diff --git a/src/openrct2/localisation/Formatting.cpp b/src/openrct2/localisation/Formatting.cpp
index 03264639eb..57d2e0073d 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/localisation/Formatting.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/localisation/Formatting.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 namespace OpenRCT2
 {
-    static void FormatMonthYear(std::stringstream& ss, int32_t month, int32_t year);
+    static void FormatMonthYear(FormatBuffer& ss, int32_t month, int32_t year);
 
     static std::optional<int32_t> ParseNumericToken(std::string_view s)
     {
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ namespace OpenRCT2
         return sz != nullptr ? sz : std::string_view();
     }
 
-    void FormatRealName(std::stringstream& ss, rct_string_id id)
+    void FormatRealName(FormatBuffer& ss, rct_string_id id)
     {
         if (IsRealNameStringId(id))
         {
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ namespace OpenRCT2
         }
     }
 
-    template<size_t TDecimalPlace, bool TDigitSep, typename T> void FormatNumber(std::stringstream& ss, T value)
+    template<size_t TDecimalPlace, bool TDigitSep, typename T> void FormatNumber(FormatBuffer& ss, T value)
     {
         char buffer[32];
         size_t i = 0;
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ namespace OpenRCT2
         }
     }
 
-    template<size_t TDecimalPlace, bool TDigitSep, typename T> void FormatCurrency(std::stringstream& ss, T rawValue)
+    template<size_t TDecimalPlace, bool TDigitSep, typename T> void FormatCurrency(FormatBuffer& ss, T rawValue)
     {
         auto currencyDesc = &CurrencyDescriptors[EnumValue(gConfigGeneral.currency_format)];
         auto value = static_cast<int64_t>(rawValue) * currencyDesc->rate;
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ namespace OpenRCT2
         }
     }
 
-    template<typename T> static void FormatMinutesSeconds(std::stringstream& ss, T value)
+    template<typename T> static void FormatMinutesSeconds(FormatBuffer& ss, T value)
     {
         static constexpr const rct_string_id Formats[][2] = {
             { STR_DURATION_SEC, STR_DURATION_SECS },
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ namespace OpenRCT2
         }
     }
 
-    template<typename T> static void FormatHoursMinutes(std::stringstream& ss, T value)
+    template<typename T> static void FormatHoursMinutes(FormatBuffer& ss, T value)
     {
         static constexpr const rct_string_id Formats[][2] = {
             { STR_REALTIME_MIN, STR_REALTIME_MINS },
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ namespace OpenRCT2
         }
     }
 
-    template<typename T> void FormatArgument(std::stringstream& ss, FormatToken token, T arg)
+    template<typename T> void FormatArgument(FormatBuffer& ss, FormatToken token, T arg)
     {
         switch (token)
         {
@@ -593,31 +593,17 @@ namespace OpenRCT2
                 }
                 break;
             case FormatToken::String:
-                if constexpr (std::is_same<T, const char*>())
-                {
-                    if (arg != nullptr)
-                    {
-                        ss << arg;
-                    }
-                }
-                else if constexpr (std::is_same<T, const std::string&>())
-                {
-                    ss << arg.c_str();
-                }
-                else if constexpr (std::is_same<T, std::string>())
-                {
-                    ss << arg.c_str();
-                }
+                ss << arg;
                 break;
             case FormatToken::Sprite:
                 if constexpr (std::is_integral<T>())
                 {
                     auto idx = static_cast<uint32_t>(arg);
-                    ss << "{INLINE_SPRITE}";
-                    ss << "{" << ((idx >> 0) & 0xFF) << "}";
-                    ss << "{" << ((idx >> 8) & 0xFF) << "}";
-                    ss << "{" << ((idx >> 16) & 0xFF) << "}";
-                    ss << "{" << ((idx >> 24) & 0xFF) << "}";
+                    char inlineBuf[64];
+                    size_t len = snprintf(
+                        inlineBuf, sizeof(inlineBuf), "{INLINE_SPRITE}{%u}{%u}{%u}{%u}", ((idx >> 0) & 0xFF),
+                        ((idx >> 8) & 0xFF), ((idx >> 16) & 0xFF), ((idx >> 24) & 0xFF));
+                    ss.append(inlineBuf, len);
                 }
                 break;
             default:
@@ -625,12 +611,12 @@ namespace OpenRCT2
         }
     }
 
-    template void FormatArgument(std::stringstream&, FormatToken, uint16_t);
-    template void FormatArgument(std::stringstream&, FormatToken, int16_t);
-    template void FormatArgument(std::stringstream&, FormatToken, int32_t);
-    template void FormatArgument(std::stringstream&, FormatToken, int64_t);
-    template void FormatArgument(std::stringstream&, FormatToken, uint64_t);
-    template void FormatArgument(std::stringstream&, FormatToken, const char*);
+    template void FormatArgument(FormatBuffer&, FormatToken, uint16_t);
+    template void FormatArgument(FormatBuffer&, FormatToken, int16_t);
+    template void FormatArgument(FormatBuffer&, FormatToken, int32_t);
+    template void FormatArgument(FormatBuffer&, FormatToken, int64_t);
+    template void FormatArgument(FormatBuffer&, FormatToken, uint64_t);
+    template void FormatArgument(FormatBuffer&, FormatToken, const char*);
 
     bool IsRealNameStringId(rct_string_id id)
     {
@@ -643,27 +629,24 @@ namespace OpenRCT2
         return FmtString(fmtc);
     }
 
-    std::stringstream& GetThreadFormatStream()
+    FormatBuffer& GetThreadFormatStream()
     {
-        thread_local std::stringstream ss;
-        // Reset the buffer (reported as most efficient way)
-        std::stringstream().swap(ss);
+        thread_local FormatBuffer ss;
+        ss.clear();
         return ss;
     }
 
-    size_t CopyStringStreamToBuffer(char* buffer, size_t bufferLen, std::stringstream& ss)
+    size_t CopyStringStreamToBuffer(char* buffer, size_t bufferLen, FormatBuffer& ss)
     {
-        auto stringLen = ss.tellp();
-        auto copyLen = std::min<size_t>(bufferLen - 1, stringLen);
+        auto copyLen = std::min<size_t>(bufferLen - 1, ss.size());
 
-        ss.seekg(0, std::ios::beg);
-        ss.read(buffer, copyLen);
+        std::copy(ss.data(), ss.data() + copyLen, buffer);
         buffer[copyLen] = '\0';
 
-        return stringLen;
+        return ss.size();
     }
 
-    static void FormatArgumentAny(std::stringstream& ss, FormatToken token, const FormatArg_t& value)
+    static void FormatArgumentAny(FormatBuffer& ss, FormatToken token, const FormatArg_t& value)
     {
         if (std::holds_alternative<uint16_t>(value))
         {
@@ -687,8 +670,7 @@ namespace OpenRCT2
         }
     }
 
-    static void FormatStringAny(
-        std::stringstream& ss, const FmtString& fmt, const std::vector<FormatArg_t>& args, size_t& argIndex)
+    static void FormatStringAny(FormatBuffer& ss, const FmtString& fmt, const std::vector<FormatArg_t>& args, size_t& argIndex)
     {
         for (const auto& token : fmt)
         {
@@ -735,7 +717,7 @@ namespace OpenRCT2
         auto& ss = GetThreadFormatStream();
         size_t argIndex = 0;
         FormatStringAny(ss, fmt, args, argIndex);
-        return ss.str();
+        return ss.data();
     }
 
     size_t FormatStringAny(char* buffer, size_t bufferLen, const FmtString& fmt, const std::vector<FormatArg_t>& args)
@@ -815,7 +797,7 @@ namespace OpenRCT2
         return FormatStringAny(buffer, bufferLen, fmt, anyArgs);
     }
 
-    static void FormatMonthYear(std::stringstream& ss, int32_t month, int32_t year)
+    static void FormatMonthYear(FormatBuffer& ss, int32_t month, int32_t year)
     {
         thread_local std::vector<FormatArg_t> tempArgs;
         tempArgs.clear();
diff --git a/src/openrct2/localisation/Formatting.h b/src/openrct2/localisation/Formatting.h
index 9b039abd92..cf056c8160 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/localisation/Formatting.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/localisation/Formatting.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "FormatCodes.h"
 #include "Language.h"
 
+#include <cstring>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <stack>
 #include <string>
@@ -23,6 +24,127 @@
 
 namespace OpenRCT2
 {
+    template<typename T, size_t StackSize = 256, typename TTraits = std::char_traits<T>> class FormatBufferBase
+    {
+        T _storage[StackSize];
+        T* _buffer;
+        size_t _size;
+        // NOTE: Capacity is on purpose uint32_t to have a fixed position for the flag on each architecture.
+        uint32_t _capacity;
+        TTraits _traits;
+
+        static constexpr uint32_t FlagLocalStorage = (1u << 31);
+
+    public:
+        explicit FormatBufferBase()
+            : _storage{}
+            , _buffer(_storage)
+            , _size{}
+            , _capacity(FlagLocalStorage | static_cast<uint32_t>(StackSize))
+        {
+        }
+
+        ~FormatBufferBase()
+        {
+            if (_capacity & FlagLocalStorage)
+                return;
+            delete[] _buffer;
+        }
+
+        size_t size() const
+        {
+            return _size;
+        }
+
+        size_t capacity() const
+        {
+            return _capacity & ~FlagLocalStorage;
+        }
+
+        void clear()
+        {
+            _size = 0;
+            _buffer[0] = T{};
+        }
+
+        const T* data() const
+        {
+            return _buffer;
+        }
+
+        T* data()
+        {
+            return _buffer;
+        }
+
+        template<size_t N> auto& operator<<(T const (&v)[N])
+        {
+            append(v, N);
+            return *this;
+        }
+
+        auto& operator<<(const T v)
+        {
+            append(&v, 1);
+            return *this;
+        }
+
+        auto& operator<<(const T* v)
+        {
+            if (!v)
+                return *this;
+
+            append(v, _traits.length(v));
+            return *this;
+        }
+
+        auto& operator<<(const std::basic_string_view<T> v)
+        {
+            append(v.data(), v.size());
+            return *this;
+        }
+
+        auto& operator<<(const std::basic_string<T>& v)
+        {
+            append(v.data(), v.size());
+            return *this;
+        }
+
+        void append(const T* buf, size_t len)
+        {
+            ensure_capacity(len);
+
+            std::copy(buf, buf + len, _buffer + _size);
+
+            _size += len;
+            _buffer[_size] = T{};
+        }
+
+    private:
+        void ensure_capacity(size_t additionalSize)
+        {
+            const size_t curSize = size();
+            const size_t curCapacity = capacity();
+            const bool isLocalStorage = _capacity & FlagLocalStorage;
+
+            if (curSize + additionalSize < curCapacity)
+                return;
+
+            const size_t newCapacity = (curCapacity + additionalSize + 1) << 1;
+
+            T* newBuf = new T[newCapacity];
+            std::copy(_buffer, _buffer + curSize, newBuf);
+
+            if (!isLocalStorage)
+                delete[] _buffer;
+
+            _capacity = static_cast<uint32_t>(newCapacity);
+            _buffer = newBuf;
+        }
+    };
+
+    using FormatBuffer = FormatBufferBase<char>;
+
     using FormatArg_t = std::variant<uint16_t, int32_t, const char*, std::string>;
 
     class FmtString
@@ -76,15 +198,15 @@ namespace OpenRCT2
         std::string WithoutFormatTokens() const;
     };
 
-    template<typename T> void FormatArgument(std::stringstream& ss, FormatToken token, T arg);
+    template<typename T> void FormatArgument(FormatBuffer& ss, FormatToken token, T arg);
 
     bool IsRealNameStringId(rct_string_id id);
-    void FormatRealName(std::stringstream& ss, rct_string_id id);
+    void FormatRealName(FormatBuffer& ss, rct_string_id id);
     FmtString GetFmtStringById(rct_string_id id);
-    std::stringstream& GetThreadFormatStream();
-    size_t CopyStringStreamToBuffer(char* buffer, size_t bufferLen, std::stringstream& ss);
+    FormatBuffer& GetThreadFormatStream();
+    size_t CopyStringStreamToBuffer(char* buffer, size_t bufferLen, FormatBuffer& ss);
 
-    inline void FormatString(std::stringstream& ss, std::stack<FmtString::iterator>& stack)
+    inline void FormatString(FormatBuffer& ss, std::stack<FmtString::iterator>& stack)
     {
         while (!stack.empty())
         {
@@ -103,7 +225,7 @@ namespace OpenRCT2
     }
 
     template<typename TArg0, typename... TArgs>
-    static void FormatString(std::stringstream& ss, std::stack<FmtString::iterator>& stack, TArg0 arg0, TArgs&&... argN)
+    static void FormatString(FormatBuffer& ss, std::stack<FmtString::iterator>& stack, TArg0 arg0, TArgs&&... argN)
     {
         while (!stack.empty())
         {
@@ -144,7 +266,7 @@ namespace OpenRCT2
         }
     }
 
-    template<typename... TArgs> static void FormatString(std::stringstream& ss, const FmtString& fmt, TArgs&&... argN)
+    template<typename... TArgs> static void FormatString(FormatBuffer& ss, const FmtString& fmt, TArgs&&... argN)
     {
         std::stack<FmtString::iterator> stack;
         stack.push(fmt.begin());
@@ -155,7 +277,7 @@ namespace OpenRCT2
     {
         auto& ss = GetThreadFormatStream();
         FormatString(ss, fmt, argN...);
-        return ss.str();
+        return ss.data();
     }
 
     template<typename... TArgs>
@@ -166,7 +288,7 @@ namespace OpenRCT2
         return CopyStringStreamToBuffer(buffer, bufferLen, ss);
     }
 
-    template<typename... TArgs> static void FormatStringId(std::stringstream& ss, rct_string_id id, TArgs&&... argN)
+    template<typename... TArgs> static void FormatStringId(FormatBuffer& ss, rct_string_id id, TArgs&&... argN)
     {
         auto fmt = GetFmtStringById(id);
         FormatString(ss, fmt, argN...);
diff --git a/test/tests/FormattingTests.cpp b/test/tests/FormattingTests.cpp
index b34ec5e15b..7f7790b0b5 100644
--- a/test/tests/FormattingTests.cpp
+++ b/test/tests/FormattingTests.cpp
@@ -341,260 +341,260 @@ TEST_F(FormattingTests, using_legacy_buffer_args)
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_basic)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // test basic integral conversion
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::UInt16, 123);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("123", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("123", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_basic_int32)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // test that case fallthrough works
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Int32, 123);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("123", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("123", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_negative)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // test negative conversion
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Int32, -123);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("-123", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("-123", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_comma16_basic)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // test separator formatter
     // test base case separator formatter
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Comma16, 123);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("123", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("123", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_comma16_negative)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // test separator formatter
     // test base case separator formatter
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Comma16, -123);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("-123", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("-123", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_comma16_large)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // test larger value for separator formatter
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Comma16, 123456789);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("123,456,789", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("123,456,789", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_comma16_large_negative)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // test larger value for separator formatter with negative
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Comma16, -123456789);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("-123,456,789", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("-123,456,789", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_comma16_uneven)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // test non-multiple of 3
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Comma16, 12345678);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("12,345,678", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("12,345,678", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_comma16_uneven_negative)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // test non-multiple of 3 with negative
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Comma16, -12345678);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("-12,345,678", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("-12,345,678", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_comma16_zero)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // test zero
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Comma16, 0);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("0", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("0", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_comma1dp16_zero)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // zero case
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Comma1dp16, 0);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("0.0", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("0.0", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_comma1dp16_leading_zero)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // test leading zero
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Comma1dp16, 5);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("0.5", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("0.5", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_comma1dp16_leading_zero_negative)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // test leading zero with negative value
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Comma1dp16, -5);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("-0.5", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("-0.5", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_comma1dp16_small_value)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // test small value
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Comma1dp16, 75);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("7.5", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("7.5", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_comma1dp16_small_value_negative)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // test small value with negative
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Comma1dp16, -75);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("-7.5", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("-7.5", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_comma1dp16_trailing_zeros)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // test value with trailing zero, no commas
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Comma1dp16, 1000);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("100.0", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("100.0", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_comma1dp16_trailing_zeros_negative)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // test value with trailing zero, no commas
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Comma1dp16, -1000);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("-100.0", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("-100.0", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_comma1dp16_large_trailing_zeros)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // test value with commas and trailing zeros
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Comma1dp16, 10000000);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("1,000,000.0", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("1,000,000.0", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_comma1dp16_large_trailing_zeros_negative)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // test value with commas and trailing zeros
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Comma1dp16, -10000000);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("-1,000,000.0", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("-1,000,000.0", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_comma1dp16_large_value)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // test large value
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Comma1dp16, 123456789);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("12,345,678.9", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("12,345,678.9", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_comma1dp16_large_value_negative)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // test large value
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Comma1dp16, -123456789);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("-12,345,678.9", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("-12,345,678.9", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_comma2dp32_zero)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // zero case
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Comma2dp32, 0);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("0.00", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("0.00", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_comma2dp32_less_sig_figs)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // test leading zero
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Comma2dp32, 5);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("0.05", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("0.05", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_comma2dp32_less_sig_figs_negative)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // test leading zero
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Comma2dp32, -5);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("-0.05", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("-0.05", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_comma2dp32_leading_zero)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // test small value
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Comma2dp32, 75);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("0.75", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("0.75", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_comma2dp32_leading_zero_negative)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // test small value
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Comma2dp32, -75);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("-0.75", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("-0.75", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_comma2dp32_trailing_zeros)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // test value with trailing zero, no commas
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Comma2dp32, 1000);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("10.00", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("10.00", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_comma2dp32_trailing_zeros_negative)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // test value with trailing zero, no commas
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Comma2dp32, -1000);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("-10.00", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("-10.00", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_comma2dp32_large_trailing_zeros)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // test value with commas and trailing zeros
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Comma2dp32, 10000000);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("100,000.00", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("100,000.00", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_comma2dp32_large_trailing_zeros_negative)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // test value with commas and trailing zeros
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Comma2dp32, -10000000);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("-100,000.00", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("-100,000.00", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_comma2dp32_large_value)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // test large value
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Comma2dp32, 123456789);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("1,234,567.89", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("1,234,567.89", ss.data());
 }
 
 TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_comma2dp32_large_value_negative)
 {
-    std::stringstream ss;
+    FormatBuffer ss;
     // test large value
     FormatArgument<int32_t>(ss, FormatToken::Comma2dp32, -123456789);
-    ASSERT_STREQ("-1,234,567.89", ss.str().c_str());
+    ASSERT_STREQ("-1,234,567.89", ss.data());
 
     // extra note:
     // for some reason the FormatArgument function contains constexpr
@@ -604,3 +604,14 @@ TEST_F(FormattingTests, format_number_comma2dp32_large_value_negative)
     // the necessary symbol to link with.
     // FormatArgument<double>(ss, FormatToken::Comma1dp16, 12.372);
 }
+
+TEST_F(FormattingTests, buffer_storage_swap)
+{
+    FormatBufferBase<char, 16> ss;
+    ss << "Hello World";
+    ASSERT_STREQ(ss.data(), "Hello World");
+    ss << ", Exceeding local storage";
+    ASSERT_STREQ(ss.data(), "Hello World, Exceeding local storage");
+    ss << ", extended";
+    ASSERT_STREQ(ss.data(), "Hello World, Exceeding local storage, extended");
+}