diff --git a/src/gt4py/next/iterator/ir_utils/ir_makers.py b/src/gt4py/next/iterator/ir_utils/ir_makers.py
index a4e111e785..0839e95b5b 100644
--- a/src/gt4py/next/iterator/ir_utils/ir_makers.py
+++ b/src/gt4py/next/iterator/ir_utils/ir_makers.py
@@ -423,11 +423,11 @@ def domain(
     ...         },
     ...     )
     ... )
-    'c⟨ IDimₕ: [0, 10), JDimₕ: [0, 20) ⟩'
+    'c⟨ IDimₕ: [0, 10[, JDimₕ: [0, 20[ ⟩'
     >>> str(domain(common.GridType.CARTESIAN, {"IDim": (0, 10), "JDim": (0, 20)}))
-    'c⟨ IDimₕ: [0, 10), JDimₕ: [0, 20) ⟩'
+    'c⟨ IDimₕ: [0, 10[, JDimₕ: [0, 20[ ⟩'
     >>> str(domain(common.GridType.UNSTRUCTURED, {"IDim": (0, 10), "JDim": (0, 20)}))
-    'u⟨ IDimₕ: [0, 10), JDimₕ: [0, 20) ⟩'
+    'u⟨ IDimₕ: [0, 10[, JDimₕ: [0, 20[ ⟩'
     """
     if isinstance(grid_type, common.GridType):
         grid_type = f"{grid_type!s}_domain"
diff --git a/src/gt4py/next/iterator/pretty_parser.py b/src/gt4py/next/iterator/pretty_parser.py
index b4a673772f..765acb7927 100644
--- a/src/gt4py/next/iterator/pretty_parser.py
+++ b/src/gt4py/next/iterator/pretty_parser.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     else_branch_seperator: "else"
     if_stmt: "if" "(" prec0 ")" "{" ( stmt )* "}" else_branch_seperator "{" ( stmt )* "}"
 
-    named_range: AXIS_LITERAL ":" "[" prec0 "," prec0 ")"
+    named_range: AXIS_LITERAL ":" "[" prec0 "," prec0 "["
     function_definition: ID_NAME "=" "λ(" ( SYM "," )* SYM? ")" "→" prec0 ";"
     declaration: ID_NAME "=" "temporary(" "domain=" prec0 "," "dtype=" TYPE_LITERAL ")" ";"
     stencil_closure: prec0 "←" "(" prec0 ")" "(" ( SYM_REF ", " )* SYM_REF ")" "@" prec0 ";"
diff --git a/src/gt4py/next/iterator/pretty_printer.py b/src/gt4py/next/iterator/pretty_printer.py
index 99287f8a11..17905997df 100644
--- a/src/gt4py/next/iterator/pretty_printer.py
+++ b/src/gt4py/next/iterator/pretty_printer.py
@@ -190,7 +190,9 @@ def visit_FunCall(self, node: ir.FunCall, *, prec: int) -> list[str]:
             if fun_name == "named_range" and len(node.args) == 3:
                 # named_range(dim, start, stop) → dim: [star, stop)
                 dim, start, end = self.visit(node.args, prec=0)
-                res = self._hmerge(dim, [": ["], start, [", "], end, [")"])
+                res = self._hmerge(
+                    dim, [": ["], start, [", "], end, ["["]
+                )  # to get matching parenthesis of functions
                 return self._prec_parens(res, prec, PRECEDENCE["__call__"])
             if fun_name == "cartesian_domain" and len(node.args) >= 1:
                 # cartesian_domain(x, y, ...) → c{ x × y × ... } # noqa: RUF003 [ambiguous-unicode-character-comment]
diff --git a/src/gt4py/next/iterator/transforms/fuse_as_fieldop.py b/src/gt4py/next/iterator/transforms/fuse_as_fieldop.py
index 9076bf2d3f..18e64c7ca5 100644
--- a/src/gt4py/next/iterator/transforms/fuse_as_fieldop.py
+++ b/src/gt4py/next/iterator/transforms/fuse_as_fieldop.py
@@ -85,15 +85,15 @@ class FuseAsFieldOp(eve.NodeTranslator):
     ...     im.ref("inp3", field_type),
     ... )
     >>> print(nested_as_fieldop)
-    as_fieldop(λ(__arg0, __arg1) → ·__arg0 + ·__arg1, c⟨ IDimₕ: [0, 1) ⟩)(
-      as_fieldop(λ(__arg0, __arg1) → ·__arg0 × ·__arg1, c⟨ IDimₕ: [0, 1) ⟩)(inp1, inp2), inp3
+    as_fieldop(λ(__arg0, __arg1) → ·__arg0 + ·__arg1, c⟨ IDimₕ: [0, 1[ ⟩)(
+      as_fieldop(λ(__arg0, __arg1) → ·__arg0 × ·__arg1, c⟨ IDimₕ: [0, 1[ ⟩)(inp1, inp2), inp3
     )
     >>> print(
     ...     FuseAsFieldOp.apply(
     ...         nested_as_fieldop, offset_provider_type={}, allow_undeclared_symbols=True
     ...     )
     ... )
-    as_fieldop(λ(inp1, inp2, inp3) → ·inp1 × ·inp2 + ·inp3, c⟨ IDimₕ: [0, 1) ⟩)(inp1, inp2, inp3)
+    as_fieldop(λ(inp1, inp2, inp3) → ·inp1 × ·inp2 + ·inp3, c⟨ IDimₕ: [0, 1[ ⟩)(inp1, inp2, inp3)
     """  # noqa: RUF002  # ignore ambiguous multiplication character
 
     uids: eve_utils.UIDGenerator
diff --git a/src/gt4py/next/iterator/transforms/inline_fundefs.py b/src/gt4py/next/iterator/transforms/inline_fundefs.py
index a2188030a1..e4cae978da 100644
--- a/src/gt4py/next/iterator/transforms/inline_fundefs.py
+++ b/src/gt4py/next/iterator/transforms/inline_fundefs.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ def prune_unreferenced_fundefs(program: itir.Program) -> itir.Program:
     >>> print(prune_unreferenced_fundefs(program))
     testee(inp, out) {
       fun1 = λ(a) → ·a;
-      out @ c⟨ IDimₕ: [0, 10) ⟩ ← fun1(inp);
+      out @ c⟨ IDimₕ: [0, 10[ ⟩ ← fun1(inp);
     }
     """
     fun_names = [fun.id for fun in program.function_definitions]
diff --git a/tests/next_tests/unit_tests/iterator_tests/test_pretty_parser.py b/tests/next_tests/unit_tests/iterator_tests/test_pretty_parser.py
index da4bea8874..4187499fdf 100644
--- a/tests/next_tests/unit_tests/iterator_tests/test_pretty_parser.py
+++ b/tests/next_tests/unit_tests/iterator_tests/test_pretty_parser.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def test_make_tuple():
 
 
 def test_named_range_horizontal():
-    testee = "IDimₕ: [x, y)"
+    testee = "IDimₕ: [x, y["
     expected = ir.FunCall(
         fun=ir.SymRef(id="named_range"),
         args=[ir.AxisLiteral(value="IDim"), ir.SymRef(id="x"), ir.SymRef(id="y")],
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def test_named_range_horizontal():
 
 
 def test_named_range_vertical():
-    testee = "IDimᵥ: [x, y)"
+    testee = "IDimᵥ: [x, y["
     expected = ir.FunCall(
         fun=ir.SymRef(id="named_range"),
         args=[
diff --git a/tests/next_tests/unit_tests/iterator_tests/test_pretty_printer.py b/tests/next_tests/unit_tests/iterator_tests/test_pretty_printer.py
index 69a45cf128..3ff814b714 100644
--- a/tests/next_tests/unit_tests/iterator_tests/test_pretty_printer.py
+++ b/tests/next_tests/unit_tests/iterator_tests/test_pretty_printer.py
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ def test_named_range_horizontal():
         fun=ir.SymRef(id="named_range"),
         args=[ir.AxisLiteral(value="IDim"), ir.SymRef(id="x"), ir.SymRef(id="y")],
     )
-    expected = "IDimₕ: [x, y)"
+    expected = "IDimₕ: [x, y["
     actual = pformat(testee)
     assert actual == expected