diff --git a/infer/src/bufferoverrun/ints.ml b/infer/src/bufferoverrun/ints.ml
index 887618079..ae95bdbeb 100644
--- a/infer/src/bufferoverrun/ints.ml
+++ b/infer/src/bufferoverrun/ints.ml
@@ -91,5 +91,13 @@ module PositiveInt = struct
 
   let succ = Z.succ
 
-  let pp = Z.pp_print
+  let ten = Z.of_int 10
+
+  let exponent_chars = [|"⁰"; "¹"; "²"; "³"; "⁴"; "⁵"; "⁶"; "⁷"; "⁸"; "⁹"|]
+
+  let rec pp_exponent f i =
+    if not Z.(i <= zero) then (
+      let d, r = Z.ediv_rem i ten in
+      pp_exponent f d ;
+      F.pp_print_string f exponent_chars.(Z.to_int r) )
 end
diff --git a/infer/src/bufferoverrun/ints.mli b/infer/src/bufferoverrun/ints.mli
index b54a11868..baea58cf7 100644
--- a/infer/src/bufferoverrun/ints.mli
+++ b/infer/src/bufferoverrun/ints.mli
@@ -81,5 +81,5 @@ module PositiveInt : sig
 
   val succ : t -> t
 
-  val pp : F.formatter -> t -> unit
+  val pp_exponent : F.formatter -> t -> unit
 end
diff --git a/infer/src/bufferoverrun/itv.ml b/infer/src/bufferoverrun/itv.ml
index 1e3183cfb..b4120bd11 100644
--- a/infer/src/bufferoverrun/itv.ml
+++ b/infer/src/bufferoverrun/itv.ml
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ module MakePolynomial (S : NonNegativeSymbol) = struct
       if Z.((c :> Z.t) > one) then F.fprintf fmt "%a ⋅ " NonNegativeInt.pp c
     in
     let pp_exp fmt (e : PositiveInt.t) =
-      if Z.((e :> Z.t) > one) then F.fprintf fmt "^%a" PositiveInt.pp e
+      if Z.((e :> Z.t) > one) then PositiveInt.pp_exponent fmt e
     in
     let pp_magic_parentheses pp fmt x =
       let s = F.asprintf "%a" pp x in
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/c/performance/issues.exp b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/c/performance/issues.exp
index 6787e5d54..f8c0bcb58 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/c/performance/issues.exp
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/c/performance/issues.exp
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ codetoanalyze/c/performance/cost_test_deps.c, two_loops, 10, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION
 codetoanalyze/c/performance/instantiate.c, do_2K_times_Bad, 0, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 16007, degree = 0]
 codetoanalyze/c/performance/instantiate.c, do_half_m2_times, 1, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 3 + 6 ⋅ (m.ub - 1) × m.ub + 8 ⋅ m.ub + 2 ⋅ m.ub × (max(1, m.ub)) + 2 ⋅ (1+max(0, m.ub)), degree = 2]
 codetoanalyze/c/performance/instantiate.c, do_half_m2_times, 2, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 3 + 6 ⋅ (m.ub - 1) × m.ub + 8 ⋅ m.ub + 2 ⋅ m.ub × (max(1, m.ub)) + 2 ⋅ (1+max(0, m.ub)), degree = 2]
-codetoanalyze/c/performance/instantiate.c, do_m2_times, 1, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 3 + 8 ⋅ m.ub + 6 ⋅ m.ub^2 + 2 ⋅ m.ub × (1+max(0, m.ub)) + 2 ⋅ (1+max(0, m.ub)), degree = 2]
-codetoanalyze/c/performance/instantiate.c, do_m2_times, 2, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 3 + 8 ⋅ m.ub + 6 ⋅ m.ub^2 + 2 ⋅ m.ub × (1+max(0, m.ub)) + 2 ⋅ (1+max(0, m.ub)), degree = 2]
+codetoanalyze/c/performance/instantiate.c, do_m2_times, 1, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 3 + 8 ⋅ m.ub + 6 ⋅ m.ub² + 2 ⋅ m.ub × (1+max(0, m.ub)) + 2 ⋅ (1+max(0, m.ub)), degree = 2]
+codetoanalyze/c/performance/instantiate.c, do_m2_times, 2, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 3 + 8 ⋅ m.ub + 6 ⋅ m.ub² + 2 ⋅ m.ub × (1+max(0, m.ub)) + 2 ⋅ (1+max(0, m.ub)), degree = 2]
 codetoanalyze/c/performance/instantiate.c, do_n_times, 1, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 3 + 6 ⋅ n.ub + 2 ⋅ (1+max(0, n.ub)), degree = 1]
 codetoanalyze/c/performance/instantiate.c, do_n_times, 2, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 3 + 6 ⋅ n.ub + 2 ⋅ (1+max(0, n.ub)), degree = 1]
 codetoanalyze/c/performance/invariant.c, do_k_times, 2, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 6 + 3 ⋅ n.ub + 2 ⋅ (1+max(0, n.ub)), degree = 1]
diff --git a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/performance/issues.exp b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/performance/issues.exp
index 6d23855c7..e8f8836f0 100644
--- a/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/performance/issues.exp
+++ b/infer/tests/codetoanalyze/java/performance/issues.exp
@@ -138,14 +138,14 @@ codetoanalyze/java/performance/Loops.java, codetoanalyze.java.performance.Loops.
 codetoanalyze/java/performance/Loops.java, codetoanalyze.java.performance.Loops.dumb0(long[],int):void, 1, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 3 + 29 ⋅ (length.ub - 1), degree = 1]
 codetoanalyze/java/performance/Loops.java, codetoanalyze.java.performance.Loops.dumb0(long[],int):void, 1, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 2 + 29 ⋅ (length.ub - 1), degree = 1]
 codetoanalyze/java/performance/Loops.java, codetoanalyze.java.performance.Loops.dumb0(long[],int):void, 2, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 2 + 29 ⋅ (length.ub - 1), degree = 1]
-codetoanalyze/java/performance/Loops.java, codetoanalyze.java.performance.Loops.dumbSort(long[],long[],int):void, 1, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 3 + 71 ⋅ (length.ub - 1)^2 + 8 ⋅ length.ub, degree = 2]
-codetoanalyze/java/performance/Loops.java, codetoanalyze.java.performance.Loops.dumbSort(long[],long[],int):void, 1, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 4 + 71 ⋅ (length.ub - 1)^2 + 8 ⋅ length.ub, degree = 2]
-codetoanalyze/java/performance/Loops.java, codetoanalyze.java.performance.Loops.dumbSort(long[],long[],int):void, 2, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 3 + 71 ⋅ (length.ub - 1)^2 + 8 ⋅ length.ub, degree = 2]
-codetoanalyze/java/performance/Loops.java, codetoanalyze.java.performance.Loops.dumbSort(long[],long[],int):void, 3, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 3 + 71 ⋅ (length.ub - 1)^2 + 8 ⋅ length.ub, degree = 2]
+codetoanalyze/java/performance/Loops.java, codetoanalyze.java.performance.Loops.dumbSort(long[],long[],int):void, 1, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 4 + 71 ⋅ (length.ub - 1)² + 8 ⋅ length.ub, degree = 2]
+codetoanalyze/java/performance/Loops.java, codetoanalyze.java.performance.Loops.dumbSort(long[],long[],int):void, 1, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 3 + 71 ⋅ (length.ub - 1)² + 8 ⋅ length.ub, degree = 2]
+codetoanalyze/java/performance/Loops.java, codetoanalyze.java.performance.Loops.dumbSort(long[],long[],int):void, 2, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 3 + 71 ⋅ (length.ub - 1)² + 8 ⋅ length.ub, degree = 2]
+codetoanalyze/java/performance/Loops.java, codetoanalyze.java.performance.Loops.dumbSort(long[],long[],int):void, 3, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 3 + 71 ⋅ (length.ub - 1)² + 8 ⋅ length.ub, degree = 2]
 codetoanalyze/java/performance/Loops.java, codetoanalyze.java.performance.Loops.dumbSort(long[],long[],int):void, 3, INTEGER_OVERFLOW_L5, no_bucket, ERROR, [Binop: (a[*] * b[*]):signed64]
-codetoanalyze/java/performance/Loops.java, codetoanalyze.java.performance.Loops.dumbSort(long[],long[],int):void, 5, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 3 + 71 ⋅ (length.ub - 1)^2 + 8 ⋅ length.ub, degree = 2]
-codetoanalyze/java/performance/Loops.java, codetoanalyze.java.performance.Loops.dumbSort(long[],long[],int):void, 7, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 3 + 71 ⋅ (length.ub - 1)^2 + 8 ⋅ length.ub, degree = 2]
-codetoanalyze/java/performance/Loops.java, codetoanalyze.java.performance.Loops.dumbSort(long[],long[],int):void, 9, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 3 + 71 ⋅ (length.ub - 1)^2 + 8 ⋅ length.ub, degree = 2]
+codetoanalyze/java/performance/Loops.java, codetoanalyze.java.performance.Loops.dumbSort(long[],long[],int):void, 5, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 3 + 71 ⋅ (length.ub - 1)² + 8 ⋅ length.ub, degree = 2]
+codetoanalyze/java/performance/Loops.java, codetoanalyze.java.performance.Loops.dumbSort(long[],long[],int):void, 7, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 3 + 71 ⋅ (length.ub - 1)² + 8 ⋅ length.ub, degree = 2]
+codetoanalyze/java/performance/Loops.java, codetoanalyze.java.performance.Loops.dumbSort(long[],long[],int):void, 9, EXPENSIVE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, [with estimated cost 3 + 71 ⋅ (length.ub - 1)² + 8 ⋅ length.ub, degree = 2]
 codetoanalyze/java/performance/Loops.java, codetoanalyze.java.performance.Loops.nested_do_while_FP(int):void, 0, INFINITE_EXECUTION_TIME_CALL, no_bucket, ERROR, []
 codetoanalyze/java/performance/Loops.java, codetoanalyze.java.performance.Loops.nested_do_while_FP(int):void, 8, INTEGER_OVERFLOW_L5, no_bucket, ERROR, [Assignment,Binop: ([0, +oo] + 1):signed32]
 codetoanalyze/java/performance/Loops.java, codetoanalyze.java.performance.Loops.similar_SHOULD_NOT_REPORT_CONDITION_ALWAYS_TRUE_OR_FALSE(codetoanalyze.java.performance.Loops$C[],codetoanalyze.java.performance.Loops$C[]):boolean, 5, CONDITION_ALWAYS_FALSE, no_bucket, WARNING, []