diff --git a/example_test.go b/example_test.go
index 42258aa06..28474d0cd 100644
--- a/example_test.go
+++ b/example_test.go
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func (a addr) MarshalLogObject(enc zapcore.ObjectEncoder) error {
 
 func (r request) MarshalLogObject(enc zapcore.ObjectEncoder) error {
 	enc.AddString("url", r.URL)
-	zap.InlineObject(r.Listen).AddTo(enc)
+	zap.Inline(r.Listen).AddTo(enc)
 	return enc.AddObject("remote", r.Remote)
 }
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func ExampleObject() {
 		Remote: addr{"127.0.0.1", 31200},
 	}
 	logger.Info("new request, in nested object", zap.Object("req", req))
-	logger.Info("new request, inline", zap.InlineObject(req))
+	logger.Info("new request, inline", zap.Inline(req))
 	// Output:
 	// {"level":"info","msg":"new request, in nested object","req":{"url":"/test","ip":"127.0.0.1","port":8080,"remote":{"ip":"127.0.0.1","port":31200}}}
 	// {"level":"info","msg":"new request, inline","url":"/test","ip":"127.0.0.1","port":8080,"remote":{"ip":"127.0.0.1","port":31200}}
diff --git a/field.go b/field.go
index 02018a834..cc74deb87 100644
--- a/field.go
+++ b/field.go
@@ -400,11 +400,11 @@ func Object(key string, val zapcore.ObjectMarshaler) Field {
 	return Field{Key: key, Type: zapcore.ObjectMarshalerType, Interface: val}
 }
 
-// InlineObject is similar to Object, but does not nest the object under a field
+// Inline is similar to Object, but does not nest the object under a field
 // name, but adds the fields to the current namespace inline.
-func InlineObject(val zapcore.ObjectMarshaler) Field {
+func Inline(val zapcore.ObjectMarshaler) Field {
 	return zapcore.Field{
-		Type:      zapcore.InlineObjectMarshalerType,
+		Type:      zapcore.InlineMarshalerType,
 		Interface: val,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/field_test.go b/field_test.go
index 0753874fb..010e6fb4d 100644
--- a/field_test.go
+++ b/field_test.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func TestFieldConstructors(t *testing.T) {
 		{"Reflect", Field{Key: "k", Type: zapcore.ReflectType}, Reflect("k", nil)},
 		{"Stringer", Field{Key: "k", Type: zapcore.StringerType, Interface: addr}, Stringer("k", addr)},
 		{"Object", Field{Key: "k", Type: zapcore.ObjectMarshalerType, Interface: name}, Object("k", name)},
-		{"InlineObject", Field{Type: zapcore.InlineObjectMarshalerType, Interface: name}, InlineObject(name)},
+		{"Inline", Field{Type: zapcore.InlineMarshalerType, Interface: name}, Inline(name)},
 		{"Any:ObjectMarshaler", Any("k", name), Object("k", name)},
 		{"Any:ArrayMarshaler", Any("k", bools([]bool{true})), Array("k", bools([]bool{true}))},
 		{"Any:Stringer", Any("k", addr), Stringer("k", addr)},
diff --git a/zapcore/field.go b/zapcore/field.go
index b7799a4e0..29daaace9 100644
--- a/zapcore/field.go
+++ b/zapcore/field.go
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ const (
 	ArrayMarshalerType
 	// ObjectMarshalerType indicates that the field carries an ObjectMarshaler.
 	ObjectMarshalerType
-	// InlineObjectMarshalerType indicates that the field carries an ObjectMarshaler
+	// InlineMarshalerType indicates that the field carries an ObjectMarshaler
 	// that should be inlined.
-	InlineObjectMarshalerType
+	InlineMarshalerType
 	// BinaryType indicates that the field carries an opaque binary blob.
 	BinaryType
 	// BoolType indicates that the field carries a bool.
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (f Field) AddTo(enc ObjectEncoder) {
 		err = enc.AddArray(f.Key, f.Interface.(ArrayMarshaler))
 	case ObjectMarshalerType:
 		err = enc.AddObject(f.Key, f.Interface.(ObjectMarshaler))
-	case InlineObjectMarshalerType:
+	case InlineMarshalerType:
 		err = f.Interface.(ObjectMarshaler).MarshalLogObject(enc)
 	case BinaryType:
 		enc.AddBinary(f.Key, f.Interface.([]byte))
diff --git a/zapcore/field_test.go b/zapcore/field_test.go
index 60e158afd..c4363297c 100644
--- a/zapcore/field_test.go
+++ b/zapcore/field_test.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func TestFieldAddingError(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{t: ArrayMarshalerType, iface: users(-1), want: []interface{}{}, err: "too few users"},
 		{t: ObjectMarshalerType, iface: users(-1), want: map[string]interface{}{}, err: "too few users"},
-		{t: InlineObjectMarshalerType, iface: users(-1), want: nil, err: "too few users"},
+		{t: InlineMarshalerType, iface: users(-1), want: nil, err: "too few users"},
 		{t: StringerType, iface: obj{}, want: empty, err: "PANIC=interface conversion: zapcore_test.obj is not fmt.Stringer: missing method String"},
 		{t: StringerType, iface: &obj{1}, want: empty, err: "PANIC=panic with string"},
 		{t: StringerType, iface: &obj{2}, want: empty, err: "PANIC=panic with error"},
@@ -180,13 +180,13 @@ func TestFields(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestInlineObjectMarshaler(t *testing.T) {
+func TestInlineMarshaler(t *testing.T) {
 	enc := NewMapObjectEncoder()
 
 	topLevelStr := Field{Key: "k", Type: StringType, String: "s"}
 	topLevelStr.AddTo(enc)
 
-	inlineObj := Field{Key: "ignored", Type: InlineObjectMarshalerType, Interface: users(10)}
+	inlineObj := Field{Key: "ignored", Type: InlineMarshalerType, Interface: users(10)}
 	inlineObj.AddTo(enc)
 
 	nestedObj := Field{Key: "nested", Type: ObjectMarshalerType, Interface: users(11)}