diff --git a/basis/math/rectangles/rectangles-tests.factor b/basis/math/rectangles/rectangles-tests.factor
index ca722859d2..7959d98f92 100644
--- a/basis/math/rectangles/rectangles-tests.factor
+++ b/basis/math/rectangles/rectangles-tests.factor
@@ -1,42 +1,42 @@
 USING: tools.test math.rectangles ;
 IN: math.rectangles.tests
 
-[ T{ rect f { 10 10 } { 20 20 } } ]
+[ RECT: { 10 10 } { 20 20 } ]
 [
-    T{ rect f { 10 10 } { 50 50 } }
-    T{ rect f { -10 -10 } { 40 40 } }
+    RECT: { 10 10 } { 50 50 }
+    RECT: { -10 -10 } { 40 40 }
     rect-intersect
 ] unit-test
 
-[ T{ rect f { 200 200 } { 0 0 } } ]
+[ RECT: { 200 200 } { 0 0 } ]
 [
-    T{ rect f { 100 100 } { 50 50 } }
-    T{ rect f { 200 200 } { 40 40 } }
+    RECT: { 100 100 } { 50 50 }
+    RECT: { 200 200 } { 40 40 }
     rect-intersect
 ] unit-test
 
 [ f ] [
-    T{ rect f { 100 100 } { 50 50 } }
-    T{ rect f { 200 200 } { 40 40 } }
+    RECT: { 100 100 } { 50 50 }
+    RECT: { 200 200 } { 40 40 }
     contains-rect?
 ] unit-test
 
 [ t ] [
-    T{ rect f { 100 100 } { 50 50 } }
-    T{ rect f { 120 120 } { 40 40 } }
+    RECT: { 100 100 } { 50 50 }
+    RECT: { 120 120 } { 40 40 }
     contains-rect?
 ] unit-test
 
 [ f ] [
-    T{ rect f { 1000 100 } { 50 50 } }
-    T{ rect f { 120 120 } { 40 40 } }
+    RECT: { 1000 100 } { 50 50 }
+    RECT: { 120 120 } { 40 40 }
     contains-rect?
 ] unit-test
 
-[ T{ rect f { 10 20 } { 20 20 } } ] [
+[ RECT: { 10 20 } { 20 20 } ] [
     {
         { 20 20 }
         { 10 40 }
         { 30 30 }
     } rect-containing
-] unit-test
\ No newline at end of file
+] unit-test
diff --git a/basis/math/rectangles/rectangles.factor b/basis/math/rectangles/rectangles.factor
index 1d9c91328f..90174d144e 100644
--- a/basis/math/rectangles/rectangles.factor
+++ b/basis/math/rectangles/rectangles.factor
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 ! Copyright (C) 2008, 2009 Slava Pestov.
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
-USING: kernel arrays sequences math math.vectors accessors ;
+USING: kernel arrays sequences math math.vectors accessors
+parser prettyprint.custom prettyprint.backend ;
 IN: math.rectangles
 
 TUPLE: rect { loc initial: { 0 0 } } { dim initial: { 0 0 } } ;
 
 : <rect> ( loc dim -- rect ) rect boa ; inline
 
+SYNTAX: RECT: scan-object scan-object <rect> parsed ;
+
+M: rect pprint*
+    \ RECT: [ [ loc>> ] [ dim>> ] bi [ pprint* ] bi@ ] pprint-prefix ;
+
 : <zero-rect> ( -- rect ) rect new ; inline
 
 : point>rect ( loc -- rect ) { 0 0 } <rect> ; inline
@@ -55,4 +61,4 @@ M: rect contains-point?
 : set-rect-bounds ( rect1 rect -- )
     [ [ loc>> ] dip (>>loc) ]
     [ [ dim>> ] dip (>>dim) ]
-    2bi ; inline
\ No newline at end of file
+    2bi ; inline