diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
index 0077bed0fe..37faea9f53 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/fmt.v
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ const (
 	tabs    = ['', '\t', '\t\t', '\t\t\t', '\t\t\t\t', '\t\t\t\t\t', '\t\t\t\t\t\t', '\t\t\t\t\t\t\t',
 		'\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t'
 	]
-	max_len = 90
+	// when to break a line dependant on penalty
+	max_len = [0, 30, 85, 100]
 )
 
 pub struct Fmt {
@@ -439,7 +440,7 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) type_decl(node ast.TypeDecl) {
 				if i < sum_type_names.len - 1 {
 					f.write(' | ')
 				}
-				f.wrap_long_line()
+				f.wrap_long_line(2, true)
 			}
 			// f.write(sum_type_names.join(' | '))
 		}
@@ -629,7 +630,14 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 				f.write('$node.op.str()')
 			} else {
 				f.write(' $node.op.str() ')
-				f.wrap_long_line()
+				mut penalty := 3
+				if node.left is ast.InfixExpr || node.left is ast.ParExpr {
+					penalty--
+				}
+				if node.right is ast.InfixExpr || node.right is ast.ParExpr {
+					penalty--
+				}
+				f.wrap_long_line(penalty, true)
 			}
 			f.expr(node.right)
 		}
@@ -788,14 +796,14 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 	}
 }
 
-pub fn (mut f Fmt) wrap_long_line() bool {
-	if f.line_len <= max_len {
+pub fn (mut f Fmt) wrap_long_line(penalty int, add_indent bool) bool {
+	if f.line_len <= max_len[penalty] {
 		return false
 	}
 	if f.out.buf[f.out.buf.len - 1] == ` ` {
 		f.out.go_back(1)
 	}
-	f.write('\n' + tabs[f.indent + 1])
+	f.write('\n' + tabs[f.indent + if add_indent { 1 } else { 0 }])
 	f.line_len = 0
 	return true
 }
@@ -806,7 +814,7 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) call_args(args []ast.CallArg) {
 			f.write('mut ')
 		}
 		if i > 0 {
-			f.wrap_long_line()
+			f.wrap_long_line(2, true)
 		}
 		f.expr(arg.expr)
 		if i < args.len - 1 {
@@ -1193,15 +1201,24 @@ pub fn (mut f Fmt) array_init(it ast.ArrayInit) {
 	mut inc_indent := false
 	mut last_line_nr := it.pos.line_nr // to have the same newlines between array elements
 	for i, expr in it.exprs {
+		mut penalty := 3
 		line_nr := expr.position().line_nr
 		if last_line_nr < line_nr {
-			if !inc_indent {
-				f.indent++
-				inc_indent = true
-			}
-			f.writeln('')
+			penalty--
+		}
+		if i == 0 || it.exprs[i-1] is ast.ArrayInit || it.exprs[i-1] is ast.StructInit ||
+			it.exprs[i-1] is ast.MapInit || it.exprs[i-1] is ast.CallExpr {
+			penalty--
+		}
+		if expr is ast.ArrayInit || expr is ast.StructInit ||
+			expr is ast.MapInit || expr is ast.CallExpr {
+			penalty--
+		}
+		is_new_line := f.wrap_long_line(penalty, !inc_indent)
+		if is_new_line && !inc_indent {
+			f.indent++
+			inc_indent = true
 		}
-		is_new_line := last_line_nr < line_nr || f.wrap_long_line()
 		if !is_new_line && i > 0 {
 			f.write(' ')
 		}
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/consts_expected.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/consts_expected.vv
index 61d27ba684..1fcf0b57ec 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/consts_expected.vv
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/consts_expected.vv
@@ -6,13 +6,9 @@ const (
 	eulers              = 2.7182
 	supported_platforms = ['windows', 'mac', 'macos', 'darwin', 'linux', 'freebsd', 'openbsd',
 		'netbsd', 'dragonfly', 'android', 'js', 'solaris', 'haiku', 'linux_or_macos']
-	one_line_supported  = ['windows', 'mac', 'macos', 'darwin', 'linux', 'freebsd', 'openbsd',
-		'netbsd', 'dragonfly', 'android', 'js', 'solaris', 'haiku', 'linux_or_macos']
-	another_const       = [
-		'a', 'b',
-		'c', 'd', 'e',
-		'f'
-	]
+	one_line_supported  = ['windows', 'mac', 'macos', 'darwin', 'linux', 'freebsd', 'openbsd', 'netbsd',
+		'dragonfly', 'android', 'js', 'solaris', 'haiku', 'linux_or_macos']
+	another_const       = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f']
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/expressions_expected.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/expressions_expected.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3bc8910cb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/expressions_expected.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import v.checker
+import v.ast
+import v.table
+
+pub fn string_inter_lit(mut c checker.Checker, mut node ast.StringInterLiteral) table.Type {
+	for i, expr in node.exprs {
+		ftyp := c.expr(expr)
+		node.expr_types << ftyp
+		typ := c.table.unalias_num_type(ftyp)
+		mut fmt := node.fmts[i]
+		// analyze and validate format specifier
+		if fmt !in [`E`, `F`, `G`, `e`, `f`, `g`, `d`, `u`, `x`, `X`, `o`, `c`, `s`, `p`, `_`] {
+			c.error('unknown format specifier `${fmt:c}`', node.fmt_poss[i])
+		}
+		if node.precisions[i] != 0 && !typ.is_float() {
+			c.error('precision specification only valid for float types', node.fmt_poss[i])
+		}
+		if node.pluss[i] && !typ.is_number() {
+			c.error('plus prefix only allowd for numbers', node.fmt_poss[i])
+		}
+		if (typ.is_unsigned() && fmt !in [`u`, `x`, `X`, `o`, `c`]) ||
+			(typ.is_signed() && fmt !in [`d`, `x`, `X`, `o`, `c`]) ||
+			(typ.is_any_int() && fmt !in [`d`, `c`, `x`, `X`, `o`, `u`, `x`, `X`, `o`]) ||
+			(typ.is_float() && fmt !in [`E`, `F`, `G`, `e`, `f`, `g`]) ||
+			(typ.is_pointer() && fmt !in [`p`, `x`, `X`]) ||
+			(typ.is_string() && fmt != `s`) ||
+			(typ.idx() in [table.i64_type_idx, table.f64_type_idx] &&
+			fmt == `c`) {
+			c.error('illegal format specifier `${fmt:c}` for type `${c.table.get_type_name(ftyp)}`',
+				node.fmt_poss[i])
+		}
+		node.need_fmts[i] = fmt != c.get_default_fmt(ftyp, typ)
+	}
+	return table.string_type
+}
+
+fn get_some_val(a_test, b_test, c_test, d_test, e_test, f_test f64) {
+	return a_test * b_test * c_test * d_test +
+		e_test * f_test * a_test * d_test +
+		a_test * b_test * c_test
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/expressions_input.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/expressions_input.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f37008a79e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/expressions_input.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import v.checker
+import v.ast
+import v.table
+
+pub fn string_inter_lit(mut c checker.Checker, mut node ast.StringInterLiteral) table.Type {
+	for i, expr in node.exprs {
+		ftyp := c.expr(expr)
+		node.expr_types << ftyp
+		typ := c.table.unalias_num_type(ftyp)
+		mut fmt := node.fmts[i]
+		// analyze and validate format specifier
+		if fmt !in [`E`, `F`, `G`, `e`, `f`, `g`,
+			`d`, `u`, `x`, `X`, `o`, `c`, `s`, `p`, `_`] {
+				c.error('unknown format specifier `${fmt:c}`',
+					node.fmt_poss[i])
+		}
+			if node.precisions[i] != 0 &&
+				!typ.is_float() {
+				c.error('precision specification only valid for float types',
+					node.fmt_poss[i])
+			}
+			if node.pluss[i] && !typ.is_number() {
+				c.error('plus prefix only allowd for numbers', node.fmt_poss[i])
+			}
+			if (typ.is_unsigned() && fmt !in [`u`, `x`, `X`, `o`, `c`]) || (typ.is_signed() &&
+			   		fmt !in [`d`, `x`, `X`, `o`, `c`]) || (typ.is_any_int()
+				&& fmt !in [`d`, `c`, `x`, `X`, `o`,
+		`u`, `x`, `X`, `o`]) || (typ.is_float() && fmt !in [`E`, `F`,
+				`G`, `e`, `f`, `g`]) || (typ.is_pointer() &&
+			fmt !in [`p`, `x`, `X`]) || (typ.is_string() && fmt != `s`)
+				|| (typ.idx() in [table.i64_type_idx,
+				table.f64_type_idx
+			] && fmt == `c`) {
+				c.error('illegal format specifier `${fmt:c}` for type `${c.table.get_type_name(ftyp)}`',
+					node.fmt_poss[i])
+			}
+			node.need_fmts[i] = fmt != c.get_default_fmt(ftyp, typ)
+		}
+
+	return table.string_type
+}
+
+fn get_some_val(a_test, b_test, c_test, d_test, e_test, f_test f64) {
+	return a_test*b_test*c_test*
+		d_test+e_test*f_test*a_test*d_test+a_test*
+		b_test*c_test
+}