diff --git a/src/int.rs b/src/int.rs
index 6295ee255..8a2246d3a 100644
--- a/src/int.rs
+++ b/src/int.rs
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ use core::fmt;
 use num_traits::{ConstOne, ConstZero};
 use subtle::{Choice, ConditionallySelectable, ConstantTimeEq};
 
-#[cfg(feature = "serde")]
 use crate::Encoding;
 #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
 use serdect::serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
 
+#[macro_use]
+mod macros;
+
 mod add;
 mod bit_and;
 mod bit_not;
@@ -34,7 +36,6 @@ mod shl;
 mod shr;
 mod sign;
 mod sub;
-pub(crate) mod types;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "rand_core")]
 mod rand;
@@ -346,6 +347,38 @@ impl<const LIMBS: usize> fmt::UpperHex for Int<LIMBS> {
     }
 }
 
+impl_int_aliases! {
+    (I64, 64, "64-bit"),
+    (I128, 128, "128-bit"),
+    (I192, 192, "192-bit"),
+    (I256, 256, "256-bit"),
+    (I320, 320, "320-bit"),
+    (I384, 384, "384-bit"),
+    (I448, 448, "448-bit"),
+    (I512, 512, "512-bit"),
+    (I576, 576, "576-bit"),
+    (I640, 640, "640-bit"),
+    (I704, 704, "704-bit"),
+    (I768, 768, "768-bit"),
+    (I832, 832, "832-bit"),
+    (I896, 896, "896-bit"),
+    (I960, 960, "960-bit"),
+    (I1024, 1024, "1024-bit"),
+    (I1280, 1280, "1280-bit"),
+    (I1536, 1536, "1536-bit"),
+    (I1792, 1792, "1792-bit"),
+    (I2048, 2048, "2048-bit"),
+    (I3072, 3072, "3072-bit"),
+    (I3584, 3584, "3584-bit"),
+    (I4096, 4096, "4096-bit"),
+    (I4224, 4224, "4224-bit"),
+    (I4352, 4352, "4352-bit"),
+    (I6144, 6144, "6144-bit"),
+    (I8192, 8192, "8192-bit"),
+    (I16384, 16384, "16384-bit"),
+    (I32768, 32768, "32768-bit")
+}
+
 #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
 impl<'de, const LIMBS: usize> Deserialize<'de> for Int<LIMBS>
 where
diff --git a/src/int/encoding.rs b/src/int/encoding.rs
index 1bbe30c88..9e66e789a 100644
--- a/src/int/encoding.rs
+++ b/src/int/encoding.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 use crate::{Int, Uint};
 
 impl<const LIMBS: usize> Int<LIMBS> {
+    /// Create a new [`Int`] from the provided big endian bytes.
+    ///
+    /// See [`Uint::from_be_slice`] for more details.
+    pub const fn from_be_slice(bytes: &[u8]) -> Self {
+        Self(Uint::from_be_slice(bytes))
+    }
+
     /// Create a new [`Int`] from the provided big endian hex string.
     ///
     /// Panics if the hex is malformed or not zero-padded accordingly for the size.
@@ -11,4 +18,34 @@ impl<const LIMBS: usize> Int<LIMBS> {
     pub const fn from_be_hex(hex: &str) -> Self {
         Self(Uint::from_be_hex(hex))
     }
+
+    /// Create a new [`Int`] from the provided little endian bytes.
+    ///
+    /// See [`Uint::from_le_slice`] for more details.
+    pub const fn from_le_slice(bytes: &[u8]) -> Self {
+        Self(Uint::from_le_slice(bytes))
+    }
+
+    /// Create a new [`Int`] from the provided little endian hex string.
+    ///
+    /// Panics if the hex is malformed or not zero-padded accordingly for the size.
+    ///
+    /// See [`Uint::from_le_hex`] for more details.
+    pub const fn from_le_hex(hex: &str) -> Self {
+        Self(Uint::from_le_hex(hex))
+    }
+}
+
+/// Encode an [`Int`] to a big endian byte array of the given size.
+pub(crate) const fn int_to_be_bytes<const LIMBS: usize, const BYTES: usize>(
+    int: &Int<LIMBS>,
+) -> [u8; BYTES] {
+    crate::uint::encoding::uint_to_be_bytes(&int.0)
+}
+
+/// Encode an [`Int`] to a little endian byte array of the given size.
+pub(crate) const fn int_to_le_bytes<const LIMBS: usize, const BYTES: usize>(
+    int: &Int<LIMBS>,
+) -> [u8; BYTES] {
+    crate::uint::encoding::uint_to_le_bytes(&int.0)
 }
diff --git a/src/int/macros.rs b/src/int/macros.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eea4527a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/int/macros.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+//! Macros used to define traits on aliases of `Int`.
+
+// TODO(tarcieri): use `generic_const_exprs` when stable to make generic around bits.
+macro_rules! impl_int_aliases {
+    ($(($name:ident, $bits:expr, $doc:expr)),+) => {
+        $(
+            #[doc = $doc]
+            #[doc="unsigned big integer."]
+            pub type $name = Int<{ nlimbs!($bits) }>;
+
+            impl $name {
+                /// Serialize as big endian bytes.
+                pub const fn to_be_bytes(&self) -> [u8; $bits / 8] {
+                    encoding::int_to_be_bytes::<{ nlimbs!($bits) }, { $bits / 8 }>(self)
+                }
+
+                /// Serialize as little endian bytes.
+                pub const fn to_le_bytes(&self) -> [u8; $bits / 8] {
+                    encoding::int_to_le_bytes::<{ nlimbs!($bits) }, { $bits / 8 }>(self)
+                }
+            }
+
+            impl Encoding for $name {
+                type Repr = [u8; $bits / 8];
+
+                #[inline]
+                fn from_be_bytes(bytes: Self::Repr) -> Self {
+                    Self::from_be_slice(&bytes)
+                }
+
+                #[inline]
+                fn from_le_bytes(bytes: Self::Repr) -> Self {
+                    Self::from_le_slice(&bytes)
+                }
+
+                #[inline]
+                fn to_be_bytes(&self) -> Self::Repr {
+                    encoding::int_to_be_bytes(self)
+                }
+
+                #[inline]
+                fn to_le_bytes(&self) -> Self::Repr {
+                    encoding::int_to_le_bytes(self)
+                }
+            }
+        )+
+     };
+}
diff --git a/src/int/types.rs b/src/int/types.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 0488dd494..000000000
--- a/src/int/types.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-//! Selection of [`Int`] types.
-//! todo: replace with macro implementation once serde is set up.
-
-use crate::Int;
-
-#[cfg(target_pointer_width = "64")]
-/// Signed bit integer.
-pub type I64 = Int<1>;
-
-#[cfg(target_pointer_width = "64")]
-/// Signed bit integer.
-pub type I128 = Int<2>;
-
-#[cfg(target_pointer_width = "64")]
-/// Signed bit integer.
-pub type I256 = Int<4>;
-
-#[cfg(target_pointer_width = "64")]
-/// Signed bit integer.
-pub type I512 = Int<8>;
-
-#[cfg(target_pointer_width = "64")]
-/// Signed bit integer.
-pub type I1024 = Int<16>;
-
-#[cfg(target_pointer_width = "64")]
-/// Signed bit integer.
-pub type I2048 = Int<32>;
-
-#[cfg(target_pointer_width = "64")]
-/// Signed bit integer.
-pub type I4096 = Int<64>;
-
-#[cfg(target_pointer_width = "32")]
-/// Signed bit integer.
-pub type I64 = Int<2>;
-
-#[cfg(target_pointer_width = "32")]
-/// Signed bit integer.
-pub type I128 = Int<4>;
-
-#[cfg(target_pointer_width = "32")]
-/// Signed bit integer.
-pub type I256 = Int<8>;
-
-#[cfg(target_pointer_width = "32")]
-/// Signed bit integer.
-pub type I512 = Int<16>;
-
-#[cfg(target_pointer_width = "32")]
-/// Signed bit integer.
-pub type I1024 = Int<32>;
-
-#[cfg(target_pointer_width = "32")]
-/// Signed bit integer.
-pub type I2048 = Int<64>;
-
-#[cfg(target_pointer_width = "32")]
-/// Signed bit integer.
-pub type I4096 = Int<128>;
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index d98d54b2d..fc780c08b 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ pub use crate::uint::boxed::BoxedUint;
 pub use crate::{
     checked::Checked,
     const_choice::{ConstChoice, ConstCtOption},
-    int::{types::*, *},
+    int::{*},
     jacobi::JacobiSymbol,
     limb::{Limb, WideWord, Word},
     non_zero::*,