diff --git a/include/fmt/core.h b/include/fmt/core.h
index 2bae6615..3c101bb3 100644
--- a/include/fmt/core.h
+++ b/include/fmt/core.h
@@ -1123,6 +1123,7 @@ template <typename OutputIt, typename Char> class basic_format_context {
 
   // Returns an iterator to the beginning of the output range.
   iterator out() { return out_; }
+  FMT_DEPRECATED iterator begin() { return out_; }
 
   // Advances the begin iterator to ``it``.
   void advance_to(iterator it) { out_ = it; }