diff --git a/TypedSyntax/src/show.jl b/TypedSyntax/src/show.jl
index f3bfbe05..9edff2cd 100644
--- a/TypedSyntax/src/show.jl
+++ b/TypedSyntax/src/show.jl
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@ function show_annotation(io, @nospecialize(T), post, node, position; iswarn::Boo
     inlay_hints = get(io, :inlay_hints, nothing)
 
     print(io, post)
-    T_str = string(T)
+    T_str = type_depth_limit(T)
+    # T_str = string(T)
     if iswarn && is_type_unstable(T)
         color = is_small_union_or_tunion(T) ? :yellow : :red
         printstyled(io, "::", T_str; color)
diff --git a/src/print.jl b/src/print.jl
index 450dc9d6..02a550fd 100644
--- a/src/print.jl
+++ b/src/print.jl
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-function type_depth_limit(data; maxtypedepth::Union{Nothing,Int}=2)
-    buf = IOBuffer()
-    type_depth_limit(buf, string(data); maxtypedepth)
-    return String(take!(buf))
-end
-
-function type_depth_limit(io::IO, s::String; maxtypedepth::Union{Nothing,Int}=2)
+function type_depth_limit(io::IO, s::String; maxtypedepth::Union{Nothing,Int})
     sz = get(io, :displaysize, displaysize(io))::Tuple{Int, Int}
     return Base.type_depth_limit(s, max(sz[2], 120); maxdepth=maxtypedepth)
 end
+
+type_depth_limit(::T; maxtypedepth::Union{Nothing,Int}=2) where {T} = type_depth_limit(T; maxtypedepth)
+
+function type_depth_limit(::Type{T}; maxtypedepth::Union{Nothing,Int}=2) where {T}
+    buf = IOBuffer()
+    io = IOContext(buf, :limit => true)
+    type_depth_limit(io, string(T); maxtypedepth=maxtypedepth)
+end
diff --git a/test/test_depth_limited_type_printing.jl b/test/test_depth_limited_type_printing.jl
index ab12fb4a..7c26814f 100644
--- a/test/test_depth_limited_type_printing.jl
+++ b/test/test_depth_limited_type_printing.jl
@@ -2,12 +2,57 @@
 using Revise; include(joinpath("test", "test_depth_limited_type_printing.jl"))
 =#
 import Cthulhu
+
+Base.@kwdef struct Nested{A,B}
+    num::Int = 1
+end
 struct F49231{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}
     num::g
 end;
-f = F49231{Float64,Float32,Int,String,AbstractString,6,Float64}(1);
 bar(x) = rand() > 0.5 ? x : Any[0][1]
 mysum(x) = sum(y-> bar(x.num), 1:5; init=0)
+nest_val(na, nb, ::Val{1}) = Nested{na, nb}()
+nest_val(na, nb, ::Val{n}) where {n} = nest_val(Nested{na, nb}, Nested{na, nb}, Val(n-1))
+nest_val(na, nb, n::Int) = nest_val(na, nb, Val(n))
+nest_val(n) = nest_val(1, 1, n)
+
+# type_depth_limit(f; maxtypedepth=2) # works
+# type_depth_limit(typeof(f); maxtypedepth=2) # works
+f = nest_val(5)
 a = Any[f];
 mysum(a[1]) # make sure it runs
 Cthulhu.@descend mysum(a[1]) # navigate to sum -> sum, and F49231 will be there
+
+# f = F49231{Float64,Float32,Int,String,AbstractString,6,Float64}(1);
+# a = Any[f];
+# mysum(a[1]) # make sure it runs
+# Cthulhu.@descend mysum(a[1]) # navigate to sum -> sum, and F49231 will be there
+
+
+# struct F49231{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}
+#     num::g
+# end;
+# struct Nested{A,B} end
+# nest_val(na, nb, ::Val{1}) = Nested{na, nb}
+# nest_val(na, nb, ::Val{n}) where {n} = nest_val(Nested{na, nb}, Nested{na, nb}, Val(n-1))
+# nest_val(na, nb, n::Int) = nest_val(na, nb, Val(n))
+# nest_val(n) = nest_val(1, 1, n)
+# nested = nest_val(5)()
+# function type_depth_limit(io::IO, s::String; maxtypedepth::Union{Nothing,Int})
+#     sz = get(io, :displaysize, displaysize(io))::Tuple{Int, Int}
+#     return Base.type_depth_limit(s, max(sz[2], 120); maxdepth=maxtypedepth)
+# end
+# function type_depth_limit(data; maxtypedepth::Union{Nothing,Int}=2)
+#     buf = IOBuffer()
+#     io = IOContext(buf, :limit => true)
+#     type_depth_limit(io, string(typeof(data)); maxtypedepth=maxtypedepth)
+# end
+# type_depth_limit(nested;maxtypedepth=2)
+
+# f = F49231{Float64,Float32,Int,String,AbstractString,6,Float64}(1);
+
+# buf = IOBuffer()
+# io = IOContext(buf, :limit => true)
+# write(io, type_depth_limit(io, string(typeof(f)); maxtypedepth=2))
+# s = String(take!(buf))
+# @show s