diff --git a/src/arb/Complex.jl b/src/arb/Complex.jl
index 4bdb02dbe..87d80a2c2 100644
--- a/src/arb/Complex.jl
+++ b/src/arb/Complex.jl
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ function Base.show(io::IO, z::ComplexFieldElem)
 end
 
 function show(io::IO, x::ComplexField)
+  # deliberately no @show_name or @show_special here as this is a singleton type
   if get(io, :supercompact, false)
     print(io, LowercaseOff(), "CC")
   else
diff --git a/src/arb/Real.jl b/src/arb/Real.jl
index 80294757b..a06bd1005 100644
--- a/src/arb/Real.jl
+++ b/src/arb/Real.jl
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ function expressify(x::RealFieldElem; context = nothing)
 end
 
 function show(io::IO, x::RealField)
+  # deliberately no @show_name or @show_special here as this is a singleton type
   if get(io, :supercompact, false)
     print(io, LowercaseOff(), "RR")
   else
diff --git a/src/arb/acb.jl b/src/arb/acb.jl
index 00ed6e163..f9a92572e 100644
--- a/src/arb/acb.jl
+++ b/src/arb/acb.jl
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ function Base.show(io::IO, z::AcbFieldElem)
 end
 
 function show(io::IO, x::AcbField)
+  @show_name(io, x)
+  @show_special(io, x)
   print(io, "Complex Field with ")
   print(io, precision(x))
   print(io, " bits of precision and error bounds")
diff --git a/src/arb/acb_poly.jl b/src/arb/acb_poly.jl
index 22968317a..d32bfa34b 100644
--- a/src/arb/acb_poly.jl
+++ b/src/arb/acb_poly.jl
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ end
 ###############################################################################
 
 function show(io::IO, x::AcbPolyRing)
+  @show_name(io, x)
+  @show_special(io, x)
   print(io, "Univariate Polynomial Ring in ")
   print(io, var(x))
   print(io, " over ")
diff --git a/src/arb/arb.jl b/src/arb/arb.jl
index a47c23687..db31116af 100644
--- a/src/arb/arb.jl
+++ b/src/arb/arb.jl
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ function expressify(x::ArbFieldElem; context = nothing)
 end
 
 function show(io::IO, x::ArbField)
+  @show_name(io, x)
+  @show_special(io, x)
   print(io, "Real Field with ")
   print(io, precision(x))
   print(io, " bits of precision and error bounds")
diff --git a/src/arb/arb_poly.jl b/src/arb/arb_poly.jl
index eb07ee06a..c07edada3 100644
--- a/src/arb/arb_poly.jl
+++ b/src/arb/arb_poly.jl
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ end
 ###############################################################################
 
 function show(io::IO, x::ArbPolyRing)
+  @show_name(io, x)
+  @show_special(io, x)
   print(io, "Univariate Polynomial Ring in ")
   print(io, var(x))
   print(io, " over ")
diff --git a/src/calcium/ca.jl b/src/calcium/ca.jl
index e36cceb0f..befc1340f 100644
--- a/src/calcium/ca.jl
+++ b/src/calcium/ca.jl
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ canonical_unit(a::CalciumFieldElem) = a
 ###############################################################################
 
 function show(io::IO, C::CalciumField)
+   @show_name(io, C)
+   @show_special(io, C)
    if C.extended
      print(io, "Exact complex field (extended)")
    else
diff --git a/src/calcium/qqbar.jl b/src/calcium/qqbar.jl
index 4fd921fcf..235351251 100644
--- a/src/calcium/qqbar.jl
+++ b/src/calcium/qqbar.jl
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ function native_string(x::QQBarFieldElem)
 end
 
 function show(io::IO, F::QQBarField)
+  # deliberately no @show_name or @show_special here as this is a singleton type
   if get(io, :supercompact, false)
     io = pretty(io)
     print(io, LowercaseOff(), "QQBar")
diff --git a/src/flint/flint_puiseux_series.jl b/src/flint/flint_puiseux_series.jl
index 7727619b1..08ce586d5 100644
--- a/src/flint/flint_puiseux_series.jl
+++ b/src/flint/flint_puiseux_series.jl
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ function show(io::IO, p::FlintPuiseuxSeriesRing)
 end
 
 function show(io::IO, p::FlintPuiseuxSeriesField)
+   @show_name(io, p)
+   @show_special(io, p)
    if get(io, :supercompact, false)
       print(io, "Puiseux series field")
    else
diff --git a/src/flint/fmpq.jl b/src/flint/fmpq.jl
index b91be9478..6dbba4857 100644
--- a/src/flint/fmpq.jl
+++ b/src/flint/fmpq.jl
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ function show(io::IO, ::MIME"text/plain", a::QQField)
 end
 
 function show(io::IO, a::QQField)
+  # deliberately no @show_name or @show_special here as this is a singleton type
   if get(io, :supercompact, false)
     # no nested printing
     print(pretty(io), LowercaseOff(), "QQ")
diff --git a/src/flint/fmpz.jl b/src/flint/fmpz.jl
index 0c408fc71..c59629485 100644
--- a/src/flint/fmpz.jl
+++ b/src/flint/fmpz.jl
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ string(x::ZZRingElem) = dec(x)
 show(io::IO, x::ZZRingElem) = print(io, string(x))
 
 function show(io::IO, a::ZZRing)
+   # deliberately no @show_name or @show_special here as this is a singleton type
    if get(io, :supercompact, false)
       # no nested printing
       print(pretty(io), LowercaseOff(), "ZZ")
diff --git a/src/flint/fmpz_abs_series.jl b/src/flint/fmpz_abs_series.jl
index d7b479020..a4c19ba5a 100644
--- a/src/flint/fmpz_abs_series.jl
+++ b/src/flint/fmpz_abs_series.jl
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ end
 ###############################################################################
 
 function show(io::IO, a::ZZAbsPowerSeriesRing)
+   @show_name(io, a)
+   @show_special(io, a)
    print(io, "Univariate power series ring in ", var(a), " over ")
    show(io, base_ring(a))
 end
diff --git a/src/flint/fmpz_laurent_series.jl b/src/flint/fmpz_laurent_series.jl
index cfc5cb1af..f50cdb378 100644
--- a/src/flint/fmpz_laurent_series.jl
+++ b/src/flint/fmpz_laurent_series.jl
@@ -344,6 +344,8 @@ function show(io::IO, a::ZZLaurentSeriesRingElem)
 end
 
 function show(io::IO, p::ZZLaurentSeriesRing)
+   @show_name(io, p)
+   @show_special(io, p)
    if get(io, :supercompact, false)
       print(io, "Laurent series ring")
    else
diff --git a/src/flint/fmpz_mod.jl b/src/flint/fmpz_mod.jl
index 3ff497190..ee52adfb4 100644
--- a/src/flint/fmpz_mod.jl
+++ b/src/flint/fmpz_mod.jl
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ end
 ###############################################################################
 
 function show(io::IO, R::ZZModRing)
+   @show_name(io, R)
+   @show_special(io, R)
    if get(io, :supercompact, false)
       # no nested printing
       io = pretty(io)
diff --git a/src/flint/fq.jl b/src/flint/fq.jl
index 566f7698a..dc019cd64 100644
--- a/src/flint/fq.jl
+++ b/src/flint/fq.jl
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ end
 show(io::IO, a::FqPolyRepFieldElem) = print(io, AbstractAlgebra.obj_to_string(a, context = io))
 
 function show(io::IO, a::FqPolyRepField)
+   @show_name(io, a)
+   @show_special(io, a)
    if get(io, :supercompact, false)
       # no nested printing
       io = pretty(io)
diff --git a/src/flint/fq_default.jl b/src/flint/fq_default.jl
index 6058635e1..3d8cc773a 100644
--- a/src/flint/fq_default.jl
+++ b/src/flint/fq_default.jl
@@ -362,6 +362,8 @@ end
 show(io::IO, a::FqFieldElem) = print(io, AbstractAlgebra.obj_to_string(a, context = io))
 
 function show(io::IO, a::FqField)
+  @show_name(io, a)
+  @show_special(io, a)
   io = pretty(io)
   if is_absolute(a)
     deg = degree(a)
diff --git a/src/flint/fq_nmod.jl b/src/flint/fq_nmod.jl
index 01480c378..bd68a4112 100644
--- a/src/flint/fq_nmod.jl
+++ b/src/flint/fq_nmod.jl
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ end
 show(io::IO, a::fqPolyRepFieldElem) = print(io, AbstractAlgebra.obj_to_string(a, context = io))
 
 function show(io::IO, a::fqPolyRepField)
+   @show_name(io, a)
+   @show_special(io, a)
    if get(io, :supercompact, false)
       # no nested printing
       io = pretty(io)
diff --git a/src/flint/gfp_elem.jl b/src/flint/gfp_elem.jl
index d991dee68..ec96c9405 100644
--- a/src/flint/gfp_elem.jl
+++ b/src/flint/gfp_elem.jl
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ end
 ###############################################################################
 
 function show(io::IO, a::fpField)
+   @show_name(io, a)
+   @show_special(io, a)
    if get(io, :supercompact, false)
       # no nested printing
       io = pretty(io)
diff --git a/src/flint/gfp_fmpz_elem.jl b/src/flint/gfp_fmpz_elem.jl
index 93a6aefae..68fcd5935 100644
--- a/src/flint/gfp_fmpz_elem.jl
+++ b/src/flint/gfp_fmpz_elem.jl
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ canonical_unit(x::FpFieldElem) = x
 ###############################################################################
 
 function show(io::IO, a::FpField)
+   @show_name(io, a)
+   @show_special(io, a)
    if get(io, :supercompact, false)
       # no nested printing
       io = pretty(io)
diff --git a/src/flint/nmod.jl b/src/flint/nmod.jl
index 9e3802c83..6fefedb4b 100644
--- a/src/flint/nmod.jl
+++ b/src/flint/nmod.jl
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ end
 ###############################################################################
 
 function show(io::IO, R::zzModRing)
+   @show_name(io, R)
+   @show_special(io, R)
    if get(io, :supercompact, false)
       # no nested printing
       io = pretty(io)
diff --git a/src/flint/padic.jl b/src/flint/padic.jl
index b541b46fc..c6eabadeb 100644
--- a/src/flint/padic.jl
+++ b/src/flint/padic.jl
@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@ function show(io::IO, a::PadicFieldElem)
 end
 
 function show(io::IO, R::PadicField)
+   @show_name(io, R)
+   @show_special(io, R)
    if get(io, :supercompact, false)
      io = pretty(io)
      print(io, LowercaseOff(), "QQ_$(prime(R))")
diff --git a/src/flint/qadic.jl b/src/flint/qadic.jl
index 7c59c9a59..694c58c05 100644
--- a/src/flint/qadic.jl
+++ b/src/flint/qadic.jl
@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ function show(io::IO, a::QadicFieldElem)
 end
 
 function show(io::IO, R::QadicField)
+   @show_name(io, R)
+   @show_special(io, R)
    if get(io, :supercompact, false)
      io = pretty(io)
      print(io, LowercaseOff(), "QQ_$(prime(R))^$(degree(R))")
diff --git a/src/gaussiannumbers/QQi.jl b/src/gaussiannumbers/QQi.jl
index d2164f754..5ca171758 100644
--- a/src/gaussiannumbers/QQi.jl
+++ b/src/gaussiannumbers/QQi.jl
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ function Base.show(io::IO, a::QQiFieldElem)
 end
 
 function Base.show(io::IO, a::QQiField)
+   # deliberately no @show_name or @show_special here as this is a singleton type
    if get(io, :supercompact, false)
      io = pretty(io)
      print(io, LowercaseOff(), "QQ[im]")
diff --git a/src/gaussiannumbers/ZZi.jl b/src/gaussiannumbers/ZZi.jl
index 920e68723..4940e08b7 100644
--- a/src/gaussiannumbers/ZZi.jl
+++ b/src/gaussiannumbers/ZZi.jl
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ function Base.show(io::IO, a::ZZiRingElem)
 end
 
 function Base.show(io::IO, a::ZZiRing)
+   # deliberately no @show_name or @show_special here as this is a singleton type
    if get(io, :supercompact, false)
      io = pretty(io)
      print(io, LowercaseOff(), "ZZ[im]")