diff --git a/library/core/benches/fmt.rs b/library/core/benches/fmt.rs
index 9df66263459b1..ff726ff7559d8 100644
--- a/library/core/benches/fmt.rs
+++ b/library/core/benches/fmt.rs
@@ -109,6 +109,17 @@ fn write_str_macro_debug(bh: &mut Bencher) {
     });
 }
 
+#[bench]
+fn write_str_macro_debug_ascii(bh: &mut Bencher) {
+    bh.iter(|| {
+        let mut mem = String::new();
+        let wr = &mut mem as &mut dyn fmt::Write;
+        for _ in 0..1000 {
+            write!(wr, "{:?}", "Hello, World!").unwrap();
+        }
+    });
+}
+
 #[bench]
 fn write_u128_max(bh: &mut Bencher) {
     bh.iter(|| {
diff --git a/library/core/src/unicode/printable.py b/library/core/src/unicode/printable.py
index c42850d232413..7c37f5f099c7f 100755
--- a/library/core/src/unicode/printable.py
+++ b/library/core/src/unicode/printable.py
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def main():
     normal1 = compress_normal(normal1)
 
     print("""\
-// NOTE: The following code was generated by "src/libcore/unicode/printable.py",
+// NOTE: The following code was generated by "library/core/src/unicode/printable.py",
 //       do not edit directly!
 
 fn check(x: u16, singletonuppers: &[(u8, u8)], singletonlowers: &[u8], normal: &[u8]) -> bool {
@@ -211,7 +211,14 @@ def main():
 pub(crate) fn is_printable(x: char) -> bool {
     let x = x as u32;
     let lower = x as u16;
-    if x < 0x10000 {
+
+    if x < 32 {
+        // ASCII fast path
+        false
+    } else if x < 127 {
+        // ASCII fast path
+        true
+    } else if x < 0x10000 {
         check(lower, SINGLETONS0U, SINGLETONS0L, NORMAL0)
     } else if x < 0x20000 {
         check(lower, SINGLETONS1U, SINGLETONS1L, NORMAL1)
diff --git a/library/core/src/unicode/printable.rs b/library/core/src/unicode/printable.rs
index 1502b3160bc22..31cf88a41497e 100644
--- a/library/core/src/unicode/printable.rs
+++ b/library/core/src/unicode/printable.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// NOTE: The following code was generated by "src/libcore/unicode/printable.py",
+// NOTE: The following code was generated by "library/core/src/unicode/printable.py",
 //       do not edit directly!
 
 fn check(x: u16, singletonuppers: &[(u8, u8)], singletonlowers: &[u8], normal: &[u8]) -> bool {
@@ -39,7 +39,14 @@ fn check(x: u16, singletonuppers: &[(u8, u8)], singletonlowers: &[u8], normal: &
 pub(crate) fn is_printable(x: char) -> bool {
     let x = x as u32;
     let lower = x as u16;
-    if x < 0x10000 {
+
+    if x < 32 {
+        // ASCII fast path
+        false
+    } else if x < 127 {
+        // ASCII fast path
+        true
+    } else if x < 0x10000 {
         check(lower, SINGLETONS0U, SINGLETONS0L, NORMAL0)
     } else if x < 0x20000 {
         check(lower, SINGLETONS1U, SINGLETONS1L, NORMAL1)