diff --git a/attributes/attributes.go b/attributes/attributes.go
index 16475b6af1fc..52d530d7ad01 100644
--- a/attributes/attributes.go
+++ b/attributes/attributes.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func str(x any) (s string) {
 	} else if v, ok := x.(string); ok {
 		return v
 	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%#v", x)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("<%p>", x)
 }
 
 // MarshalJSON helps implement the json.Marshaler interface, thereby rendering
diff --git a/attributes/attributes_test.go b/attributes/attributes_test.go
index 3b8a0717f73a..4cbdf07094a8 100644
--- a/attributes/attributes_test.go
+++ b/attributes/attributes_test.go
@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@ func ExampleAttributes_String() {
 	fmt.Println("a7:", a7.String())
 	fmt.Println("a8:", a8.String())
 	// Output:
-	// a1: {"attributes_test.key{}": "<nil>" }
-	// a2: {"attributes_test.key{}": "<nil>" }
-	// a3: {"attributes_test.key{}": "(*attributes_test.stringVal)(nil)" }
-	// a4: {"attributes_test.key{}": "<nil>" }
-	// a5: {"attributes_test.key{}": "1" }
-	// a6: {"attributes_test.key{}": "two" }
-	// a7: {"attributes_test.key{}": "attributes_test.stringVal{s:\"two\"}" }
-	// a8: {"1": "true" }
+	// a1: {"<%!p(attributes_test.key={})>": "<nil>" }
+	// a2: {"<%!p(attributes_test.key={})>": "<nil>" }
+	// a3: {"<%!p(attributes_test.key={})>": "<0x0>" }
+	// a4: {"<%!p(attributes_test.key={})>": "<%!p(<nil>)>" }
+	// a5: {"<%!p(attributes_test.key={})>": "<%!p(int=1)>" }
+	// a6: {"<%!p(attributes_test.key={})>": "two" }
+	// a7: {"<%!p(attributes_test.key={})>": "<%!p(attributes_test.stringVal={two})>" }
+	// a8: {"<%!p(int=1)>": "<%!p(bool=true)>" }
 }
 
 // Test that two attributes with the same content are Equal.