diff --git a/crates/typst/src/foundations/content.rs b/crates/typst/src/foundations/content.rs
index 6184f4cf7..5edbb8a19 100644
--- a/crates/typst/src/foundations/content.rs
+++ b/crates/typst/src/foundations/content.rs
@@ -901,17 +901,11 @@ impl Repr for SequenceElem {
         if self.children.is_empty() {
             "[]".into()
         } else {
-            eco_format!(
-                "[{}]",
-                crate::foundations::repr::pretty_array_like(
-                    &self
-                        .children
-                        .iter()
-                        .map(|c| c.inner.elem.repr())
-                        .collect::<Vec<_>>(),
-                    false
-                )
-            )
+            let elements = crate::foundations::repr::pretty_array_like(
+                &self.children.iter().map(|c| c.inner.elem.repr()).collect::<Vec<_>>(),
+                false,
+            );
+            eco_format!("sequence{}", elements)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/typst/src/foundations/repr.rs b/crates/typst/src/foundations/repr.rs
index 62611cc82..00d9931a2 100644
--- a/crates/typst/src/foundations/repr.rs
+++ b/crates/typst/src/foundations/repr.rs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ pub fn display_float(value: f64) -> EcoString {
     }
 }
 
-/// Format pieces separated with commas and a final "and" or "or".
+/// Formats pieces separated with commas and a final "and" or "or".
 pub fn separated_list(pieces: &[impl AsRef<str>], last: &str) -> String {
     let mut buf = String::new();
     for (i, part) in pieces.iter().enumerate() {
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ pub fn separated_list(pieces: &[impl AsRef<str>], last: &str) -> String {
     buf
 }
 
-/// Format a comma-separated list.
+/// Formats a comma-separated list.
 ///
 /// Tries to format horizontally, but falls back to vertical formatting if the
 /// pieces are too long.
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ pub fn pretty_comma_list(pieces: &[impl AsRef<str>], trailing_comma: bool) -> St
     buf
 }
 
-/// Format an array-like construct.
+/// Formats an array-like construct.
 ///
 /// Tries to format horizontally, but falls back to vertical formatting if the
 /// pieces are too long.
diff --git a/tests/ref/compiler/repr.png b/tests/ref/compiler/repr.png
index 3b1a571ed..105b6c80b 100644
Binary files a/tests/ref/compiler/repr.png and b/tests/ref/compiler/repr.png differ
diff --git a/tests/typ/compiler/repr.typ b/tests/typ/compiler/repr.typ
index 0cdd4bcf8..5aaf57104 100644
--- a/tests/typ/compiler/repr.typ
+++ b/tests/typ/compiler/repr.typ
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@
 #repr("a\n[]\"\u{1F680}string")
 
 // Content.
-#raw(lang: "typc", repr[*Hey*])
+#raw(lang: "typc", repr[*Hey*]) \
+#raw(lang: "typc", repr[A _sequence_]) \
+#raw(lang: "typc", repr[A _longer_ *sequence*!])
 
 // Functions.
 #let f(x) = x