diff --git a/compiler/reporting/src/report.rs b/compiler/reporting/src/report.rs
index 7135cb66af..f0e8ea99ce 100644
--- a/compiler/reporting/src/report.rs
+++ b/compiler/reporting/src/report.rs
@@ -320,12 +320,11 @@ impl ReportText {
                     buf.push_str(" ".repeat(max_line_number_length).as_str());
                     buf.push_str(" ┆");
 
-                    let spaces = std::iter::repeat(" ").take(region.start_col as usize + 2);
-                    let carets =
-                        std::iter::repeat("^").take((region.end_col - region.start_col) as usize);
-
-                    let line = spaces.chain(carets).collect::<String>();
-                    buf.push_str(&*line);
+                    buf.push_str(" ".repeat(region.start_col as usize + 2).as_str());
+                    buf.push_str(
+                        "^".repeat((region.end_col - region.start_col) as usize)
+                            .as_str(),
+                    );
                 } else {
                     for i in region.start_line..=region.end_line {
                         let i_one_indexed = i + 1;
@@ -339,7 +338,7 @@ impl ReportText {
                                 .as_str(),
                         );
                         buf.push_str(line_number);
-                        buf.push_str(" ┆");
+                        buf.push_str(" ┆>");
 
                         let line = src_lines[i as usize];
 
@@ -431,9 +430,13 @@ impl ReportText {
                 // newline before snippet
                 buf.push('\n');
                 buf.push('\n');
-                let max_line_number_length = region.end_line.to_string().len();
 
-                for i in region.start_line..=region.end_line {
+                // the widest line number that is rendered
+                let max_line_number_length = (region.end_line + 1).to_string().len();
+
+                if region.start_line == region.end_line {
+                    // single line
+                    let i = region.start_line;
                     let i_one_indexed = i + 1;
 
                     let line_number_string = i_one_indexed.to_string();
@@ -454,8 +457,41 @@ impl ReportText {
                         buf.push_str(&palette.code_block.render(src_lines[i as usize]));
                     }
 
-                    if i != region.end_line {
-                        buf.push('\n');
+                    buf.push('\n');
+                    buf.push_str(" ".repeat(max_line_number_length).as_str());
+                    buf.push_str(&palette.gutter_bar.render(" ┆"));
+
+                    buf.push_str(" ".repeat(region.start_col as usize + 2).as_str());
+                    let carets = "^".repeat((region.end_col - region.start_col) as usize);
+                    buf.push_str(&palette.error.render(carets.as_str()));
+                } else {
+                    // multiline
+
+                    for i in region.start_line..=region.end_line {
+                        let i_one_indexed = i + 1;
+
+                        let line_number_string = i_one_indexed.to_string();
+                        let line_number = line_number_string.as_str();
+                        let this_line_number_length = line_number.len();
+
+                        buf.push_str(
+                            " ".repeat(max_line_number_length - this_line_number_length)
+                                .as_str(),
+                        );
+                        buf.push_str(&palette.line_number.render(line_number));
+                        buf.push_str(&palette.gutter_bar.render(" ┆"));
+                        buf.push_str(&palette.error.render(">"));
+
+                        let line = src_lines[i as usize];
+
+                        if !line.trim().is_empty() {
+                            buf.push_str("  ");
+                            buf.push_str(&palette.code_block.render(src_lines[i as usize]));
+                        }
+
+                        if i != region.end_line {
+                            buf.push('\n');
+                        }
                     }
                 }
 
diff --git a/compiler/reporting/tests/test_reporting.rs b/compiler/reporting/tests/test_reporting.rs
index 3b5737ac51..ef936dcf99 100644
--- a/compiler/reporting/tests/test_reporting.rs
+++ b/compiler/reporting/tests/test_reporting.rs
@@ -373,9 +373,9 @@ mod test_reporting {
                 r#"
                 You cannot mix (!=) and (==) without parentheses
 
-                2 ┆      1
-                3 ┆          != 2
-                4 ┆          == 3
+                2 ┆>      1
+                3 ┆>          != 2
+                4 ┆>          == 3
 
                 "#
             ),
@@ -581,10 +581,10 @@ mod test_reporting {
                 r#"
 
 
-                    <cyan>1<reset><magenta> ┆<reset>  <white>isDisabled = \user -> user.isAdmin<reset>
-                    <cyan>2<reset><magenta> ┆<reset>
-                    <cyan>3<reset><magenta> ┆<reset>  <white>theAdmin<reset>
-                    <cyan>4<reset><magenta> ┆<reset>  <white>    |> isDisabled<reset>
+                    <cyan>1<reset><magenta> ┆<reset><red>><reset>  <white>isDisabled = \user -> user.isAdmin<reset>
+                    <cyan>2<reset><magenta> ┆<reset><red>><reset>
+                    <cyan>3<reset><magenta> ┆<reset><red>><reset>  <white>theAdmin<reset>
+                    <cyan>4<reset><magenta> ┆<reset><red>><reset>  <white>    |> isDisabled<reset>
 
                 "#
             ),
@@ -613,9 +613,9 @@ mod test_reporting {
                 r#"
 
 
-                2 ┆  y = 2
-                3 ┆  f = \a -> a + 4
-                4 ┆
+                2 ┆>  y = 2
+                3 ┆>  f = \a -> a + 4
+                4 ┆>
 
                 "#
             ),
@@ -652,9 +652,9 @@ mod test_reporting {
                 r#"
 
 
-                     9 ┆
-                    10 ┆  y = 2
-                    11 ┆  f = \a -> a + 4
+                     9 ┆>
+                    10 ┆>  y = 2
+                    11 ┆>  f = \a -> a + 4
 
                     "#
             ),