diff --git a/docs/Makefile b/docs/Makefile
index 37ff1418c..7ceba27e2 100644
--- a/docs/Makefile
+++ b/docs/Makefile
@@ -9,15 +9,18 @@ all: create_output
 # where are the example cpp files
 EXAMPLES = $(wildcard examples/*.cpp)
 
+cxx_standard = $(lastword c++11 $(filter c++%, $(subst ., ,$1)))
+
 # create output from a stand-alone example file
 %.output: %.cpp
-	$(MAKE) $(<:.cpp=) CPPFLAGS="-I $(SRCDIR)" CXXFLAGS="-std=c++11"
+	@echo "standard $(call cxx_standard $(<:.cpp=))"
+	$(MAKE) $(<:.cpp=) CPPFLAGS="-I $(SRCDIR)" CXXFLAGS="-std=$(call cxx_standard,$(<:.cpp=)) -Wno-deprecated-declarations"
 	./$(<:.cpp=) > $@
 	rm $(<:.cpp=)
 
 # compare created output with current output of the example files
 %.test: %.cpp
-	$(MAKE) $(<:.cpp=) CPPFLAGS="-I $(SRCDIR)" CXXFLAGS="-std=c++11"
+	$(MAKE) $(<:.cpp=) CPPFLAGS="-I $(SRCDIR)" CXXFLAGS="-std=$(call cxx_standard,$(<:.cpp=)) -Wno-deprecated-declarations"
 	./$(<:.cpp=) > $@
 	diff $@ $(<:.cpp=.output)
 	rm $(<:.cpp=) $@
diff --git a/docs/examples/at__keytype.cpp b/docs/examples/at__keytype.c++17.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/examples/at__keytype.cpp
rename to docs/examples/at__keytype.c++17.cpp
diff --git a/docs/examples/at__keytype.output b/docs/examples/at__keytype.c++17.output
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/examples/at__keytype.output
rename to docs/examples/at__keytype.c++17.output
diff --git a/docs/examples/at__keytype_const.cpp b/docs/examples/at__keytype_const.c++17.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/examples/at__keytype_const.cpp
rename to docs/examples/at__keytype_const.c++17.cpp
diff --git a/docs/examples/at__keytype_const.output b/docs/examples/at__keytype_const.c++17.output
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/examples/at__keytype_const.output
rename to docs/examples/at__keytype_const.c++17.output
diff --git a/docs/examples/contains__keytype.cpp b/docs/examples/contains__keytype.c++17.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/examples/contains__keytype.cpp
rename to docs/examples/contains__keytype.c++17.cpp
diff --git a/docs/examples/contains__keytype.output b/docs/examples/contains__keytype.c++17.output
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/examples/contains__keytype.output
rename to docs/examples/contains__keytype.c++17.output
diff --git a/docs/examples/count__keytype.cpp b/docs/examples/count__keytype.c++17.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/examples/count__keytype.cpp
rename to docs/examples/count__keytype.c++17.cpp
diff --git a/docs/examples/count__keytype.output b/docs/examples/count__keytype.c++17.output
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/examples/count__keytype.output
rename to docs/examples/count__keytype.c++17.output
diff --git a/docs/examples/erase__keytype.cpp b/docs/examples/erase__keytype.c++17.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/examples/erase__keytype.cpp
rename to docs/examples/erase__keytype.c++17.cpp
diff --git a/docs/examples/erase__keytype.output b/docs/examples/erase__keytype.c++17.output
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/examples/erase__keytype.output
rename to docs/examples/erase__keytype.c++17.output
diff --git a/docs/examples/find__keytype.cpp b/docs/examples/find__keytype.c++17.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/examples/find__keytype.cpp
rename to docs/examples/find__keytype.c++17.cpp
diff --git a/docs/examples/find__keytype.output b/docs/examples/find__keytype.c++17.output
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/examples/find__keytype.output
rename to docs/examples/find__keytype.c++17.output
diff --git a/docs/examples/operator_array__keytype.cpp b/docs/examples/operator_array__keytype.c++17.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/examples/operator_array__keytype.cpp
rename to docs/examples/operator_array__keytype.c++17.cpp
diff --git a/docs/examples/operator_array__keytype.output b/docs/examples/operator_array__keytype.c++17.output
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/examples/operator_array__keytype.output
rename to docs/examples/operator_array__keytype.c++17.output
diff --git a/docs/examples/operator_array__keytype_const.cpp b/docs/examples/operator_array__keytype_const.c++17.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/examples/operator_array__keytype_const.cpp
rename to docs/examples/operator_array__keytype_const.c++17.cpp
diff --git a/docs/examples/operator_array__keytype_const.output b/docs/examples/operator_array__keytype_const.c++17.output
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/examples/operator_array__keytype_const.output
rename to docs/examples/operator_array__keytype_const.c++17.output
diff --git a/docs/examples/operator_spaceship__const_reference.cpp b/docs/examples/operator_spaceship__const_reference.c++20.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/examples/operator_spaceship__const_reference.cpp
rename to docs/examples/operator_spaceship__const_reference.c++20.cpp
diff --git a/docs/examples/operator_spaceship__const_reference.output b/docs/examples/operator_spaceship__const_reference.c++20.output
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/examples/operator_spaceship__const_reference.output
rename to docs/examples/operator_spaceship__const_reference.c++20.output
diff --git a/docs/examples/operator_spaceship__scalartype.cpp b/docs/examples/operator_spaceship__scalartype.c++20.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/examples/operator_spaceship__scalartype.cpp
rename to docs/examples/operator_spaceship__scalartype.c++20.cpp
diff --git a/docs/examples/operator_spaceship__scalartype.output b/docs/examples/operator_spaceship__scalartype.c++20.output
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/examples/operator_spaceship__scalartype.output
rename to docs/examples/operator_spaceship__scalartype.c++20.output
diff --git a/docs/examples/value__keytype.cpp b/docs/examples/value__keytype.c++17.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/examples/value__keytype.cpp
rename to docs/examples/value__keytype.c++17.cpp
diff --git a/docs/examples/value__keytype.output b/docs/examples/value__keytype.c++17.output
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/examples/value__keytype.output
rename to docs/examples/value__keytype.c++17.output
diff --git a/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/at.md b/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/at.md
index d36a42570..5e9504508 100644
--- a/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/at.md
+++ b/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/at.md
@@ -158,13 +158,13 @@ Strong exception safety: if an exception occurs, the original value stays intact
     exceptions that can be thrown.
     
     ```cpp
-    --8<-- "examples/at__keytype.cpp"
+    --8<-- "examples/at__keytype.c++17.cpp"
     ```
     
     Output:
     
     ```json
-    --8<-- "examples/at__keytype.output"
+    --8<-- "examples/at__keytype.c++17.output"
     ```
 
 ??? example "Example: (3) access specified object element using string_view with bounds checking"
@@ -173,13 +173,13 @@ Strong exception safety: if an exception occurs, the original value stays intact
     that can be thrown.
     
     ```cpp
-    --8<-- "examples/at__keytype_const.cpp"
+    --8<-- "examples/at__keytype_const.c++17.cpp"
     ```
     
     Output:
     
     ```json
-    --8<-- "examples/at__keytype_const.output"
+    --8<-- "examples/at__keytype_const.c++17.output"
     ```
 
 ??? example "Example: (4) access specified element via JSON Pointer"
diff --git a/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/contains.md b/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/contains.md
index 9fffa585a..ba2c3df2d 100644
--- a/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/contains.md
+++ b/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/contains.md
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@ Logarithmic in the size of the JSON object.
     The example shows how `contains()` is used.
     
     ```cpp
-    --8<-- "examples/contains__keytype.cpp"
+    --8<-- "examples/contains__keytype.c++17.cpp"
     ```
     
     Output:
     
     ```json
-    --8<-- "examples/contains__keytype.output"
+    --8<-- "examples/contains__keytype.c++17.output"
     ```
 
 ??? example "Example: (3) check with JSON pointer"
diff --git a/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/count.md b/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/count.md
index b6967ca3a..4f3a31055 100644
--- a/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/count.md
+++ b/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/count.md
@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@ This method always returns `0` when executed on a JSON type that is not an objec
     The example shows how `count()` is used.
     
     ```cpp
-    --8<-- "examples/count__keytype.cpp"
+    --8<-- "examples/count__keytype.c++17.cpp"
     ```
     
     Output:
     
     ```json
-    --8<-- "examples/count__keytype.output"
+    --8<-- "examples/count__keytype.c++17.output"
     ```
 
 ## Version history
diff --git a/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/erase.md b/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/erase.md
index 3129d5099..1187995b6 100644
--- a/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/erase.md
+++ b/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/erase.md
@@ -179,13 +179,13 @@ Strong exception safety: if an exception occurs, the original value stays intact
     The example shows the effect of `erase()` for different JSON types using an object key.
     
     ```cpp
-    --8<-- "examples/erase__keytype.cpp"
+    --8<-- "examples/erase__keytype.c++17.cpp"
     ```
     
     Output:
     
     ```json
-    --8<-- "examples/erase__keytype.output"
+    --8<-- "examples/erase__keytype.c++17.output"
     ```
 
 ??? example "Example: (5) remove element from a JSON array given an index"
diff --git a/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/find.md b/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/find.md
index 4e65f2f97..c64350718 100644
--- a/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/find.md
+++ b/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/find.md
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ This method always returns `end()` when executed on a JSON type that is not an o
     The example shows how `find()` is used.
     
     ```cpp
-    --8<-- "examples/find__keytype.cpp"
+    --8<-- "examples/find__keytype.c++17.cpp"
     ```
     
     Output:
     
     ```json
-    --8<-- "examples/find__keytype.output"
+    --8<-- "examples/find__keytype.c++17.output"
     ```
 
 ## See also
diff --git a/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/operator[].md b/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/operator[].md
index 209a0541f..ebc737e4b 100644
--- a/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/operator[].md
+++ b/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/operator[].md
@@ -173,13 +173,13 @@ Strong exception safety: if an exception occurs, the original value stays intact
     The example below shows how object elements can be read using the `[]` operator.
     
     ```cpp
-    --8<-- "examples/operator_array__keytype.cpp"
+    --8<-- "examples/operator_array__keytype.c++17.cpp"
     ```
     
     Output:
     
     ```json
-    --8<-- "examples/operator_array__keytype.output"
+    --8<-- "examples/operator_array__keytype.c++17.output"
     ```
 
 ??? example "Example: (3) access specified object element using string_view (const)"
@@ -187,13 +187,13 @@ Strong exception safety: if an exception occurs, the original value stays intact
     The example below shows how object elements can be read using the `[]` operator.
     
     ```cpp
-    --8<-- "examples/operator_array__keytype_const.cpp"
+    --8<-- "examples/operator_array__keytype_const.c++17.cpp"
     ```
     
     Output:
     
     ```json
-    --8<-- "examples/operator_array__keytype_const.output"
+    --8<-- "examples/operator_array__keytype_const.c++17.output"
     ```
 
 ??? example "Example: (4) access specified element via JSON Pointer"
diff --git a/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/operator_spaceship.md b/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/operator_spaceship.md
index 5c89f4fd2..f5bf1cf35 100644
--- a/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/operator_spaceship.md
+++ b/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/operator_spaceship.md
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@ Linear.
     The example demonstrates comparing several JSON values.
     
     ```cpp
-    --8<-- "examples/operator_spaceship__const_reference.cpp"
+    --8<-- "examples/operator_spaceship__const_reference.c++20.cpp"
     ```
     
     Output:
     
     ```json
-    --8<-- "examples/operator_spaceship__const_reference.output"
+    --8<-- "examples/operator_spaceship__const_reference.c++20.output"
     ```
 
 ??? example "Example: (2) comparing JSON values and scalars"
@@ -76,13 +76,13 @@ Linear.
     The example demonstrates comparing several JSON values and scalars.
     
     ```cpp
-    --8<-- "examples/operator_spaceship__scalartype.cpp"
+    --8<-- "examples/operator_spaceship__scalartype.c++20.cpp"
     ```
     
     Output:
     
     ```json
-    --8<-- "examples/operator_spaceship__scalartype.output"
+    --8<-- "examples/operator_spaceship__scalartype.c++20.output"
     ```
 
 ## See also
diff --git a/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/value.md b/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/value.md
index d1a3bb898..b5fd14d1c 100644
--- a/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/value.md
+++ b/docs/mkdocs/docs/api/basic_json/value.md
@@ -124,13 +124,13 @@ changes to any JSON value.
     The example below shows how object elements can be queried with a default value.
     
     ```cpp
-    --8<-- "examples/value__keytype.cpp"
+    --8<-- "examples/value__keytype.c++17.cpp"
     ```
     
     Output:
     
     ```json
-    --8<-- "examples/value__keytype.output"
+    --8<-- "examples/value__keytype.c++17.output"
     ```
 
 ??? example "Example: (3) access specified object element via JSON Pointer with default value"