) {
     auto out = ctx.out();
 
-    out = detail::write<Char>(out, "unexpected(");
+    out = detail::write<Char>(out, unexpected_prefix);
     out = detail::write_escaped_alternative<Char>(out, value.error(), ctx);
 
     *out++ = ')';
@@ -474,6 +489,12 @@ template <typename T> struct is_variant_like {
 };
 
 template <typename Char> struct formatter<std::monostate, Char> {
+ private:
+  static constexpr basic_string_view<Char> monostate_str =
+      detail::string_literal<Char, 'm', 'o', 'n', 'o', 's', 't', 'a', 't',
+                             'e'>{};
+
+ public:
   FMT_CONSTEXPR auto parse(parse_context<Char>& ctx) -> const Char* {
     return ctx.begin();
   }
@@ -481,7 +502,7 @@ template <typename Char> struct formatter<std::monostate, Char> {
   template <typename FormatContext>
   FMT_CONSTEXPR auto format(const std::monostate&, FormatContext& ctx) const
       -> decltype(ctx.out()) {
-    return detail::write<Char>(ctx.out(), "monostate");
+    return detail::write<Char>(ctx.out(), monostate_str);
   }
 };
 
@@ -490,6 +511,15 @@ struct formatter<Variant, Char,
                  std::enable_if_t<std::conjunction_v<
                      is_variant_like<Variant>,
                      detail::is_variant_formattable<Variant, Char>>>> {
+ private:
+  static constexpr basic_string_view<Char> variant_prefix =
+      detail::string_literal<Char, 'v', 'a', 'r', 'i', 'a', 'n', 't', '('>{};
+  static constexpr basic_string_view<Char> valueless_str =
+      detail::string_literal<Char, 'v', 'a', 'l', 'u', 'e', 'l', 'e', 's', 's',
+                             ' ', 'b', 'y', ' ', 'e', 'x', 'c', 'e', 'p', 't',
+                             'i', 'o', 'n'>{};
+
+ public:
   FMT_CONSTEXPR auto parse(parse_context<Char>& ctx) -> const Char* {
     return ctx.begin();
   }
@@ -499,7 +529,7 @@ struct formatter<Variant, Char,
       -> decltype(ctx.out()) {
     auto out = ctx.out();
 
-    out = detail::write<Char>(out, "variant(");
+    out = detail::write<Char>(out, variant_prefix);
     FMT_TRY {
       std::visit(
           [&](const auto& v) {
@@ -508,7 +538,7 @@ struct formatter<Variant, Char,
           value);
     }
     FMT_CATCH(const std::bad_variant_access&) {
-      detail::write<Char>(out, "valueless by exception");
+      detail::write<Char>(out, valueless_str);
     }
     *out++ = ')';
     return out;
diff --git a/test/xchar-test.cc b/test/xchar-test.cc
index 6fc174ef..987f58ac 100644
--- a/test/xchar-test.cc
+++ b/test/xchar-test.cc
@@ -455,4 +455,21 @@ TEST(std_test_xchar, optional) {
 #  endif
 }
 
+TEST(std_test_xchar, variant) {
+#  ifdef __cpp_lib_variant
+  EXPECT_EQ(fmt::format(L"{}", std::monostate{}), L"monostate");
+  EXPECT_EQ(fmt::format(L"{}", std::variant<int, std::wstring>{L"wide"}),
+            L"variant(\"wide\")");
+#  endif
+}
+
+TEST(std_test_xchar, expected) {
+#  ifdef __cpp_lib_expected
+  EXPECT_EQ(fmt::format(L"{}", std::expected<int, int>{1}), L"expected(1)");
+  EXPECT_EQ(fmt::format(L"{}", std::expected<int, int>{std::unexpected(1)}),
+            L"unexpected(1)");
+  EXPECT_EQ(fmt::format(L"{}", std::unexpected(1)), L"unexpected(1)");
+#  endif
+}
+
 #endif  // FMT_STATIC_THOUSANDS_SEPARATOR