diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/escape/graph.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/escape/graph.go
index d20809d442..0ffb4a0bb5 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/escape/graph.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/escape/graph.go
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func (b *batch) flow(k hole, src *location) {
 		if base.Flag.LowerM >= 2 || logopt.Enabled() {
 			pos := base.FmtPos(src.n.Pos())
 			if base.Flag.LowerM >= 2 {
-				fmt.Printf("%s: %v escapes to heap:\n", pos, src.n)
+				fmt.Printf("%s: %v escapes to heap in %v:\n", pos, src.n, ir.FuncName(src.curfn))
 			}
 			explanation := b.explainFlow(pos, dst, src, k.derefs, k.notes, []*logopt.LoggedOpt{})
 			if logopt.Enabled() {
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/escape/solve.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/escape/solve.go
index d2263a7039..e2ca3eabda 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/escape/solve.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/escape/solve.go
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func (b *batch) walkOne(root *location, walkgen uint32, enqueue func(*location))
 			if b.outlives(root, l) {
 				if !l.hasAttr(attrEscapes) && (logopt.Enabled() || base.Flag.LowerM >= 2) {
 					if base.Flag.LowerM >= 2 {
-						fmt.Printf("%s: %v escapes to heap:\n", base.FmtPos(l.n.Pos()), l.n)
+						fmt.Printf("%s: %v escapes to heap in %v:\n", base.FmtPos(l.n.Pos()), l.n, ir.FuncName(l.curfn))
 					}
 					explanation := b.explainPath(root, l)
 					if logopt.Enabled() {
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func (b *batch) walkOne(root *location, walkgen uint32, enqueue func(*location))
 			if b.outlives(root, l) {
 				if !l.hasAttr(attrEscapes) && (logopt.Enabled() || base.Flag.LowerM >= 2) {
 					if base.Flag.LowerM >= 2 {
-						fmt.Printf("%s: parameter %v leaks to %s with derefs=%d:\n", base.FmtPos(l.n.Pos()), l.n, b.explainLoc(root), derefs)
+						fmt.Printf("%s: parameter %v leaks to %s for %v with derefs=%d:\n", base.FmtPos(l.n.Pos()), l.n, b.explainLoc(root), ir.FuncName(l.curfn), derefs)
 					}
 					explanation := b.explainPath(root, l)
 					if logopt.Enabled() {
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func (b *batch) explainFlow(pos string, dst, srcloc *location, derefs int, notes
 	}
 	print := base.Flag.LowerM >= 2
 
-	flow := fmt.Sprintf("   flow: %s = %s%v:", b.explainLoc(dst), ops, b.explainLoc(srcloc))
+	flow := fmt.Sprintf("   flow: %s ← %s%v:", b.explainLoc(dst), ops, b.explainLoc(srcloc))
 	if print {
 		fmt.Printf("%s:%s\n", pos, flow)
 	}
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/logopt/logopt_test.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/logopt/logopt_test.go
index c7debd9897..1edabf9fb7 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/logopt/logopt_test.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/logopt/logopt_test.go
@@ -203,16 +203,16 @@ func s15a8(x *[15]int64) [15]int64 {
 		// escape analysis explanation
 		want(t, slogged, `{"range":{"start":{"line":7,"character":13},"end":{"line":7,"character":13}},"severity":3,"code":"leak","source":"go compiler","message":"parameter z leaks to ~r0 with derefs=0",`+
 			`"relatedInformation":[`+
-			`{"location":{"uri":"file://tmpdir/file.go","range":{"start":{"line":9,"character":13},"end":{"line":9,"character":13}}},"message":"escflow:    flow: y = z:"},`+
+			`{"location":{"uri":"file://tmpdir/file.go","range":{"start":{"line":9,"character":13},"end":{"line":9,"character":13}}},"message":"escflow:    flow: y ← z:"},`+
 			`{"location":{"uri":"file://tmpdir/file.go","range":{"start":{"line":9,"character":13},"end":{"line":9,"character":13}}},"message":"escflow:      from y := z (assign-pair)"},`+
-			`{"location":{"uri":"file://tmpdir/file.go","range":{"start":{"line":9,"character":13},"end":{"line":9,"character":13}}},"message":"escflow:    flow: ~r0 = y:"},`+
+			`{"location":{"uri":"file://tmpdir/file.go","range":{"start":{"line":9,"character":13},"end":{"line":9,"character":13}}},"message":"escflow:    flow: ~r0 ← y:"},`+
 			`{"location":{"uri":"file://tmpdir/file.go","range":{"start":{"line":4,"character":11},"end":{"line":4,"character":11}}},"message":"inlineLoc"},`+
 			`{"location":{"uri":"file://tmpdir/file.go","range":{"start":{"line":9,"character":13},"end":{"line":9,"character":13}}},"message":"escflow:      from y.b (dot of pointer)"},`+
 			`{"location":{"uri":"file://tmpdir/file.go","range":{"start":{"line":4,"character":11},"end":{"line":4,"character":11}}},"message":"inlineLoc"},`+
 			`{"location":{"uri":"file://tmpdir/file.go","range":{"start":{"line":9,"character":13},"end":{"line":9,"character":13}}},"message":"escflow:      from \u0026y.b (address-of)"},`+
 			`{"location":{"uri":"file://tmpdir/file.go","range":{"start":{"line":4,"character":9},"end":{"line":4,"character":9}}},"message":"inlineLoc"},`+
 			`{"location":{"uri":"file://tmpdir/file.go","range":{"start":{"line":9,"character":13},"end":{"line":9,"character":13}}},"message":"escflow:      from ~r0 = \u0026y.b (assign-pair)"},`+
-			`{"location":{"uri":"file://tmpdir/file.go","range":{"start":{"line":9,"character":3},"end":{"line":9,"character":3}}},"message":"escflow:    flow: ~r0 = ~r0:"},`+
+			`{"location":{"uri":"file://tmpdir/file.go","range":{"start":{"line":9,"character":3},"end":{"line":9,"character":3}}},"message":"escflow:    flow: ~r0 ← ~r0:"},`+
 			`{"location":{"uri":"file://tmpdir/file.go","range":{"start":{"line":9,"character":3},"end":{"line":9,"character":3}}},"message":"escflow:      from return ~r0 (return)"}]}`)
 	})
 }