diff --git a/include/fmt/base.h b/include/fmt/base.h
index 7cd243f9..f91f8e82 100644
--- a/include/fmt/base.h
+++ b/include/fmt/base.h
@@ -332,6 +332,13 @@ struct monostate {
 #  define FMT_ENABLE_IF(...) fmt::enable_if_t<(__VA_ARGS__), int> = 0
 #endif
 
+template <typename T> constexpr auto min_of(T a, T b) -> T {
+  return a < b ? a : b;
+}
+template <typename T> constexpr auto max_of(T a, T b) -> T {
+  return a > b ? a : b;
+}
+
 namespace detail {
 // Suppresses "unused variable" warnings with the method described in
 // https://herbsutter.com/2009/10/18/mailbag-shutting-up-compiler-warnings/.
@@ -562,8 +569,8 @@ template <typename Char> class basic_string_view {
 
   // Lexicographically compare this string reference to other.
   FMT_CONSTEXPR auto compare(basic_string_view other) const -> int {
-    size_t str_size = size_ < other.size_ ? size_ : other.size_;
-    int result = detail::compare(data_, other.data_, str_size);
+    int result =
+        detail::compare(data_, other.data_, min_of(size_, other.size_));
     if (result != 0) return result;
     return size_ == other.size_ ? 0 : (size_ < other.size_ ? -1 : 1);
   }
@@ -1627,12 +1634,12 @@ template <typename... T> struct arg_pack {};
 template <typename Char, int NUM_ARGS, int NUM_NAMED_ARGS, bool DYNAMIC_NAMES>
 class format_string_checker {
  private:
-  type types_[NUM_ARGS > 0 ? NUM_ARGS : 1];
-  named_arg_info<Char> named_args_[NUM_NAMED_ARGS > 0 ? NUM_NAMED_ARGS : 1];
+  type types_[max_of(1, NUM_ARGS)];
+  named_arg_info<Char> named_args_[max_of(1, NUM_NAMED_ARGS)];
   compile_parse_context<Char> context_;
 
   using parse_func = auto (*)(parse_context<Char>&) -> const Char*;
-  parse_func parse_funcs_[NUM_ARGS > 0 ? NUM_ARGS : 1];
+  parse_func parse_funcs_[max_of(1, NUM_ARGS)];
 
  public:
   template <typename... T>
@@ -1740,7 +1747,7 @@ template <typename T> class buffer {
   // the new elements may not be initialized.
   FMT_CONSTEXPR void try_resize(size_t count) {
     try_reserve(count);
-    size_ = count <= capacity_ ? count : capacity_;
+    size_ = min_of(count, capacity_);
   }
 
   // Tries increasing the buffer capacity to `new_capacity`. It can increase the
@@ -1804,7 +1811,7 @@ class fixed_buffer_traits {
   FMT_CONSTEXPR auto limit(size_t size) -> size_t {
     size_t n = limit_ > count_ ? limit_ - count_ : 0;
     count_ += size;
-    return size < n ? size : n;
+    return min_of(size, n);
   }
 };
 
@@ -2255,8 +2262,7 @@ template <typename Context, size_t NUM_ARGS, size_t NUM_NAMED_ARGS,
           unsigned long long DESC>
 struct named_arg_store {
   // args_[0].named_args points to named_args to avoid bloating format_args.
-  // +1 to workaround a bug in gcc 7.5 that causes duplicated-branches warning.
-  arg_t<Context, NUM_ARGS> args[1 + (NUM_ARGS != 0 ? NUM_ARGS : +1)];
+  arg_t<Context, NUM_ARGS> args[1 + NUM_ARGS];
   named_arg_info<typename Context::char_type> named_args[NUM_NAMED_ARGS];
 
   template <typename... T>
@@ -2290,7 +2296,7 @@ struct format_arg_store {
   // +1 to workaround a bug in gcc 7.5 that causes duplicated-branches warning.
   using type =
       conditional_t<NUM_NAMED_ARGS == 0,
-                    arg_t<Context, NUM_ARGS>[NUM_ARGS != 0 ? NUM_ARGS : +1],
+                    arg_t<Context, NUM_ARGS>[max_of<size_t>(1, NUM_ARGS)],
                     named_arg_store<Context, NUM_ARGS, NUM_NAMED_ARGS, DESC>>;
   type args;
 };
diff --git a/include/fmt/chrono.h b/include/fmt/chrono.h
index caf8e41a..cc08ff81 100644
--- a/include/fmt/chrono.h
+++ b/include/fmt/chrono.h
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ void write_fractional_seconds(OutputIt& out, Duration d, int precision = -1) {
     }
   } else if (precision > 0) {
     *out++ = '.';
-    leading_zeroes = (std::min)(leading_zeroes, precision);
+    leading_zeroes = min_of(leading_zeroes, precision);
     int remaining = precision - leading_zeroes;
     out = detail::fill_n(out, leading_zeroes, '0');
     if (remaining < num_digits) {
diff --git a/include/fmt/format.h b/include/fmt/format.h
index 88421c70..c8c35f62 100644
--- a/include/fmt/format.h
+++ b/include/fmt/format.h
@@ -2680,9 +2680,6 @@ class bigint {
     return bigits_[to_unsigned(index)];
   }
 
-  static constexpr auto minimum(int a, int b) -> int { return a < b ? a : b; }
-  static constexpr auto maximum(int a, int b) -> int { return a > b ? a : b; }
-
   FMT_CONSTEXPR auto get_bigit(int i) const -> bigit {
     return i >= exp_ && i < num_bigits() ? bigits_[i - exp_] : 0;
   };
@@ -2820,12 +2817,12 @@ class bigint {
   // Returns compare(lhs1 + lhs2, rhs).
   friend FMT_CONSTEXPR auto add_compare(const bigint& lhs1, const bigint& lhs2,
                                         const bigint& rhs) -> int {
-    int max_lhs_bigits = maximum(lhs1.num_bigits(), lhs2.num_bigits());
+    int max_lhs_bigits = max_of(lhs1.num_bigits(), lhs2.num_bigits());
     int num_rhs_bigits = rhs.num_bigits();
     if (max_lhs_bigits + 1 < num_rhs_bigits) return -1;
     if (max_lhs_bigits > num_rhs_bigits) return 1;
     double_bigit borrow = 0;
-    int min_exp = minimum(minimum(lhs1.exp_, lhs2.exp_), rhs.exp_);
+    int min_exp = min_of(min_of(lhs1.exp_, lhs2.exp_), rhs.exp_);
     for (int i = num_rhs_bigits - 1; i >= min_exp; --i) {
       double_bigit sum =
           static_cast<double_bigit>(lhs1.get_bigit(i)) + lhs2.get_bigit(i);