diff --git a/src/onnx_ir/_core.py b/src/onnx_ir/_core.py
index f1a0e040..3305b99f 100644
--- a/src/onnx_ir/_core.py
+++ b/src/onnx_ir/_core.py
@@ -3484,7 +3484,7 @@ def __str__(self) -> str:
             return f"@{self.ref_attr_name}"
         if self.type == _enums.AttributeType.GRAPH:
             return textwrap.indent("\n" + str(self.value), " " * 4)
-        return str(self.value)
+        return repr(self.value)
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         if self.is_ref():