diff --git a/include/pocketpy/str.h b/include/pocketpy/str.h
index af1dac6e..e303c91f 100644
--- a/include/pocketpy/str.h
+++ b/include/pocketpy/str.h
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ struct StrName {
     const char* c_str() const;
     bool empty() const { return index == 0; }
 
-    friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const StrName& sn);
     Str escape() const;
 
     bool operator==(const StrName& other) const noexcept {
diff --git a/src/str.cpp b/src/str.cpp
index c1cbe5ab..b252b258 100644
--- a/src/str.cpp
+++ b/src/str.cpp
@@ -388,10 +388,6 @@ int utf8len(unsigned char c, bool suppress){
         return cnt;
     }
 
-    std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const StrName& sn){
-        return os << sn.sv();
-    }
-
     std::map<std::string, uint16_t, std::less<>>& StrName::_interned(){
         static std::map<std::string, uint16_t, std::less<>> interned;
         return interned;
diff --git a/tests/04_str.py b/tests/04_str.py
index 27314b7f..bc820c50 100644
--- a/tests/04_str.py
+++ b/tests/04_str.py
@@ -180,3 +180,8 @@ assert list(a) == ['测']
 
 assert '\b\b\b' == '\x08\x08\x08'
 stack=[1,2,3,4]; assert f"{stack[2:]}" == '[3, 4]'
+
+assert repr('\x1f\x1e\x1f') == '\'\\x1f\\x1e\\x1f\''
+
+assert hex(255) == '0xFF'
+assert hex(-42) == '-0x2A'