diff --git a/examples/gl_viewer/gl_viewer.cpp b/examples/gl_viewer/gl_viewer.cpp
index f694a357d..a66a591f6 100644
--- a/examples/gl_viewer/gl_viewer.cpp
+++ b/examples/gl_viewer/gl_viewer.cpp
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ bool loadImage(Viewer* viewer, fastgltf::Image& image) {
         },
         [&](fastgltf::sources::Array& vector) {
             int width, height, nrChannels;
-            unsigned char *data = stbi_load_from_memory(vector.bytes.data(), static_cast<int>(vector.bytes.size()), &width, &height, &nrChannels, 4);
+            unsigned char *data = stbi_load_from_memory(reinterpret_cast<const stbi_uc*>(vector.bytes.data()), static_cast<int>(vector.bytes.size()), &width, &height, &nrChannels, 4);
             glTextureStorage2D(texture, getLevelCount(width, height), GL_RGBA8, width, height);
             glTextureSubImage2D(texture, 0, 0, 0, width, height, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, data);
             stbi_image_free(data);
@@ -545,7 +545,8 @@ bool loadImage(Viewer* viewer, fastgltf::Image& image) {
                 [](auto& arg) {},
                 [&](fastgltf::sources::Array& vector) {
                     int width, height, nrChannels;
-                    unsigned char* data = stbi_load_from_memory(vector.bytes.data() + bufferView.byteOffset, static_cast<int>(bufferView.byteLength), &width, &height, &nrChannels, 4);
+					unsigned char* data = stbi_load_from_memory(reinterpret_cast<const stbi_uc*>(vector.bytes.data() + bufferView.byteOffset),
+					                                            static_cast<int>(bufferView.byteLength), &width, &height, &nrChannels, 4);
                     glTextureStorage2D(texture, getLevelCount(width, height), GL_RGBA8, width, height);
                     glTextureSubImage2D(texture, 0, 0, 0, width, height, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, data);
                     stbi_image_free(data);
diff --git a/include/fastgltf/types.hpp b/include/fastgltf/types.hpp
index e3109eb4a..37c00b109 100644
--- a/include/fastgltf/types.hpp
+++ b/include/fastgltf/types.hpp
@@ -1520,13 +1520,13 @@ namespace fastgltf {
         };
 
         FASTGLTF_EXPORT struct Array {
-            StaticVector<std::uint8_t> bytes;
+            StaticVector<std::byte> bytes;
             MimeType mimeType = MimeType::None;
         };
 
 		/** @note This type is not used by the fastgltf parser and is only used for exporting. Use sources::Array instead when importing intead. */
 		FASTGLTF_EXPORT struct Vector {
-			std::vector<std::uint8_t> bytes;
+			std::vector<std::byte> bytes;
 			MimeType mimeType = MimeType::None;
 		};
 
diff --git a/src/fastgltf.cpp b/src/fastgltf.cpp
index d6ecef7c6..9844d9a99 100644
--- a/src/fastgltf.cpp
+++ b/src/fastgltf.cpp
@@ -725,19 +725,19 @@ fg::Expected<fg::DataSource> fg::Parser::decodeDataUri(URIView& uri) const noexc
         }
     }
 
-    // Decode the base64 data into a traditional vector
-    auto padding = base64::getPadding(encodedData);
-    fg::StaticVector<std::uint8_t> uriData(base64::getOutputSize(encodedData.size(), padding));
-    if (config.decodeCallback != nullptr) {
-        config.decodeCallback(encodedData, uriData.data(), padding, uriData.size(), config.userPointer);
-    } else {
-        base64::decode_inplace(encodedData, uriData.data(), padding);
-    }
+	// Decode the base64 data into a traditional vector
+	auto padding = base64::getPadding(encodedData);
+	fg::StaticVector<std::byte> uriData(base64::getOutputSize(encodedData.size(), padding));
+	if (config.decodeCallback != nullptr) {
+		config.decodeCallback(encodedData, reinterpret_cast<std::uint8_t*>(uriData.data()), padding, uriData.size(), config.userPointer);
+	} else {
+		base64::decode_inplace(encodedData, reinterpret_cast<std::uint8_t*>(uriData.data()), padding);
+	}
 
-    sources::Array source {
+	sources::Array source {
 		std::move(uriData),
 		getMimeTypeFromString(mime),
-    };
+	};
 	return { std::move(source) };
 }
 
@@ -856,19 +856,19 @@ namespace fastgltf {
 		}
 	}
 
-	std::pair<StaticVector<std::uint8_t>, ComponentType> writeIndices(PrimitiveType type, std::size_t indexCount, std::size_t primitiveCount) {
+	std::pair<StaticVector<std::byte>, ComponentType> writeIndices(PrimitiveType type, std::size_t indexCount, std::size_t primitiveCount) {
 		if (indexCount < 255) {
-			StaticVector<std::uint8_t> generatedIndices(indexCount);
-			span<std::uint8_t> indices(generatedIndices.data(), generatedIndices.size());
+			StaticVector<std::byte> generatedIndices(indexCount * sizeof(std::uint8_t));
+			span<std::uint8_t> indices(reinterpret_cast<std::uint8_t*>(generatedIndices.data()), generatedIndices.size() / sizeof(std::uint8_t));
 			writeIndices(type, indices, primitiveCount);
 			return std::make_pair(generatedIndices, ComponentType::UnsignedByte);
 		} else if (indexCount < 65535) {
-			StaticVector<std::uint8_t> generatedIndices(indexCount * sizeof(std::uint16_t));
+			StaticVector<std::byte> generatedIndices(indexCount * sizeof(std::uint16_t));
 			span<std::uint16_t> indices(reinterpret_cast<std::uint16_t*>(generatedIndices.data()), generatedIndices.size() / sizeof(std::uint16_t));
 			writeIndices(type, indices, primitiveCount);
 			return std::make_pair(generatedIndices, ComponentType::UnsignedShort);
 		} else {
-			StaticVector<std::uint8_t> generatedIndices(indexCount * sizeof(std::uint32_t));
+			StaticVector<std::byte> generatedIndices(indexCount * sizeof(std::uint32_t));
 			span<std::uint32_t> indices(reinterpret_cast<std::uint32_t*>(generatedIndices.data()), generatedIndices.size() / sizeof(std::uint32_t));
 			writeIndices(type, indices, primitiveCount);
 			return std::make_pair(generatedIndices, ComponentType::UnsignedInt);
@@ -3891,12 +3891,12 @@ fg::Expected<fg::Asset> fg::Parser::loadGltfBinary(GltfDataGetter& data, fs::pat
 					glbBuffer = sources::CustomBuffer{info.customId, MimeType::None};
 				}
 			} else {
-				StaticVector<std::uint8_t> binaryData(binaryChunk.chunkLength);
+				StaticVector<std::byte> binaryData(binaryChunk.chunkLength);
 				data.read(binaryData.data(), binaryChunk.chunkLength);
 
 				sources::Array vectorData = {
-						std::move(binaryData),
-						MimeType::GltfBuffer,
+					std::move(binaryData),
+					MimeType::GltfBuffer,
 				};
 				glbBuffer = std::move(vectorData);
 			}
diff --git a/src/io.cpp b/src/io.cpp
index 7f797d485..ef9cc2f02 100644
--- a/src/io.cpp
+++ b/src/io.cpp
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ fg::Expected<fg::DataSource> fg::Parser::loadFileFromUri(URIView& uri) const noe
 		}
 	}
 
-	StaticVector<std::uint8_t> data(static_cast<std::size_t>(length));
+	StaticVector<std::byte> data(static_cast<std::size_t>(length));
 	file.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(data.data()), length);
 	sources::Array arraySource {
 		std::move(data),