diff --git a/packages/common/src/types/Position.ts b/packages/common/src/types/Position.ts
index 317c237ad6..c4b25bc076 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/types/Position.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/types/Position.ts
@@ -141,13 +141,21 @@ export class Position {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Return a concise string representation of the position.
+   * Return a concise string representation of the position. 0-based.
    * @returns concise representation
    **/
   public concise(): string {
     return `${this.line}:${this.character}`;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return a concise string representation of the position. 1-based.
+   * @returns concise representation
+   **/
+  public conciseOneBased(): string {
+    return `${this.line + 1}:${this.character + 1}`;
+  }
+
   public toString(): string {
     return this.concise();
   }
diff --git a/packages/common/src/types/Range.ts b/packages/common/src/types/Range.ts
index 1230bbc048..02aa3a6ea9 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/types/Range.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/types/Range.ts
@@ -144,14 +144,22 @@ export class Range {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Return a concise string representation of the range
+   * Return a concise string representation of the range. 0-based.
    * @returns concise representation
    **/
   public concise(): string {
     return `${this.start.concise()}-${this.end.concise()}`;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return a concise string representation of the range. 1-based.
+   * @returns concise representation
+   **/
+  public conciseOneBased(): string {
+    return `${this.start.conciseOneBased()}-${this.end.conciseOneBased()}`;
+  }
+
   public toString(): string {
-    return this.concise();
+    return `${this.start.concise()}-${this.end.concise()}`;
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/common/src/types/Selection.ts b/packages/common/src/types/Selection.ts
index a202c47251..5a5dc838db 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/types/Selection.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/types/Selection.ts
@@ -74,13 +74,21 @@ export class Selection extends Range {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Return a concise string representation of the selection
+   * Return a concise string representation of the selection. 0-based.
    * @returns concise representation
    **/
   public concise(): string {
     return `${this.anchor.concise()}->${this.active.concise()}`;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Return a concise string representation of the selection. 1-based.
+   * @returns concise representation
+   **/
+  public conciseOneBased(): string {
+    return `${this.start.conciseOneBased()}->${this.end.conciseOneBased()}`;
+  }
+
   public toString(): string {
     return this.concise();
   }
diff --git a/packages/common/src/types/position.test.ts b/packages/common/src/types/position.test.ts
index 07373396da..af095df91e 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/types/position.test.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/types/position.test.ts
@@ -68,4 +68,9 @@ suite("Position", () => {
       new Position(1, 1).translate(undefined, 5).isEqual(new Position(1, 6)),
     );
   });
+
+  test("concise", () => {
+    assert.equal(new Position(1, 2).concise(), "1:2");
+    assert.equal(new Position(1, 2).conciseOneBased(), "2:3");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/common/src/types/range.test.ts b/packages/common/src/types/range.test.ts
index 3063e0a13d..ade8585b07 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/types/range.test.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/types/range.test.ts
@@ -113,4 +113,9 @@ suite("Range", () => {
     assert.ok(new Range(1, 2, 3, 4).toSelection(true).isReversed);
     assert.ok(!new Range(1, 2, 3, 4).toSelection(false).isReversed);
   });
+
+  test("concise", () => {
+    assert.equal(new Range(1, 2, 3, 4).concise(), "1:2-3:4");
+    assert.equal(new Range(1, 2, 3, 4).conciseOneBased(), "2:3-4:5");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/common/src/types/selection.test.ts b/packages/common/src/types/selection.test.ts
index b3d8f431be..4b967e1c82 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/types/selection.test.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/types/selection.test.ts
@@ -49,4 +49,9 @@ suite("Selection", () => {
     assert.ok(new Selection(1, 2, 3, 4).toSelection(true).isReversed);
     assert.ok(!new Selection(1, 2, 3, 4).toSelection(false).isReversed);
   });
+
+  test("concise", () => {
+    assert.equal(new Selection(1, 2, 3, 4).concise(), "1:2->3:4");
+    assert.equal(new Selection(1, 2, 3, 4).conciseOneBased(), "2:3->4:5");
+  });
 });