diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e01125f9..d87629de 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 ### Modified
 
 - `TypedShape::Custom(u32)` is now `TypedShape::Custom(&dyn Shape)`.
+- `Real` is now exposed through a `use` statement,
+  so that an indirection is removed in documentation:
+  previous occurrences of `Real` now show `f32` or `f64`.
 - Significantly improved the general stability of mesh/mesh intersection calculation.
 
 ## v0.16.1
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 0c7da13e..38351293 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ pub mod utils;
 mod real {
     /// The scalar type used throughout this crate.
     #[cfg(feature = "f64")]
-    pub type Real = f64;
+    pub use f64 as Real;
 
     /// The scalar type used throughout this crate.
     #[cfg(feature = "f32")]
-    pub type Real = f32;
+    pub use f32 as Real;
 }
 
 /// Compilation flags dependent aliases for mathematical types.