diff --git a/compiler/src/typed/typed_well_formedness.re b/compiler/src/typed/typed_well_formedness.re
index ac6956737e..6a74a72aba 100644
--- a/compiler/src/typed/typed_well_formedness.re
+++ b/compiler/src/typed/typed_well_formedness.re
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ let rec resolve_unsafe_type = ({exp_type}) => {
     switch (t.desc) {
     | TTyConstr(path, _, _) =>
       switch (path) {
-      | t when t == Builtin_types.path_wasmi32 => "WasmI32"
-      | t when t == Builtin_types.path_wasmi64 => "WasmI64"
-      | t when t == Builtin_types.path_wasmf32 => "WasmF32"
-      | t when t == Builtin_types.path_wasmf64 => "WasmI64"
+      | t when t == Builtin_types.path_wasmi32 => "I32"
+      | t when t == Builtin_types.path_wasmi64 => "I64"
+      | t when t == Builtin_types.path_wasmf32 => "F32"
+      | t when t == Builtin_types.path_wasmf64 => "I64"
       | _ => failwith("Impossible: type cannot be a wasm unsafe value")
       }
     | TTyLink(t) => type_is_wasm_unsafe(t)
@@ -263,7 +263,8 @@ module WellFormednessArg: TypedtreeIter.IteratorArgument = {
         if (List.exists(((_, arg)) => exp_is_wasm_unsafe(arg), args)) {
           let typeName =
             switch (args) {
-            | [(_, arg), _] => resolve_unsafe_type(arg)
+            | [(_, arg), _] when exp_is_wasm_unsafe(arg) =>
+              "Wasm" ++ resolve_unsafe_type(arg)
             | _ => "(WasmI32 | WasmI64 | WasmF32 | WasmF64)"
             };
           let warning =
@@ -276,6 +277,53 @@ module WellFormednessArg: TypedtreeIter.IteratorArgument = {
             Grain_parsing.Location.prerr_warning(exp_loc, warning);
           };
         }
+      // Check: Warn if using Pervasives print on WasmXX types
+      | TExpApp(
+          {
+            exp_desc:
+              TExpIdent(
+                Path.PExternal(Path.PIdent({name: "Pervasives"}), "print"),
+                _,
+                _,
+              ),
+          },
+          _,
+          args,
+        ) =>
+        switch (List.find_opt(((_, arg)) => exp_is_wasm_unsafe(arg), args)) {
+        | Some((_, arg)) =>
+          let typeName = resolve_unsafe_type(arg);
+          let warning = Grain_utils.Warnings.PrintUnsafe(typeName);
+          if (Grain_utils.Warnings.is_active(warning)) {
+            Grain_parsing.Location.prerr_warning(exp_loc, warning);
+          };
+        | _ => ()
+        }
+      // Check: Warn if using Pervasives toString on WasmXX types
+      | TExpApp(
+          {
+            exp_desc:
+              TExpIdent(
+                Path.PExternal(
+                  Path.PIdent({name: "Pervasives"}),
+                  "toString",
+                ),
+                _,
+                _,
+              ),
+          },
+          _,
+          args,
+        ) =>
+        switch (List.find_opt(((_, arg)) => exp_is_wasm_unsafe(arg), args)) {
+        | Some((_, arg)) =>
+          let typeName = resolve_unsafe_type(arg);
+          let warning = Grain_utils.Warnings.ToStringUnsafe(typeName);
+          if (Grain_utils.Warnings.is_active(warning)) {
+            Grain_parsing.Location.prerr_warning(exp_loc, warning);
+          };
+        | _ => ()
+        }
       // Check: Warn if using Int32.fromNumber(<literal>)
       | TExpApp(
           {
diff --git a/compiler/src/utils/warnings.re b/compiler/src/utils/warnings.re
index 8a00138cd6..de98c6c2b9 100644
--- a/compiler/src/utils/warnings.re
+++ b/compiler/src/utils/warnings.re
@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@ type t =
   | FromNumberLiteralU64(string)
   | FromNumberLiteralF32(string)
   | FromNumberLiteralF64(string)
-  | UselessRecordSpread;
+  | UselessRecordSpread
+  | PrintUnsafe(string)
+  | ToStringUnsafe(string);
 
-let last_warning_number = 24;
+let last_warning_number = 26;
 
 let number =
   fun
@@ -59,7 +61,9 @@ let number =
   | FromNumberLiteralU64(_) => 21
   | FromNumberLiteralF32(_) => 22
   | FromNumberLiteralF64(_) => 23
-  | UselessRecordSpread => last_warning_number;
+  | UselessRecordSpread => 24
+  | PrintUnsafe(_) => 25
+  | ToStringUnsafe(_) => last_warning_number;
 
 let message =
   fun
@@ -157,7 +161,15 @@ let message =
       "it looks like you are calling Float64.fromNumber() with a constant number. Try using the literal syntax (e.g. `%sd`) instead.",
       String.contains(n, '.') ? n : n ++ ".",
     )
-  | UselessRecordSpread => "this record spread is useless as all of the record's fields are overridden.";
+  | UselessRecordSpread => "this record spread is useless as all of the record's fields are overridden."
+  | PrintUnsafe(typ) =>
+    "it looks like you are using `print` on an unsafe Wasm value here.\nThis is generally unsafe and will cause errors. Use `DebugPrint.print`"
+    ++ typ
+    ++ " from the `runtime/debugPrint` module instead."
+  | ToStringUnsafe(typ) =>
+    "it looks like you are using `toString` on an unsafe Wasm value here.\nThis is generally unsafe and will cause errors. Use `DebugPrint.toString`"
+    ++ typ
+    ++ " from the `runtime/debugPrint` module instead.";
 
 let sub_locs =
   fun
@@ -207,6 +219,8 @@ let defaults = [
   FromNumberLiteralF32(""),
   FromNumberLiteralF64(""),
   UselessRecordSpread,
+  PrintUnsafe(""),
+  ToStringUnsafe(""),
 ];
 
 let _ = List.iter(x => current^.active[number(x)] = true, defaults);
diff --git a/compiler/src/utils/warnings.rei b/compiler/src/utils/warnings.rei
index 0cc64e6503..f763537ddf 100644
--- a/compiler/src/utils/warnings.rei
+++ b/compiler/src/utils/warnings.rei
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ type t =
   | FromNumberLiteralU64(string)
   | FromNumberLiteralF32(string)
   | FromNumberLiteralF64(string)
-  | UselessRecordSpread;
+  | UselessRecordSpread
+  | PrintUnsafe(string)
+  | ToStringUnsafe(string);
 
 let is_active: t => bool;
 let is_error: t => bool;
diff --git a/compiler/test/__snapshots__/basic_functionality.1bf5759c.0.snapshot b/compiler/test/__snapshots__/basic_functionality.1bf5759c.0.snapshot
index 1b7a917c6b..c5cc1222ef 100644
--- a/compiler/test/__snapshots__/basic_functionality.1bf5759c.0.snapshot
+++ b/compiler/test/__snapshots__/basic_functionality.1bf5759c.0.snapshot
@@ -12,18 +12,18 @@ basic functionality › unsafe_wasm_globals
  (import \"_genv\" \"runtimeHeapStart\" (global $runtimeHeapStart_0 i32))
  (import \"_genv\" \"runtimeHeapNextPtr\" (global $runtimeHeapNextPtr_0 (mut i32)))
  (import \"_genv\" \"metadataPtr\" (global $metadataPtr_0 i32))
- (import \"GRAIN$MODULE$unsafeWasmGlobalsExports.gr\" \"GRAIN$EXPORT$_F64_VAL\" (global $_F64_VAL_1147 (mut f64)))
- (import \"GRAIN$MODULE$runtime/debugPrint.gr\" \"GRAIN$EXPORT$printF64\" (global $printF64_1146 (mut i32)))
- (import \"GRAIN$MODULE$unsafeWasmGlobalsExports.gr\" \"GRAIN$EXPORT$_F32_VAL\" (global $_F32_VAL_1145 (mut f32)))
- (import \"GRAIN$MODULE$runtime/debugPrint.gr\" \"GRAIN$EXPORT$printF32\" (global $printF32_1144 (mut i32)))
- (import \"GRAIN$MODULE$unsafeWasmGlobalsExports.gr\" \"GRAIN$EXPORT$_I64_VAL\" (global $_I64_VAL_1143 (mut i64)))
- (import \"GRAIN$MODULE$runtime/debugPrint.gr\" \"GRAIN$EXPORT$printI64\" (global $printI64_1142 (mut i32)))
- (import \"GRAIN$MODULE$unsafeWasmGlobalsExports.gr\" \"GRAIN$EXPORT$_I32_VAL\" (global $_I32_VAL_1141 (mut i32)))
- (import \"GRAIN$MODULE$runtime/debugPrint.gr\" \"GRAIN$EXPORT$printI32\" (global $printI32_1140 (mut i32)))
- (import \"GRAIN$MODULE$runtime/debugPrint.gr\" \"printF64\" (func $printF64_1146 (param i32 f64) (result i32)))
- (import \"GRAIN$MODULE$runtime/debugPrint.gr\" \"printF32\" (func $printF32_1144 (param i32 f32) (result i32)))
- (import \"GRAIN$MODULE$runtime/debugPrint.gr\" \"printI64\" (func $printI64_1142 (param i32 i64) (result i32)))
- (import \"GRAIN$MODULE$runtime/debugPrint.gr\" \"printI32\" (func $printI32_1140 (param i32 i32) (result i32)))
+ (import \"GRAIN$MODULE$unsafeWasmGlobalsExports.gr\" \"GRAIN$EXPORT$_F64_VAL\" (global $_F64_VAL_1159 (mut f64)))
+ (import \"GRAIN$MODULE$runtime/debugPrint.gr\" \"GRAIN$EXPORT$printF64\" (global $printF64_1158 (mut i32)))
+ (import \"GRAIN$MODULE$unsafeWasmGlobalsExports.gr\" \"GRAIN$EXPORT$_F32_VAL\" (global $_F32_VAL_1157 (mut f32)))
+ (import \"GRAIN$MODULE$runtime/debugPrint.gr\" \"GRAIN$EXPORT$printF32\" (global $printF32_1156 (mut i32)))
+ (import \"GRAIN$MODULE$unsafeWasmGlobalsExports.gr\" \"GRAIN$EXPORT$_I64_VAL\" (global $_I64_VAL_1155 (mut i64)))
+ (import \"GRAIN$MODULE$runtime/debugPrint.gr\" \"GRAIN$EXPORT$printI64\" (global $printI64_1154 (mut i32)))
+ (import \"GRAIN$MODULE$unsafeWasmGlobalsExports.gr\" \"GRAIN$EXPORT$_I32_VAL\" (global $_I32_VAL_1153 (mut i32)))
+ (import \"GRAIN$MODULE$runtime/debugPrint.gr\" \"GRAIN$EXPORT$printI32\" (global $printI32_1152 (mut i32)))
+ (import \"GRAIN$MODULE$runtime/debugPrint.gr\" \"printF64\" (func $printF64_1158 (param i32 f64) (result i32)))
+ (import \"GRAIN$MODULE$runtime/debugPrint.gr\" \"printF32\" (func $printF32_1156 (param i32 f32) (result i32)))
+ (import \"GRAIN$MODULE$runtime/debugPrint.gr\" \"printI64\" (func $printI64_1154 (param i32 i64) (result i32)))
+ (import \"GRAIN$MODULE$runtime/debugPrint.gr\" \"printI32\" (func $printI32_1152 (param i32 i32) (result i32)))
  (global $GRAIN$TABLE_SIZE i32 (i32.const 0))
  (memory $0 0)
  (elem $elem (global.get $relocBase_0))
@@ -40,26 +40,26 @@ basic functionality › unsafe_wasm_globals
   (local $5 f64)
   (block $compile_block.1
    (drop
-    (call $printI32_1140
-     (global.get $printI32_1140)
-     (global.get $_I32_VAL_1141)
+    (call $printI32_1152
+     (global.get $printI32_1152)
+     (global.get $_I32_VAL_1153)
     )
    )
    (drop
-    (call $printI64_1142
-     (global.get $printI64_1142)
-     (global.get $_I64_VAL_1143)
+    (call $printI64_1154
+     (global.get $printI64_1154)
+     (global.get $_I64_VAL_1155)
     )
    )
    (drop
-    (call $printF32_1144
-     (global.get $printF32_1144)
-     (global.get $_F32_VAL_1145)
+    (call $printF32_1156
+     (global.get $printF32_1156)
+     (global.get $_F32_VAL_1157)
     )
    )
-   (return_call $printF64_1146
-    (global.get $printF64_1146)
-    (global.get $_F64_VAL_1147)
+   (return_call $printF64_1158
+    (global.get $printF64_1158)
+    (global.get $_F64_VAL_1159)
    )
   )
  )
diff --git a/stdlib/runtime/debugPrint.gr b/stdlib/runtime/debugPrint.gr
index b314e3ab91..194a7d1af2 100644
--- a/stdlib/runtime/debugPrint.gr
+++ b/stdlib/runtime/debugPrint.gr
@@ -48,3 +48,23 @@ provide let printF32 = val => {
 provide let printF64 = val => {
   print(Utils.dtoa(val))
 }
+
+@unsafe
+provide let toStringI32 = val => {
+  Utils.itoa32(val, 10n)
+}
+
+@unsafe
+provide let toStringI64 = val => {
+  Utils.itoa64(val, 10n)
+}
+
+@unsafe
+provide let toStringF32 = val => {
+  Utils.dtoa(WasmF64.promoteF32(val))
+}
+
+@unsafe
+provide let toStringF64 = val => {
+  Utils.dtoa(val)
+}
diff --git a/stdlib/runtime/debugPrint.md b/stdlib/runtime/debugPrint.md
index 334bc454c1..2c8db28bb5 100644
--- a/stdlib/runtime/debugPrint.md
+++ b/stdlib/runtime/debugPrint.md
@@ -36,3 +36,27 @@ printF32 : (val: WasmF32) => Void
 printF64 : (val: WasmF64) => Void
 ```
 
+### DebugPrint.**toStringI32**
+
+```grain
+toStringI32 : (val: WasmI32) => String
+```
+
+### DebugPrint.**toStringI64**
+
+```grain
+toStringI64 : (val: WasmI64) => String
+```
+
+### DebugPrint.**toStringF32**
+
+```grain
+toStringF32 : (val: WasmF32) => String
+```
+
+### DebugPrint.**toStringF64**
+
+```grain
+toStringF64 : (val: WasmF64) => String
+```
+