diff --git a/include/emio/detail/args.hpp b/include/emio/detail/args.hpp
index 4c95608..0785b29 100644
--- a/include/emio/detail/args.hpp
+++ b/include/emio/detail/args.hpp
@@ -185,10 +185,10 @@ class args_span_with_str : public args_span<Arg> {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Returns if it is just an empty plain string with no arguments passed.
-   * @return True, if the string is empty, otherwise false.
+   * Returns if it is just an empty plain string with no arguments.
+   * @return True, if the string is empty without any arguments, otherwise false.
    */
-  [[nodiscard]] constexpr bool is_empty() const noexcept {
+  [[nodiscard]] constexpr bool empty() const noexcept {
     return is_plain_str() && get_str().value().empty();
   }
 
diff --git a/test/unit_test/test_format_string.cpp b/test/unit_test/test_format_string.cpp
index d647ceb..01d7c44 100644
--- a/test/unit_test/test_format_string.cpp
+++ b/test/unit_test/test_format_string.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ TEST_CASE("default constructed format_args", "[format_string]") {
     CHECK(args.is_plain_str());
     CHECK(args.get_str().value().empty());
     CHECK(args.get_args().empty());
-    CHECK(args.is_empty());
+    CHECK(args.empty());
 
     CHECK(emio::vformat(args).value() == "");
     CHECK(emio::format("{}", args).value() == "");