diff --git a/grudge/symbolic/mappers/__init__.py b/grudge/symbolic/mappers/__init__.py
index fde4e302d59d9be3ad217f744f1129100b69699c..ba3064f6c5edba555ad2027218c6bef8881ba135 100644
--- a/grudge/symbolic/mappers/__init__.py
+++ b/grudge/symbolic/mappers/__init__.py
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ class StringifyMapper(pymbolic.mapper.stringifier.StringifyMapper):
         return result
 
     def _format_op_dd(self, op):
-        return "[%s->%s]" % (self._format_dd(op.dd_in), self._format_dd(op.dd_out))
+        return ":%s->%s" % (self._format_dd(op.dd_in), self._format_dd(op.dd_out))
 
     # {{{ nodal ops