diff --git a/python/damask/_grid.py b/python/damask/_grid.py
index 94f7eefd0..dadfcced5 100644
--- a/python/damask/_grid.py
+++ b/python/damask/_grid.py
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ class Grid:
         mat_max = np.nanmax(self.material)
         mat_N   = self.N_materials
         return util.srepr([
-               f'cells : {util.srepr(self.cells, " x ")}',
-               f'size  : {util.srepr(self.size,  " x ")} / m³',
+               f'cells:  {util.srepr(self.cells, " × ")}',
+               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})')
diff --git a/src/grid/discretization_grid.f90 b/src/grid/discretization_grid.f90
index 67f735a0d..6e8c154ef 100644
--- a/src/grid/discretization_grid.f90
+++ b/src/grid/discretization_grid.f90
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ subroutine discretization_grid_init(restart)
   call MPI_Bcast(origin,3_MPI_INTEGER_KIND,MPI_DOUBLE,0_MPI_INTEGER_KIND,MPI_COMM_WORLD, err_MPI)
   if (err_MPI /= 0_MPI_INTEGER_KIND) error stop 'MPI error'
 
-  print'(/,1x,a,3(i12,1x))',    'cells  a b c: ', cells
-  print  '(1x,a,3(es12.5,1x))', 'size   x y z: ', geomSize
-  print  '(1x,a,3(es12.5,1x))', 'origin x y z: ', origin
+  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'
 
   if (worldsize>cells(3)) call IO_error(894, ext_msg='number of processes exceeds cells(3)')