diff --git a/semver/format_range.ts b/semver/format_range.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ac2fb98d02c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/semver/format_range.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Copyright 2018-2024 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
+import type { SemVerRange } from "./types.ts";
+import { comparatorFormat } from "./comparator_format.ts";
+
+/**
+ * Formats the range into a string
+ * @example >=0.0.0 || <1.0.0
+ * @param range The range to format
+ * @returns A string representation of the range
+ */
+export function formatRange(range: SemVerRange): string {
+  return range.ranges.map((c) => c.map((c) => comparatorFormat(c)).join(" "))
+    .join("||");
+}
diff --git a/semver/format_range_test.ts b/semver/format_range_test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f6757e8f9d3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/semver/format_range_test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+// Copyright Isaac Z. Schlueter and Contributors. All rights reserved. ISC license.
+// Copyright 2018-2024 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
+import { assertEquals } from "../assert/mod.ts";
+import { formatRange } from "./format_range.ts";
+import { parseRange } from "./parse_range.ts";
+
+Deno.test({
+  name: "formatRange()",
+  fn: async (t) => {
+    const versions: [string, string][] = [
+      ["1.0.0 - 2.0.0", ">=1.0.0 <=2.0.0"],
+      ["1.0.0", "1.0.0"],
+      [">=*", "*"],
+      ["", "*"],
+      ["*", "*"],
+      [">=1.0.0", ">=1.0.0"],
+      [">1.0.0", ">1.0.0"],
+      ["<=2.0.0", "<=2.0.0"],
+      ["1", ">=1.0.0 <2.0.0"],
+      ["<=2.0.0", "<=2.0.0"],
+      ["<=2.0.0", "<=2.0.0"],
+      ["<2.0.0", "<2.0.0"],
+      ["<2.0.0", "<2.0.0"],
+      [">=0.1.97", ">=0.1.97"],
+      [">=0.1.97", ">=0.1.97"],
+      ["0.1.20 || 1.2.4", "0.1.20||1.2.4"],
+      [">=0.2.3 || <0.0.1", ">=0.2.3||<0.0.1"],
+      [">=0.2.3 || <0.0.1", ">=0.2.3||<0.0.1"],
+      [">=0.2.3 || <0.0.1", ">=0.2.3||<0.0.1"],
+      ["||", "*||*"],
+      ["2.x.x", ">=2.0.0 <3.0.0"],
+      ["1.2.x", ">=1.2.0 <1.3.0"],
+      ["1.2.x || 2.x", ">=1.2.0 <1.3.0||>=2.0.0 <3.0.0"],
+      ["1.2.x || 2.x", ">=1.2.0 <1.3.0||>=2.0.0 <3.0.0"],
+      ["x", "*"],
+      ["2.*.*", ">=2.0.0 <3.0.0"],
+      ["1.2.*", ">=1.2.0 <1.3.0"],
+      ["1.2.* || 2.*", ">=1.2.0 <1.3.0||>=2.0.0 <3.0.0"],
+      ["2", ">=2.0.0 <3.0.0"],
+      ["2.3", ">=2.3.0 <2.4.0"],
+      ["~2.4", ">=2.4.0 <2.5.0"],
+      ["~2.4", ">=2.4.0 <2.5.0"],
+      ["~>3.2.1", ">=3.2.1 <3.3.0"],
+      ["~1", ">=1.0.0 <2.0.0"],
+      ["~>1", ">=1.0.0 <2.0.0"],
+      ["~1.0", ">=1.0.0 <1.1.0"],
+      ["^0", ">=0.0.0 <1.0.0"],
+      ["^0.1", ">=0.1.0 <0.2.0"],
+      ["^1.0", ">=1.0.0 <2.0.0"],
+      ["^1.2", ">=1.2.0 <2.0.0"],
+      ["^0.0.1", ">=0.0.1 <0.0.2"],
+      ["^0.0.1-beta", ">=0.0.1-beta <0.0.2"],
+      ["^0.1.2", ">=0.1.2 <0.2.0"],
+      ["^1.2.3", ">=1.2.3 <2.0.0"],
+      ["^1.2.3-beta.4", ">=1.2.3-beta.4 <2.0.0"],
+      ["<1", "<1.0.0"],
+      [">=1", ">=1.0.0"],
+      ["<1.2", "<1.2.0"],
+      ["1", ">=1.0.0 <2.0.0"],
+    ];
+
+    for (const [r, expected] of versions) {
+      await t.step({
+        name: `${r} -> ${expected}`,
+        fn: () => {
+          const range = parseRange(r);
+          const actual = formatRange(range);
+          assertEquals(actual, expected);
+        },
+      });
+    }
+  },
+});
diff --git a/semver/range_format.ts b/semver/range_format.ts
index 9dabafd67ce4..73c7e2bff1ea 100644
--- a/semver/range_format.ts
+++ b/semver/range_format.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2024 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
-import type { SemVerRange } from "./types.ts";
-import { comparatorFormat } from "./comparator_format.ts";
+
+import { formatRange } from "./format_range.ts";
+import { SemVerRange } from "./types.ts";
 
 /**
  * Formats the range into a string
  * @example >=0.0.0 || <1.0.0
  * @param range The range to format
  * @returns A string representation of the range
+ *
+ * @deprecated (will be removed after 0.213.0) Use {@linkcode formatRange} instead.
  */
 export function rangeFormat(range: SemVerRange): string {
-  return range.ranges.map((c) => c.map((c) => comparatorFormat(c)).join(" "))
-    .join("||");
+  return formatRange(range);
 }
diff --git a/semver/range_test.ts b/semver/range_test.ts
index 59029572e0c9..eb13f708b498 100644
--- a/semver/range_test.ts
+++ b/semver/range_test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright Isaac Z. Schlueter and Contributors. All rights reserved. ISC license.
 // Copyright 2018-2024 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
-import { assert, assertEquals } from "../assert/mod.ts";
-import { rangeFormat } from "./range_format.ts";
+import { assert } from "../assert/mod.ts";
 import { parse } from "./parse.ts";
 import { parseRange } from "./parse_range.ts";
 import { testRange } from "./test_range.ts";
@@ -217,71 +216,3 @@ Deno.test("negativeUnlockedPrereleaseRange", function () {
     assert(!found, `${v} satisfied by ${r} unexpectedly`);
   }
 });
-
-Deno.test({
-  name: "validRange",
-  fn: async (t) => {
-    const versions: [string, string][] = [
-      ["1.0.0 - 2.0.0", ">=1.0.0 <=2.0.0"],
-      ["1.0.0", "1.0.0"],
-      [">=*", "*"],
-      ["", "*"],
-      ["*", "*"],
-      [">=1.0.0", ">=1.0.0"],
-      [">1.0.0", ">1.0.0"],
-      ["<=2.0.0", "<=2.0.0"],
-      ["1", ">=1.0.0 <2.0.0"],
-      ["<=2.0.0", "<=2.0.0"],
-      ["<=2.0.0", "<=2.0.0"],
-      ["<2.0.0", "<2.0.0"],
-      ["<2.0.0", "<2.0.0"],
-      [">=0.1.97", ">=0.1.97"],
-      [">=0.1.97", ">=0.1.97"],
-      ["0.1.20 || 1.2.4", "0.1.20||1.2.4"],
-      [">=0.2.3 || <0.0.1", ">=0.2.3||<0.0.1"],
-      [">=0.2.3 || <0.0.1", ">=0.2.3||<0.0.1"],
-      [">=0.2.3 || <0.0.1", ">=0.2.3||<0.0.1"],
-      ["||", "*||*"],
-      ["2.x.x", ">=2.0.0 <3.0.0"],
-      ["1.2.x", ">=1.2.0 <1.3.0"],
-      ["1.2.x || 2.x", ">=1.2.0 <1.3.0||>=2.0.0 <3.0.0"],
-      ["1.2.x || 2.x", ">=1.2.0 <1.3.0||>=2.0.0 <3.0.0"],
-      ["x", "*"],
-      ["2.*.*", ">=2.0.0 <3.0.0"],
-      ["1.2.*", ">=1.2.0 <1.3.0"],
-      ["1.2.* || 2.*", ">=1.2.0 <1.3.0||>=2.0.0 <3.0.0"],
-      ["2", ">=2.0.0 <3.0.0"],
-      ["2.3", ">=2.3.0 <2.4.0"],
-      ["~2.4", ">=2.4.0 <2.5.0"],
-      ["~2.4", ">=2.4.0 <2.5.0"],
-      ["~>3.2.1", ">=3.2.1 <3.3.0"],
-      ["~1", ">=1.0.0 <2.0.0"],
-      ["~>1", ">=1.0.0 <2.0.0"],
-      ["~1.0", ">=1.0.0 <1.1.0"],
-      ["^0", ">=0.0.0 <1.0.0"],
-      ["^0.1", ">=0.1.0 <0.2.0"],
-      ["^1.0", ">=1.0.0 <2.0.0"],
-      ["^1.2", ">=1.2.0 <2.0.0"],
-      ["^0.0.1", ">=0.0.1 <0.0.2"],
-      ["^0.0.1-beta", ">=0.0.1-beta <0.0.2"],
-      ["^0.1.2", ">=0.1.2 <0.2.0"],
-      ["^1.2.3", ">=1.2.3 <2.0.0"],
-      ["^1.2.3-beta.4", ">=1.2.3-beta.4 <2.0.0"],
-      ["<1", "<1.0.0"],
-      [">=1", ">=1.0.0"],
-      ["<1.2", "<1.2.0"],
-      ["1", ">=1.0.0 <2.0.0"],
-    ];
-
-    for (const [r, expected] of versions) {
-      await t.step({
-        name: `${r} -> ${expected}`,
-        fn: () => {
-          const range = parseRange(r);
-          const actual = rangeFormat(range);
-          assertEquals(actual, expected);
-        },
-      });
-    }
-  },
-});