diff --git a/crates/typst/src/model/element.rs b/crates/typst/src/model/element.rs
index e783614f8..d3b6bf1e9 100644
--- a/crates/typst/src/model/element.rs
+++ b/crates/typst/src/model/element.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use ecow::EcoString;
 use std::any::TypeId;
 use std::cmp::Ordering;
-use std::fmt::Debug;
+use std::fmt::{self, Debug, Formatter};
 
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use crate::eval::{cast, Args, Dict, Func, ParamInfo, Repr, Scope, Value, Vm};
 use crate::util::Static;
 
 /// A document element.
-#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Hash)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Hash)]
 pub struct Element(Static<NativeElementData>);
 
 impl Element {
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ impl Element {
     }
 }
 
+impl Debug for Element {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.pad(self.name())
+    }
+}
+
 impl Repr for Element {
     fn repr(&self) -> EcoString {
         self.name().into()