diff --git a/docs/src/manual/elliptic_curves/basics.md b/docs/src/manual/elliptic_curves/basics.md
index d23cd52c2c..c512e323f5 100644
--- a/docs/src/manual/elliptic_curves/basics.md
+++ b/docs/src/manual/elliptic_curves/basics.md
@@ -50,12 +50,10 @@ by setting `check = false`.
 julia> E = elliptic_curve(QQ, [1, 2]);
 
 julia> E([1, -2])
-Point  (1 : -2 : 1)  of Elliptic curve with equation
-y^2 = x^3 + x + 2
+(1 : -2 : 1)
 
 julia> E([2, -4, 2])
-Point  (1 : -2 : 1)  of Elliptic curve with equation
-y^2 = x^3 + x + 2
+(1 : -2 : 1)
 ```
 
 ```@docs
diff --git a/docs/src/manual/elliptic_curves/finite_fields.md b/docs/src/manual/elliptic_curves/finite_fields.md
index 19bc50fcfc..9d812e15e0 100644
--- a/docs/src/manual/elliptic_curves/finite_fields.md
+++ b/docs/src/manual/elliptic_curves/finite_fields.md
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ Return a random point on the elliptic curve $E$ defined over a finite field.
 julia> E = elliptic_curve(GF(3), [1, 2]);
 
 julia> rand(E)
-Point  (2 : 0 : 1)  of Elliptic curve with equation
-y^2 = x^3 + x + 2
+(2 : 0 : 1)
 ```
 
 ## Cardinality and orders
diff --git a/src/EllCrv/EllCrv.jl b/src/EllCrv/EllCrv.jl
index b77f9899eb..2de0d78315 100644
--- a/src/EllCrv/EllCrv.jl
+++ b/src/EllCrv/EllCrv.jl
@@ -198,11 +198,11 @@ disabled by setting `check = false`.
 ```jldoctest
 julia> elliptic_curve(QQ, [1, 2, 3, 4, 5])
 Elliptic curve with equation
-y^2 + x*y + 3*y = x^3 + 2*x^2 + 4*x + 5
+  y^2 + x*y + 3*y = x^3 + 2*x^2 + 4*x + 5
 
 julia> elliptic_curve(GF(3), [1, 1])
 Elliptic curve with equation
-y^2 = x^3 + x + 1
+  y^2 = x^3 + x + 1
 ```
 """
 elliptic_curve
@@ -284,11 +284,11 @@ julia> Qx, x = QQ["x"];
 
 julia> elliptic_curve(x^3 + x + 1)
 Elliptic curve with equation
-y^2 = x^3 + x + 1
+  y^2 = x^3 + x + 1
 
 julia> elliptic_curve(x^3 + x + 1, x)
 Elliptic curve with equation
-y^2 + x*y = x^3 + x + 1
+  y^2 + x*y = x^3 + x + 1
 ```
 """
 function elliptic_curve(f::PolyRingElem{T}, h::PolyRingElem{T} = zero(parent(f)); check::Bool = true) where T
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ Prime field of characteristic 3
 
 julia> elliptic_curve_from_j_invariant(K(2))
 Elliptic curve with equation
-y^2 + x*y = x^3 + 1
+  y^2 + x*y = x^3 + 1
 ```
 """
 function elliptic_curve_from_j_invariant(j::FieldElem)
@@ -608,12 +608,10 @@ by setting `check = false`.
 julia> E = elliptic_curve(QQ, [1, 2]);
 
 julia> E([1, -2])
-Point  (1 : -2 : 1)  of Elliptic curve with equation
-y^2 = x^3 + x + 2
+(1 : -2 : 1)
 
 julia> E([2, -4, 2])
-Point  (1 : -2 : 1)  of Elliptic curve with equation
-y^2 = x^3 + x + 2
+(1 : -2 : 1)
 ```
 """
 function (E::EllipticCurve{T})(coords::Vector{S}; check::Bool = true) where {S, T}
@@ -778,8 +776,21 @@ end
 #
 ################################################################################
 
+function show(io::IO, ::MIME"text/plain", E::EllipticCurve)
+  io = pretty(io)
+  println(io, "Elliptic curve with equation")
+  print(io, Indent())
+  _print_equation(io, E)
+  print(io, Dedent())
+end
+
 function show(io::IO, E::EllipticCurve)
-  print(io, "Elliptic curve with equation\n")
+  io = pretty(io)
+  print(io, "Elliptic curve with equation ")
+  _print_equation(io, E)
+end
+
+function _print_equation(io::IO, E::EllipticCurve)
   a1, a2, a3, a4, a6 = a_invariants(E)
   sum = Expr(:call, :+)
   push!(sum.args, Expr(:call, :^, :y, 2))
@@ -831,8 +842,10 @@ function show(io::IO, E::EllipticCurve)
   print(io, AbstractAlgebra.expr_to_string(AbstractAlgebra.canonicalize(sum)))
 end
 
+
 function show(io::IO, P::EllipticCurvePoint)
-  print(io, "Point  ($(P[1]) : $(P[2]) : $(P[3]))  of $(P.parent)")
+  io = pretty(io)
+  print(io, "($(P[1]) : $(P[2]) : $(P[3]))")
 end
 
 
@@ -856,8 +869,7 @@ julia> E = elliptic_curve(QQ, [1, 2]);
 julia> P = E([1, -2]);
 
 julia> P + P
-Point  (-1 : 0 : 1)  of Elliptic curve with equation
-y^2 = x^3 + x + 2
+(-1 : 0 : 1)
 ```
 """
 function +(P::EllipticCurvePoint{T}, Q::EllipticCurvePoint{T}) where T
@@ -1150,10 +1162,8 @@ julia> E = elliptic_curve(QQ, [1, 2]);
 
 julia> division_points(infinity(E), 2)
 2-element Vector{EllipticCurvePoint{QQFieldElem}}:
- Point  (0 : 1 : 0)  of Elliptic curve with equation
-y^2 = x^3 + x + 2
- Point  (-1 : 0 : 1)  of Elliptic curve with equation
-y^2 = x^3 + x + 2
+ (0 : 1 : 0)
+ (-1 : 0 : 1)
 ```
 """
 function division_points(P::EllipticCurvePoint, m::S) where S<:Union{Integer, ZZRingElem}
diff --git a/src/EllCrv/Finite.jl b/src/EllCrv/Finite.jl
index ca3fee6883..328496f5f1 100644
--- a/src/EllCrv/Finite.jl
+++ b/src/EllCrv/Finite.jl
@@ -1140,22 +1140,19 @@ Return a list of generators of the group of rational points on $E$.
 
 # Examples
 
-```jldoctest; filter = r"Point.*"
+```jldoctest; filter = r"(*"
 julia> E = elliptic_curve(GF(101, 2), [1, 2]);
 
 julia> gens(E)
 2-element Vector{EllipticCurvePoint{FqFieldElem}}:
- Point  (16*o + 42 : 88*o + 97 : 1)  of Elliptic curve with equation
-y^2 = x^3 + x + 2
- Point  (88*o + 23 : 94*o + 22 : 1)  of Elliptic curve with equation
-y^2 = x^3 + x + 2
+ (13*o + 83 : 90*o + 25 : 1)
+ (61*o + 62 : 19*o + 24 : 1)
 
 julia> E = elliptic_curve(GF(101), [1, 2]);
 
 julia> gens(E)
 1-element Vector{EllipticCurvePoint{FqFieldElem}}:
- Point  (85 : 58 : 1)  of Elliptic curve with equation
-y^2 = x^3 + x + 2
+ (27 : 57 : 1)
 ```
 """
 function gens(E::EllipticCurve{T}) where {T <: FinFieldElem}
@@ -1235,12 +1232,10 @@ argument.
 julia> E = elliptic_curve(GF(101), [1, 2]);
 
 julia> P = E([6, 74])
-Point  (6 : 74 : 1)  of Elliptic curve with equation
-y^2 = x^3 + x + 2
+(6 : 74 : 1)
 
 julia> Q = E([85, 43])
-Point  (85 : 43 : 1)  of Elliptic curve with equation
-y^2 = x^3 + x + 2
+(85 : 43 : 1)
 
 julia> disc_log(P, Q)
 13
diff --git a/src/EllCrv/Isomorphisms.jl b/src/EllCrv/Isomorphisms.jl
index 4cfc3be0f1..52bec3e426 100644
--- a/src/EllCrv/Isomorphisms.jl
+++ b/src/EllCrv/Isomorphisms.jl
@@ -615,15 +615,16 @@ end
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-
-function show(io::IO, f::EllCrvIso)
+function show(io::IO, ::MIME"text/plain", f::EllCrvIso)
+  io = pretty(io)
   E1 = domain(f)
   E2 = codomain(f)
   fx, fy, fz = rational_maps(f)
-  print(io, "Isomorphism from
-  $(E1) to \n
-  $(E2) given by \n
-  (x : y : 1) -> ($(fx) : $(fy) : $(fz) )")
+  println(io, "Isomorphism")
+  println(io, Indent(), "from ", E1)
+  println(io, "to ", E2)
+  print(io,"given by ")
+  print(io, "(x : y : 1) -> ($(fx) : $(fy) : $(fz) )")
 end
 
 ################################################################################