diff --git a/python/damask/_grid.py b/python/damask/_grid.py
index 3e5492e56..30520379c 100644
--- a/python/damask/_grid.py
+++ b/python/damask/_grid.py
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ class Grid:
         mat_N   = self.N_materials
         return util.srepr([
                f'cells:  {util.srepr(self.cells, " × ")}',
-               f'size:   {util.srepr(self.size,  " × ")} / m³',
-               f'origin: {util.srepr(self.origin,"   ")} / m',
+               f'size:   {util.srepr(self.size,  " × ")} m³',
+               f'origin: {util.srepr(self.origin,"   ")} m',
                f'# materials: {mat_N}' + ('' if mat_min == 0 and mat_max+1 == mat_N else
                                           f' (min: {mat_min}, max: {mat_max})')
               ])
@@ -603,8 +603,8 @@ class Grid:
         >>> import damask
         >>> damask.Grid.from_minimal_surface([64]*3,np.ones(3)*1.e-4,'Gyroid')
         cells : 64 x 64 x 64
-        size  : 0.0001 x 0.0001 x 0.0001 / m³
-        origin: 0.0   0.0   0.0 / m
+        size  : 0.0001 x 0.0001 x 0.0001 m³
+        origin: 0.0   0.0   0.0 m
         # materials: 2
 
         Minimal surface of 'Neovius' type. non-default material IDs.
@@ -614,8 +614,8 @@ class Grid:
         >>> damask.Grid.from_minimal_surface([80]*3,np.ones(3)*5.e-4,
         ...                                  'Neovius',materials=(1,5))
         cells : 80 x 80 x 80
-        size  : 0.0005 x 0.0005 x 0.0005 / m³
-        origin: 0.0   0.0   0.0 / m
+        size  : 0.0005 x 0.0005 x 0.0005 m³
+        origin: 0.0   0.0   0.0 m
         # materials: 2 (min: 1, max: 5)
 
         """
@@ -735,8 +735,8 @@ class Grid:
         >>> g = damask.Grid(np.zeros([64]*3,int), np.ones(3)*1e-4)
         >>> g.add_primitive(np.ones(3)*5e-5,np.ones(3)*5e-5,1)
         cells : 64 x 64 x 64
-        size  : 0.0001 x 0.0001 x 0.0001 / m³
-        origin: 0.0   0.0   0.0 / m
+        size  : 0.0001 x 0.0001 x 0.0001 m³
+        origin: 0.0   0.0   0.0 m
         # materials: 2
 
         Add a cube at the origin.
@@ -746,8 +746,8 @@ class Grid:
         >>> g = damask.Grid(np.zeros([64]*3,int), np.ones(3)*1e-4)
         >>> g.add_primitive(np.ones(3,int)*32,np.zeros(3),np.inf)
         cells : 64 x 64 x 64
-        size  : 0.0001 x 0.0001 x 0.0001 / m³
-        origin: 0.0   0.0   0.0 / m
+        size  : 0.0001 x 0.0001 x 0.0001 m³
+        origin: 0.0   0.0   0.0 m
         # materials: 2
 
         """
@@ -805,8 +805,8 @@ class Grid:
         >>> g = damask.Grid(np.zeros([32]*3,int), np.ones(3)*1e-4)
         >>> g.mirror('xy',True)
         cells : 64 x 64 x 32
-        size  : 0.0002 x 0.0002 x 0.0001 / m³
-        origin: 0.0   0.0   0.0 / m
+        size  : 0.0002 x 0.0002 x 0.0001 m³
+        origin: 0.0   0.0   0.0 m
         # materials: 1
 
         """
@@ -886,8 +886,8 @@ class Grid:
         >>> g = damask.Grid(np.zeros([32]*3,int),np.ones(3)*1e-4)
         >>> g.scale(g.cells*2)
         cells : 64 x 64 x 64
-        size  : 0.0001 x 0.0001 x 0.0001 / m³
-        origin: 0.0   0.0   0.0 / m
+        size  : 0.0001 x 0.0001 x 0.0001 m³
+        origin: 0.0   0.0   0.0 m
         # materials: 1
 
         """
@@ -1036,8 +1036,8 @@ class Grid:
         >>> g = damask.Grid(np.zeros([32]*3,int),np.ones(3)*1e-4)
         >>> g.canvas([32,32,16])
         cells : 33 x 32 x 16
-        size  : 0.0001 x 0.0001 x 5e-05 / m³
-        origin: 0.0   0.0   0.0 / m
+        size  : 0.0001 x 0.0001 x 5e-05 m³
+        origin: 0.0   0.0   0.0 m
         # materials: 1
 
         """
diff --git a/src/grid/discretization_grid.f90 b/src/grid/discretization_grid.f90
index 6e8c154ef..ced5f8eff 100644
--- a/src/grid/discretization_grid.f90
+++ b/src/grid/discretization_grid.f90
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ subroutine discretization_grid_init(restart)
   if (err_MPI /= 0_MPI_INTEGER_KIND) error stop 'MPI error'
 
   print'(/,1x,a,i0,a,i0,a,i0)',            'cells:  ', cells(1),    ' × ', cells(2),    ' × ', cells(3)
-  print  '(1x,a,es8.2,a,es8.2,a,es8.2,a)', 'size:   ', geomSize(1), ' × ', geomSize(2), ' × ', geomSize(3), ' / m³'
-  print  '(1x,a,es8.2,a,es8.2,a,es8.2,a)', 'origin: ', origin(1),   ' ',   origin(2),   ' ',   origin(3), ' / m'
+  print  '(1x,a,es8.2,a,es8.2,a,es8.2,a)', 'size:   ', geomSize(1), ' × ', geomSize(2), ' × ', geomSize(3), ' m³'
+  print  '(1x,a,es8.2,a,es8.2,a,es8.2,a)', 'origin: ', origin(1),   ' ',   origin(2),   ' ',   origin(3), ' m'
 
   if (worldsize>cells(3)) call IO_error(894, ext_msg='number of processes exceeds cells(3)')