diff --git a/doc/logging-guide.md b/doc/logging-guide.md
index 1eb4598..732dd1a 100644
--- a/doc/logging-guide.md
+++ b/doc/logging-guide.md
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func logWithContext(ctx context.Context, logger *log.Logger, level string, msg s
 
 ## Output Formats
 
-### Text Format (Human-Readable)
+### Txt Format (Human-Readable)
 
 Default format for development and debugging:
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ Default format for development and debugging:
 2024-01-15T10:30:45.234567890Z WARN Rate limit approaching user_id=42 requests=95 limit=100
 ```
 
-Note: The text format does not add quotes around string values containing spaces. This ensures predictability for simple, space-delimited parsing tools. For logs where maintaining the integrity of such values is critical, `json` format is recommended.
+Note: The txt format does not add quotes around string values containing spaces. This ensures predictability for simple, space-delimited parsing tools. For logs where maintaining the integrity of such values is critical, `json` format is recommended.
 
 Configuration:
 ```go
diff --git a/format.go b/format.go
index 1771b28..79545bb 100644
--- a/format.go
+++ b/format.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func (s *serializer) reset() {
 	s.buf = s.buf[:0]
 }
 
-// serialize converts log entries to the configured format, JSON, raw, or (default) text.
+// serialize converts log entries to the configured format, JSON, raw, or (default) txt.
 func (s *serializer) serialize(format string, flags int64, timestamp time.Time, level int64, trace string, args []any) []byte {
 	s.reset()
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (s *serializer) serialize(format string, flags int64, timestamp time.Time,
 	if format == "json" {
 		return s.serializeJSON(flags, timestamp, level, trace, args)
 	}
-	return s.serializeText(flags, timestamp, level, trace, args)
+	return s.serializeTxt(flags, timestamp, level, trace, args)
 }
 
 // serializeRaw formats args as space-separated strings without metadata or newline.
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ func (s *serializer) serializeJSON(flags int64, timestamp time.Time, level int64
 	return s.buf
 }
 
-// serializeText formats log entries as plain text (time, level, trace, fields).
-func (s *serializer) serializeText(flags int64, timestamp time.Time, level int64, trace string, args []any) []byte {
+// serializeTxt formats log entries as plain txt (time, level, trace, fields).
+func (s *serializer) serializeTxt(flags int64, timestamp time.Time, level int64, trace string, args []any) []byte {
 	needsSpace := false
 
 	if flags&FlagShowTimestamp != 0 {
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func (s *serializer) serializeText(flags int64, timestamp time.Time, level int64
 		if needsSpace {
 			s.buf = append(s.buf, ' ')
 		}
-		s.writeTextValue(arg)
+		s.writeTxtValue(arg)
 		needsSpace = true
 	}
 
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ func (s *serializer) serializeText(flags int64, timestamp time.Time, level int64
 	return s.buf
 }
 
-// writeTextValue converts any value to its text representation.
-func (s *serializer) writeTextValue(v any) {
+// writeTxtValue converts any value to its txt representation.
+func (s *serializer) writeTxtValue(v any) {
 	switch val := v.(type) {
 	case string:
 		s.buf = append(s.buf, val...)
diff --git a/format_test.go b/format_test.go
index 8a6015f..fbe45b7 100644
--- a/format_test.go
+++ b/format_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func TestSerializer(t *testing.T) {
 	s := newSerializer()
 	timestamp := time.Date(2024, 1, 1, 12, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
 
-	t.Run("text format", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("txt format", func(t *testing.T) {
 		data := s.serialize("txt", FlagDefault, timestamp, LevelInfo, "", []any{"test message", 123})
 		str := string(data)
 
diff --git a/logger_test.go b/logger_test.go
index c9c4906..afd3ec9 100644
--- a/logger_test.go
+++ b/logger_test.go
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func TestLoggerFormats(t *testing.T) {
 		check  func(t *testing.T, content string)
 	}{
 		{
-			name:   "text format",
+			name:   "txt format",
 			format: "txt",
 			check: func(t *testing.T, content string) {
 				assert.Contains(t, content, "INFO test message")