diff --git a/example/ex3/ex3.cpp b/example/ex3/ex3.cpp
index 05a3c9e4..b4d1e9e1 100644
--- a/example/ex3/ex3.cpp
+++ b/example/ex3/ex3.cpp
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ using namespace xo;
 
 int
 fib(int n) {
-    scope log(XO_ENTER0(), xtag("n", n));
+    scope log(XO_ENTER0(), tag("n", n));
 
     int retval = 1;
 
     if (n >= 2) {
         retval = fib(n - 1) + fib(n - 2);
-        log(xtag("n", n));
+        log(tag("n", n));
     }
 
     log.end_scope("<-", xtag("retval", retval));
diff --git a/include/nestlog/tag.hpp b/include/nestlog/tag.hpp
index 16a3e21a..7ac62023 100644
--- a/include/nestlog/tag.hpp
+++ b/include/nestlog/tag.hpp
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ namespace xo {
     struct tag_impl {
         tag_impl(Name const & n, Value const & v)
             : name_{n}, value_{v} {}
+        tag_impl(Name && n, Value && v)
+            : name_{std::move(n)}, value_{std::move(v)} {}
 
         Name const & name() const { return name_; }
         Value const & value() const { return value_; }
@@ -67,6 +69,20 @@ namespace xo {
         return tag_impl<true, char const *, char const *>(n, "");
     } /*xtag_pre*/
 
+    template<typename Name, typename Value>
+    tag_impl<false, Name, Value>
+    tag(Name && n, Value && v)
+    {
+        return tag_impl<false, Name, Value>(n, v);
+    } /*tag*/
+
+    template<typename Value>
+    tag_impl<false, char const *, Value>
+    tag(char const * n, Value && v)
+    {
+        return tag_impl<false, char const *, Value>(n, v);
+    } /*tag*/
+
     template <bool PrefixSpace, typename Name, typename Value>
     inline std::ostream &
     operator<<(std::ostream &s,