diff --git a/ast/src/lang/core/pattern.rs b/ast/src/lang/core/pattern.rs
index 9ae9c5db9b..41eb8b17be 100644
--- a/ast/src/lang/core/pattern.rs
+++ b/ast/src/lang/core/pattern.rs
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ pub fn symbols_from_pattern(pool: &Pool, initial: &Pattern2) -> Vec<Symbol> {
 
 pub fn get_identifier_string(pattern: &Pattern2, interns: &Interns) -> ASTResult<String> {
     match pattern {
-        Pattern2::Identifier(symbol) => Ok(symbol.ident_str(interns).to_string()),
+        Pattern2::Identifier(symbol) => Ok(symbol.as_str(interns).to_string()),
         other => UnexpectedPattern2Variant {
             required_pattern2: "Identifier".to_string(),
             encountered_pattern2: format!("{:?}", other),
diff --git a/ast/src/lang/scope.rs b/ast/src/lang/scope.rs
index 26b82b25d7..90046e4b40 100644
--- a/ast/src/lang/scope.rs
+++ b/ast/src/lang/scope.rs
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ impl Scope {
                 // use that existing IdentId. Otherwise, create a fresh one.
                 let ident_id = match exposed_ident_ids.get_id(&ident) {
                     Some(ident_id) => ident_id,
-                    None => all_ident_ids.add(ident.clone().into()),
+                    None => all_ident_ids.add(&ident),
                 };
 
                 let symbol = Symbol::new(self.home, ident_id);
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ impl Scope {
     ///
     /// Used for record guards like { x: Just _ }
     pub fn ignore(&mut self, ident: Ident, all_ident_ids: &mut IdentIds) -> Symbol {
-        let ident_id = all_ident_ids.add(ident.into());
+        let ident_id = all_ident_ids.add(&ident);
         Symbol::new(self.home, ident_id)
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/can/src/pattern.rs b/compiler/can/src/pattern.rs
index 7fb54af2ea..d3ebcf3118 100644
--- a/compiler/can/src/pattern.rs
+++ b/compiler/can/src/pattern.rs
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ pub fn canonicalize_pattern<'a>(
 
                     RequiredField(label, loc_guard) => {
                         // a guard does not introduce the label into scope!
-                        let symbol = scope.ignore(label.into(), &mut env.ident_ids);
+                        let symbol = scope.ignore(&Ident::from(label), &mut env.ident_ids);
                         let can_guard = canonicalize_pattern(
                             env,
                             var_store,
diff --git a/compiler/can/src/scope.rs b/compiler/can/src/scope.rs
index b45b7eea6c..2798957571 100644
--- a/compiler/can/src/scope.rs
+++ b/compiler/can/src/scope.rs
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ impl Scope {
                     region,
                 };
 
-                let ident_id = all_ident_ids.add(ident.clone());
+                let ident_id = all_ident_ids.add(&ident);
                 let symbol = Symbol::new(self.home, ident_id);
 
                 self.symbols.insert(symbol, region);
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ impl Scope {
     ) -> Result<(Symbol, Option<Symbol>), (Region, Loc<Ident>, Symbol)> {
         match self.idents.get(&ident) {
             Some(&(original_symbol, original_region)) => {
-                let shadow_ident_id = all_ident_ids.add(ident.clone());
+                let shadow_ident_id = all_ident_ids.add(&ident);
                 let shadow_symbol = Symbol::new(self.home, shadow_ident_id);
 
                 self.symbols.insert(shadow_symbol, region);
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ impl Scope {
         // use that existing IdentId. Otherwise, create a fresh one.
         let ident_id = match exposed_ident_ids.get_id(&ident) {
             Some(ident_id) => ident_id,
-            None => all_ident_ids.add(ident.clone()),
+            None => all_ident_ids.add(&ident),
         };
 
         let symbol = Symbol::new(self.home, ident_id);
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ impl Scope {
     /// Ignore an identifier.
     ///
     /// Used for record guards like { x: Just _ }
-    pub fn ignore(&mut self, ident: Ident, all_ident_ids: &mut IdentIds) -> Symbol {
+    pub fn ignore(&mut self, ident: &Ident, all_ident_ids: &mut IdentIds) -> Symbol {
         let ident_id = all_ident_ids.add(ident);
         Symbol::new(self.home, ident_id)
     }
diff --git a/compiler/gen_wasm/src/backend.rs b/compiler/gen_wasm/src/backend.rs
index 0ad99742cb..7b5162c8b1 100644
--- a/compiler/gen_wasm/src/backend.rs
+++ b/compiler/gen_wasm/src/backend.rs
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ impl<'a> WasmBackend<'a> {
             .get_mut(&self.env.module_id)
             .unwrap();
 
-        let ident_id = ident_ids.add(Ident::from(debug_name));
+        let ident_id = ident_ids.add(&Ident::from(debug_name));
         Symbol::new(self.env.module_id, ident_id)
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/load_internal/src/file.rs b/compiler/load_internal/src/file.rs
index 6fcb0785ae..20584442b3 100644
--- a/compiler/load_internal/src/file.rs
+++ b/compiler/load_internal/src/file.rs
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ impl LoadedModule {
     pub fn exposed_values_str(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
         self.exposed_values
             .iter()
-            .map(|symbol| symbol.ident_str(&self.interns).as_str())
+            .map(|symbol| symbol.as_str(&self.interns))
             .collect()
     }
 }
diff --git a/compiler/module/src/ident.rs b/compiler/module/src/ident.rs
index 5335cad281..0af20224ee 100644
--- a/compiler/module/src/ident.rs
+++ b/compiler/module/src/ident.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ impl Ident {
     pub fn as_inline_str(&self) -> &IdentStr {
         &self.0
     }
+
+    pub fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
+        self.0.as_str()
+    }
 }
 
 pub struct QualifiedModuleName<'a> {
diff --git a/compiler/module/src/symbol.rs b/compiler/module/src/symbol.rs
index 86648dc9b9..1b36f1b2da 100644
--- a/compiler/module/src/symbol.rs
+++ b/compiler/module/src/symbol.rs
@@ -68,10 +68,6 @@ impl Symbol {
     }
 
     pub fn as_str(self, interns: &Interns) -> &str {
-        self.ident_str(interns).as_str()
-    }
-
-    pub fn ident_str(self, interns: &Interns) -> &IdentStr {
         let ident_ids = interns
             .all_ident_ids
             .get(&self.module_id())
@@ -83,16 +79,13 @@ impl Symbol {
                 )
             });
 
-        ident_ids
-            .get_name(self.ident_id())
-            .unwrap_or_else(|| {
-                panic!(
-                    "ident_string's IdentIds did not contain an entry for {} in module {:?}",
-                    self.ident_id().0,
-                    self.module_id()
-                )
-            })
-            .into()
+        ident_ids.get_name(self.ident_id()).unwrap_or_else(|| {
+            panic!(
+                "ident_string's IdentIds did not contain an entry for {} in module {:?}",
+                self.ident_id().0,
+                self.module_id()
+            )
+        })
     }
 
     pub fn as_u64(self) -> u64 {
@@ -103,13 +96,13 @@ impl Symbol {
         let module_id = self.module_id();
 
         if module_id == home {
-            self.ident_str(interns).clone().into()
+            ModuleName::from(self.as_str(interns))
         } else {
             // TODO do this without format! to avoid allocation for short strings
             format!(
                 "{}.{}",
                 self.module_string(interns).as_str(),
-                self.ident_str(interns)
+                self.as_str(interns)
             )
             .into()
         }
@@ -535,25 +528,50 @@ pub struct IdentId(u32);
 /// Since these are interned strings, this shouldn't result in many total allocations in practice.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct IdentIds {
-    /// Each IdentId is an index into this Vec
-    by_id: Vec<Ident>,
+    buffer: String,
 
-    next_generated_name: u32,
+    lengths: Vec<u16>,
+    offsets: Vec<u32>,
 }
 
 impl IdentIds {
-    pub fn ident_strs(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = (IdentId, &str)> {
-        self.by_id
-            .iter()
-            .enumerate()
-            .map(|(index, ident)| (IdentId(index as u32), ident.as_inline_str().as_str()))
+    fn with_capacity(capacity: usize) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            // guess: the average symbol length is 3
+            buffer: String::with_capacity(3 * capacity),
+
+            lengths: Vec::with_capacity(capacity),
+            offsets: Vec::with_capacity(capacity),
+        }
     }
 
-    pub fn add(&mut self, ident_name: Ident) -> IdentId {
-        let by_id = &mut self.by_id;
-        let ident_id = IdentId(by_id.len() as u32);
+    fn strs(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = &str> {
+        self.offsets
+            .iter()
+            .zip(self.lengths.iter())
+            .map(move |(offset, length)| &self.buffer[*offset as usize..][..*length as usize])
+    }
 
-        by_id.push(ident_name);
+    pub fn ident_strs(&self) -> impl Iterator<Item = (IdentId, &str)> {
+        self.strs()
+            .enumerate()
+            .map(|(index, ident)| (IdentId(index as u32), ident))
+    }
+
+    pub fn add(&mut self, ident_name: &Ident) -> IdentId {
+        self.add_str(ident_name.as_inline_str().as_str())
+    }
+
+    fn add_str(&mut self, string: &str) -> IdentId {
+        let offset = self.buffer.len() as u32;
+        let length = string.len() as u16;
+
+        let ident_id = IdentId(self.lengths.len() as u32);
+
+        self.lengths.push(length);
+        self.offsets.push(offset);
+
+        self.buffer.push_str(string);
 
         ident_id
     }
@@ -561,13 +579,7 @@ impl IdentIds {
     pub fn get_or_insert(&mut self, name: &Ident) -> IdentId {
         match self.get_id(name) {
             Some(id) => id,
-            None => {
-                let ident_id = IdentId(self.by_id.len() as u32);
-
-                self.by_id.push(name.clone());
-
-                ident_id
-            }
+            None => self.add(name),
         }
     }
 
@@ -586,31 +598,26 @@ impl IdentIds {
             Some(ident_id_ref) => {
                 let ident_id = ident_id_ref;
 
-                let by_id = &mut self.by_id;
-                let key_index_opt = by_id.iter().position(|x| *x == old_ident);
+                match self.find_index(old_ident_name) {
+                    Some(key_index) => {
+                        let length = new_ident_name.len();
+                        let offset = self.buffer.len();
+                        self.buffer.push_str(new_ident_name);
 
-                if let Some(key_index) = key_index_opt {
-                    if let Some(vec_elt) = by_id.get_mut(key_index) {
-                        *vec_elt = new_ident_name.into();
-                    } else {
-                        // we get the index from by_id
-                        unreachable!()
+                        self.lengths[key_index] = length as u16;
+                        self.offsets[key_index] = offset as u32;
+
+                        Ok(ident_id)
                     }
-
-                    Ok(ident_id)
-                } else {
-                    Err(
-                        format!(
-                            "Tried to find position of key {:?} in IdentIds.by_id but I could not find the key. IdentIds.by_id: {:?}",
-                            old_ident_name,
-                            self.by_id
-                        )
-                    )
+                    None => Err(format!(
+                        r"Tried to find position of key {:?} in IdentIds.by_id but I could not find the key",
+                        old_ident_name
+                    )),
                 }
             }
             None => Err(format!(
-                "Tried to update key in IdentIds ({:?}) but I could not find the key ({}).",
-                self.by_id, old_ident_name
+                "Tried to update key in IdentIds, but I could not find the key ({}).",
+                old_ident_name
             )),
         }
     }
@@ -625,44 +632,60 @@ impl IdentIds {
     pub fn gen_unique(&mut self) -> IdentId {
         use std::fmt::Write;
 
-        let index: u32 = self.next_generated_name;
-        self.next_generated_name += 1;
+        let index = self.lengths.len();
 
-        // "4294967296" is 10 characters
-        let mut buffer: arrayvec::ArrayString<10> = arrayvec::ArrayString::new();
+        let offset = self.buffer.len();
+        write!(self.buffer, "{}", index).unwrap();
+        let length = self.buffer.len() - offset;
 
-        write!(buffer, "{}", index).unwrap();
-        let ident = Ident(IdentStr::from_str(buffer.as_str()));
+        self.lengths.push(length as u16);
+        self.offsets.push(offset as u32);
 
-        self.add(ident)
+        IdentId(index as u32)
     }
 
     #[inline(always)]
     pub fn get_id(&self, ident_name: &Ident) -> Option<IdentId> {
-        let ident_name = ident_name.as_inline_str().as_str();
+        self.find_index(ident_name.as_inline_str().as_str())
+            .map(|i| IdentId(i as u32))
+    }
 
-        for (id, ident_str) in self.ident_strs() {
-            if ident_name == ident_str {
-                return Some(id);
+    #[inline(always)]
+    fn find_index(&self, string: &str) -> Option<usize> {
+        let target_length = string.len() as u16;
+
+        for (index, length) in self.lengths.iter().enumerate() {
+            if *length == target_length {
+                let offset = self.offsets[index] as usize;
+                let ident = &self.buffer[offset..][..*length as usize];
+
+                // skip the length check
+                if string.bytes().eq(ident.bytes()) {
+                    return Some(index);
+                }
             }
         }
 
         None
     }
 
-    pub fn get_name(&self, id: IdentId) -> Option<&Ident> {
-        self.by_id.get(id.0 as usize)
+    pub fn get_name(&self, id: IdentId) -> Option<&str> {
+        let index = id.0 as usize;
+
+        match self.lengths.get(index) {
+            None => None,
+            Some(length) => {
+                let offset = self.offsets[index] as usize;
+                Some(&self.buffer[offset..][..*length as usize])
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn get_name_str_res(&self, ident_id: IdentId) -> ModuleResult<&str> {
-        Ok(self
-            .get_name(ident_id)
-            .with_context(|| IdentIdNotFound {
-                ident_id,
-                ident_ids_str: format!("{:?}", self),
-            })?
-            .as_inline_str()
-            .as_str())
+        Ok(self.get_name(ident_id).with_context(|| IdentIdNotFound {
+            ident_id,
+            ident_ids_str: format!("{:?}", self),
+        })?)
     }
 }
 
@@ -686,45 +709,18 @@ macro_rules! define_builtins {
                 $(
                     debug_assert!(!exposed_idents_by_module.contains_key(&ModuleId($module_id)), "Error setting up Builtins: when setting up module {} {:?} - the module ID {} is already present in the map. Check the map for duplicate module IDs!", $module_id, $module_name, $module_id);
 
-                    let mut by_id : Vec<Ident> = Vec::new();
-                    let ident_ids = {
-                            $(
-                                debug_assert!(by_id.len() == $ident_id, "Error setting up Builtins: when inserting {} …: {:?} into module {} …: {:?} - this entry was assigned an ID of {}, but based on insertion order, it should have had an ID of {} instead! To fix this, change it from {} …: {:?} to {} …: {:?} instead.", $ident_id, $ident_name, $module_id, $module_name, $ident_id, by_id.len(), $ident_id, $ident_name, by_id.len(), $ident_name);
+                    let ident_indexes = [ $($ident_id),+ ];
+                    let ident_names = [ $($ident_name),+ ];
 
-                                by_id.push($ident_name.into());
-                            )+
+                    let mut ident_ids = IdentIds::with_capacity(ident_names.len());
 
-                            #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
-                            {
-                                let mut cloned = by_id.clone();
-                                let before = cloned.len();
-                                cloned.sort();
-                                cloned.dedup();
-                                let after = cloned.len();
+                    for (_expected_id, name) in ident_indexes.iter().zip(ident_names.iter()) {
+                        debug_assert!(!ident_ids.strs().any(|s| s == *name), "The Ident {} is already in IdentIds", name);
 
+                        let _actual_id = ident_ids.add_str(name);
 
-                                if before != after {
-                                    let mut duplicates : Vec<&Ident> = Vec::new();
-                                    let mut temp : Vec<&Ident> = Vec::new();
-
-                                    for symbol in cloned.iter() {
-                                        if temp.contains(&&symbol) {
-                                            duplicates.push(symbol);
-                                        }
-
-                                        temp.push(&symbol);
-                                    }
-
-
-                                    panic!("duplicate symbols in IdentIds for module {:?}: {:?}", $module_name, duplicates);
-                                }
-                            }
-
-                            IdentIds {
-                                by_id,
-                                next_generated_name: 0,
-                            }
-                        };
+                        debug_assert_eq!(*_expected_id, _actual_id.0 as usize, "Error setting up Builtins: when inserting {} …: {} into module {} …: {} - this entry was assigned an ID of {}, but based on insertion order, it should have had an ID of {} instead! To fix this, change it from {} …: {} to {} …: {} instead.", _expected_id, name, $module_id, $module_name, _expected_id, _actual_id.0, _expected_id, name, _actual_id.0, name );
+                    }
 
                     if cfg!(debug_assertions) {
                         let module_id = ModuleId($module_id);
@@ -734,6 +730,7 @@ macro_rules! define_builtins {
                         module_id.register_debug_idents(&ident_ids);
                     }
 
+
                     exposed_idents_by_module.insert(
                         ModuleId($module_id),
                         ident_ids
diff --git a/compiler/mono/src/code_gen_help/mod.rs b/compiler/mono/src/code_gen_help/mod.rs
index 3244e04fbb..d2d864ff37 100644
--- a/compiler/mono/src/code_gen_help/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/mono/src/code_gen_help/mod.rs
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ impl<'a> CodeGenHelp<'a> {
     }
 
     fn create_symbol(&self, ident_ids: &mut IdentIds, debug_name: &str) -> Symbol {
-        let ident_id = ident_ids.add(Ident::from(debug_name));
+        let ident_id = ident_ids.add(&Ident::from(debug_name));
         Symbol::new(self.home, ident_id)
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/mono/src/layout.rs b/compiler/mono/src/layout.rs
index ddc5aadfa6..79e193e1e5 100644
--- a/compiler/mono/src/layout.rs
+++ b/compiler/mono/src/layout.rs
@@ -2774,7 +2774,7 @@ impl LayoutId {
     // Returns something like "foo#1" when given a symbol that interns to "foo"
     // and a LayoutId of 1.
     pub fn to_symbol_string(self, symbol: Symbol, interns: &Interns) -> String {
-        let ident_string = symbol.ident_str(interns);
+        let ident_string = symbol.as_str(interns);
         let module_string = interns.module_ids.get_name(symbol.module_id()).unwrap();
         format!("{}_{}_{}", module_string, ident_string, self.0)
     }
diff --git a/compiler/types/src/pretty_print.rs b/compiler/types/src/pretty_print.rs
index f9e11471f3..917e4a33e0 100644
--- a/compiler/types/src/pretty_print.rs
+++ b/compiler/types/src/pretty_print.rs
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ fn write_fn<'a>(
 
 fn write_symbol(env: &Env, symbol: Symbol, buf: &mut String) {
     let interns = &env.interns;
-    let ident = symbol.ident_str(interns);
+    let ident_str = symbol.as_str(interns);
     let module_id = symbol.module_id();
 
     // Don't qualify the symbol if it's in our home module,
@@ -1004,5 +1004,5 @@ fn write_symbol(env: &Env, symbol: Symbol, buf: &mut String) {
         buf.push('.');
     }
 
-    buf.push_str(ident.as_str());
+    buf.push_str(ident_str);
 }
diff --git a/compiler/types/src/types.rs b/compiler/types/src/types.rs
index b9c3a9a261..2f92a8fcb8 100644
--- a/compiler/types/src/types.rs
+++ b/compiler/types/src/types.rs
@@ -2011,7 +2011,7 @@ fn write_error_type_help(
             if write_parens {
                 buf.push('(');
             }
-            buf.push_str(symbol.ident_str(interns).as_str());
+            buf.push_str(symbol.as_str(interns));
 
             for arg in arguments {
                 buf.push(' ');
diff --git a/docs/src/lib.rs b/docs/src/lib.rs
index d09134d98d..a2c01973c7 100644
--- a/docs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/docs/src/lib.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ pub fn generate_docs_html(filenames: Vec<PathBuf>, build_dir: &Path) {
                     let exposed_values = loaded_module
                         .exposed_values
                         .iter()
-                        .map(|symbol| symbol.ident_str(&loaded_module.interns).to_string())
+                        .map(|symbol| symbol.as_str(&loaded_module.interns).to_string())
                         .collect::<Vec<String>>();
 
                     (exposed_values, d)
diff --git a/editor/src/editor/mvc/let_update.rs b/editor/src/editor/mvc/let_update.rs
index de59fbf901..585aa6c5dd 100644
--- a/editor/src/editor/mvc/let_update.rs
+++ b/editor/src/editor/mvc/let_update.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use roc_ast::lang::core::expr::expr2::Expr2;
 use roc_ast::lang::core::pattern::Pattern2;
 use roc_ast::lang::core::val_def::ValueDef;
+use roc_module::ident::Ident;
 use roc_module::symbol::Symbol;
 
 use crate::editor::ed_error::EdResult;
@@ -25,7 +26,8 @@ pub fn start_new_let_value(ed_model: &mut EdModel, new_char: &char) -> EdResult<
     let val_expr2_node = Expr2::Blank;
     let val_expr_id = ed_model.module.env.pool.add(val_expr2_node);
 
-    let ident_id = ed_model.module.env.ident_ids.add(val_name_string.into());
+    let ident = Ident::from(val_name_string);
+    let ident_id = ed_model.module.env.ident_ids.add(&ident);
     let var_symbol = Symbol::new(ed_model.module.env.home, ident_id);
     let body = Expr2::Var(var_symbol);
     let body_id = ed_model.module.env.pool.add(body);
diff --git a/editor/src/editor/mvc/tld_value_update.rs b/editor/src/editor/mvc/tld_value_update.rs
index e548dd2e25..27e85ffe31 100644
--- a/editor/src/editor/mvc/tld_value_update.rs
+++ b/editor/src/editor/mvc/tld_value_update.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 use roc_ast::lang::core::{def::def2::Def2, expr::expr2::Expr2};
 use roc_code_markup::slow_pool::MarkNodeId;
+use roc_module::ident::Ident;
 
 use crate::{
     editor::ed_error::{EdResult, FailedToUpdateIdentIdName, KeyNotFound},
@@ -26,13 +27,8 @@ pub fn start_new_tld_value(ed_model: &mut EdModel, new_char: &char) -> EdResult<
     let val_expr_node = Expr2::Blank;
     let val_expr_id = ed_model.module.env.pool.add(val_expr_node);
 
-    let val_name_string = new_char.to_string();
-
-    let ident_id = ed_model
-        .module
-        .env
-        .ident_ids
-        .add(val_name_string.clone().into());
+    let ident = Ident::from(new_char.to_string().as_str());
+    let ident_id = ed_model.module.env.ident_ids.add(&ident);
 
     let module_ident_ids_opt = ed_model
         .loaded_module
@@ -42,7 +38,7 @@ pub fn start_new_tld_value(ed_model: &mut EdModel, new_char: &char) -> EdResult<
 
     if let Some(module_ident_ids_ref) = module_ident_ids_opt {
         // this might create different IdentId for interns and env.ident_ids which may be a problem
-        module_ident_ids_ref.add(val_name_string.into());
+        module_ident_ids_ref.add(&ident);
     } else {
         KeyNotFound {
             key_str: format!("{:?}", ed_model.module.env.home),
diff --git a/reporting/src/report.rs b/reporting/src/report.rs
index 1fa222c813..e86e16b798 100644
--- a/reporting/src/report.rs
+++ b/reporting/src/report.rs
@@ -391,19 +391,19 @@ impl<'a> RocDocAllocator<'a> {
     }
 
     pub fn symbol_unqualified(&'a self, symbol: Symbol) -> DocBuilder<'a, Self, Annotation> {
-        self.text(format!("{}", symbol.ident_str(self.interns)))
+        self.text(symbol.as_str(self.interns))
             .annotate(Annotation::Symbol)
     }
     pub fn symbol_foreign_qualified(&'a self, symbol: Symbol) -> DocBuilder<'a, Self, Annotation> {
         if symbol.module_id() == self.home || symbol.module_id().is_builtin() {
             // Render it unqualified if it's in the current module or a builtin
-            self.text(format!("{}", symbol.ident_str(self.interns)))
+            self.text(symbol.as_str(self.interns))
                 .annotate(Annotation::Symbol)
         } else {
             self.text(format!(
                 "{}.{}",
                 symbol.module_string(self.interns),
-                symbol.ident_str(self.interns),
+                symbol.as_str(self.interns),
             ))
             .annotate(Annotation::Symbol)
         }
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ impl<'a> RocDocAllocator<'a> {
         self.text(format!(
             "{}.{}",
             symbol.module_string(self.interns),
-            symbol.ident_str(self.interns),
+            symbol.as_str(self.interns),
         ))
         .annotate(Annotation::Symbol)
     }
@@ -425,12 +425,12 @@ impl<'a> RocDocAllocator<'a> {
     pub fn opaque_name(&'a self, opaque: Symbol) -> DocBuilder<'a, Self, Annotation> {
         let fmt = if opaque.module_id() == self.home {
             // Render it unqualified if it's in the current module.
-            format!("{}", opaque.ident_str(self.interns))
+            opaque.as_str(self.interns).to_string()
         } else {
             format!(
                 "{}.{}",
                 opaque.module_string(self.interns),
-                opaque.ident_str(self.interns),
+                opaque.as_str(self.interns),
             )
         };
 
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ impl<'a> RocDocAllocator<'a> {
     pub fn wrapped_opaque_name(&'a self, opaque: Symbol) -> DocBuilder<'a, Self, Annotation> {
         debug_assert_eq!(opaque.module_id(), self.home, "Opaque wrappings can only be defined in the same module they're defined in, but this one is defined elsewhere: {:?}", opaque);
 
-        self.text(format!("@{}", opaque.ident_str(self.interns)))
+        self.text(format!("@{}", opaque.as_str(self.interns)))
             .annotate(Annotation::Opaque)
     }