diff --git a/milli/src/criterion.rs b/milli/src/criterion.rs
index ead5b9da3..5d8ba09ba 100644
--- a/milli/src/criterion.rs
+++ b/milli/src/criterion.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
+use std::fmt;
 
 use anyhow::{Context, bail};
 use regex::Regex;
@@ -63,3 +64,20 @@ pub fn default_criteria() -> Vec<Criterion> {
         Criterion::Exactness,
     ]
 }
+
+impl fmt::Display for Criterion {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        use Criterion::*;
+
+        match self {
+            Typo            => f.write_str("typo"),
+            Words           => f.write_str("words"),
+            Proximity       => f.write_str("proximity"),
+            Attribute       => f.write_str("attribute"),
+            WordsPosition   => f.write_str("wordsPosition"),
+            Exactness       => f.write_str("exactness"),
+            Asc(attr)       => write!(f, "asc({})", attr),
+            Desc(attr)      => write!(f, "desc({})", attr),
+        }
+    }
+}