diff --git a/packages/utils/src/display.ts b/packages/utils/src/display.ts
index 7c1aebc9d..574da5667 100644
--- a/packages/utils/src/display.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/src/display.ts
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@ function baseFormat(args: unknown[], options: FormatOptions = {}): string {
         if (typeof value === 'bigint') {
           return `${value.toString()}n`
         }
+        if (typeof value === 'symbol') {
+          return 'NaN'
+        }
         return Number(value).toString()
       }
       case '%i': {
@@ -221,7 +224,7 @@ function baseFormat(args: unknown[], options: FormatOptions = {}): string {
 
   for (let x = args[i]; i < len; x = args[++i]) {
     if (x === null || typeof x !== 'object') {
-      str += ` ${x}`
+      str += ` ${typeof x === 'symbol' ? x.toString() : x}`
     }
     else {
       str += ` ${formatArg(x)}`
diff --git a/test/core/test/utils-display.spec.ts b/test/core/test/utils-display.spec.ts
index 326082eee..d538edd07 100644
--- a/test/core/test/utils-display.spec.ts
+++ b/test/core/test/utils-display.spec.ts
@@ -27,33 +27,39 @@ describe('format', () => {
         }
       })('string value'),
     ],
+    ['%s', Symbol('test')],
     ['%d', 100],
     ['%d', 100n],
     ['%d', null],
     ['%d', {}],
     ['%d', {}, 'next'],
+    ['%d', Symbol('test')],
     ['%i', 100],
     ['%i', 100n],
     ['%i', null],
     ['%i', {}],
     ['%i', {}, 'next'],
+    ['%i', Symbol('test')],
     ['%f', 100],
     ['%f', 100n],
     ['%f', null],
     ['%f', {}],
     ['%f', {}, 'next'],
+    ['%f', Symbol('test')],
     ['%o', 'string'],
     ['%o', 100],
     ['%o', 100n],
     ['%o', null],
     ['%o', {}],
     ['%o', {}, 'next'],
+    ['%o', Symbol('test')],
     ['%O', 'string'],
     ['%O', 100],
     ['%O', 100n],
     ['%O', null],
     ['%O', {}],
     ['%O', {}, 'next'],
+    ['%O', Symbol('test')],
     ['%c', 'css value'],
     ['%c', 'css value', 'some other value'],
     ['%c %f', 'css value', '100.00'],
@@ -64,7 +70,9 @@ describe('format', () => {
     ['%j', {}, 'next'],
     ['%j', { obj }],
     ['%j', { fn: () => {} }],
+    ['%j', Symbol('test')],
     ['%%', 'string'],
+    ['prefix', Symbol('test')],
   ])('format(%s)', (formatString, ...args) => {
     expect(format(formatString, ...args), `failed ${formatString}`).toBe(util.format(formatString, ...args))
   })