diff --git a/src/show.jl b/src/show.jl
index ba6e0e1..f093094 100644
--- a/src/show.jl
+++ b/src/show.jl
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ function Base.show(io::IO, A::AbstractStarAlgebra)
     return print(ioc, "*-algebra of ", object(A))
 end
 
-__prints_with_minus(::Any) = false
-__prints_with_minus(x::Real) = x < 0
 __needs_parens(::Any) = false
 __needs_parens(a::AlgebraElement) = true
 
@@ -13,9 +11,9 @@ __needs_parens(a::AlgebraElement) = true
 # `Int`, `Float64` don't support MIME"text/latex".
 # We could add a check with `showable` if a `Real` subtype supports it and
 # the feature is requested.
-print_coefficient(io::IO, mime, coeff::Real) = print(io, coeff)
+print_coefficient(io::IO, ::MIME, coeff::Real) = print(io, coeff)
 # Scientific notation does not display well in LaTeX so we rewrite it
-function print_coefficient(io::IO, mime::MIME"text/latex", coeff::AbstractFloat)
+function print_coefficient(io::IO, ::MIME"text/latex", coeff::AbstractFloat)
     s = string(coeff)
     if occursin('e', s)
         s = replace(s, 'e' => " \\cdot 10^{") * '}'
@@ -62,8 +60,11 @@ function print_coefficient(io::IO, mime, coeff)
     return print(io, ")")
 end
 
+isnegative(x::Real) = x < 0
+isnegative(x) = false
+
 _print_dot(io, ::MIME"text/latex") = print(io, " \\cdot ")
-_print_dot(io, ::MIME) = print(io, '⋅')
+_print_dot(io, ::MIME) = print(io, '·')
 
 function _coeff_elt_print(io, mime, c, elt)
     print_coefficient(io, mime, c)
@@ -106,12 +107,9 @@ function _show(io::IO, mime, a::AlgebraElement)
                 _coeff_elt_print(io, mime, c, elt)
                 _first = false
             else
-                if __prints_with_minus(c)
-                    print(io, ' ')
-                else
-                    print(io, ' ', '+', ' ')
-                end
-                _coeff_elt_print(io, mime, c, elt)
+                neg = isnegative(c)
+                print(io, ' ', neg ? '-' : '+', ' ')
+                _coeff_elt_print(io, mime, neg ? abs(c) : c, elt)
             end
         end
     end
diff --git a/test/constructors.jl b/test/constructors.jl
index 9f5025f..2191bc6 100644
--- a/test/constructors.jl
+++ b/test/constructors.jl
@@ -74,12 +74,13 @@
     # @test SA.supp_ind(aa) == [b[s]] == SA.supp_ind(dense_aa)
     @test SA.supp(aa) == [s]
 
-    @test sprint(show, a) == "2·(id) +1·b·c"
-    @test sprint(show, -a) == "-2·(id) -1·b·c"
+    @test sprint(show, a) == "2·(id) + 1·b·c"
+    @test sprint(show, -a) == "-2·(id) - 1·b·c"
     Z = AlgebraElement{Float64}(a)
     @test Z == a
-    @test sprint(show, Z) == "2.0·(id) +1.0·b·c"
-    @test sprint(show, 2one(RG) - RG(p)) == "2·(id) -1·b·c"
+    @test sprint(show, Z) == "2.0·(id) + 1.0·b·c"
+    @test sprint(show, 2one(RG) - RG(p)) == "2·(id) - 1·b·c"
+    @test sprint(show, (2 + im) * one(RG) - (3im) * RG(p)) == "(2 + 1im)·(id) + (0 - 3im)·b·c"
 
     @test LinearAlgebra.norm(a, 1) == 3