diff --git a/crates/typst/src/foundations/ty.rs b/crates/typst/src/foundations/ty.rs
index 4c2098f38..4b9f19a96 100644
--- a/crates/typst/src/foundations/ty.rs
+++ b/crates/typst/src/foundations/ty.rs
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ impl Type {
             .constructor
             .as_ref()
             .map(|lazy| Func::from(*lazy))
-            .ok_or_else(|| eco_format!("type self does not have a constructor"))
+            .ok_or_else(|| eco_format!("type {self} does not have a constructor"))
     }
 
-    /// The type's associated scope of sub-definition.
+    /// The type's associated scope that holds sub-definitions.
     pub fn scope(&self) -> &'static Scope {
         &(self.0).0.scope
     }
@@ -106,13 +106,13 @@ impl Type {
     pub fn field(&self, field: &str) -> StrResult<&'static Value> {
         self.scope()
             .get(field)
-            .ok_or_else(|| eco_format!("type self does not contain field `{}`", field))
+            .ok_or_else(|| eco_format!("type {self} does not contain field `{field}`"))
     }
 }
 
 // Type compatibility.
 impl Type {
-    /// The type's backwards-compatible name.
+    /// The type's backward-compatible name.
     pub fn compat_name(&self) -> &str {
         self.long_name()
     }
diff --git a/tests/typ/bugs/3110-no-type-ctor-or-field.typ b/tests/typ/bugs/3110-no-type-ctor-or-field.typ
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..61d652531
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/typ/bugs/3110-no-type-ctor-or-field.typ
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Issue #3110: let the error message report the type name.
+// https://github.com/typst/typst/issues/3110
+// Ref: false
+
+---
+// Error: 2-9 type content does not have a constructor
+#content()
+
+---
+// Error: 6-12 type integer does not contain field `MAXVAL`
+#int.MAXVAL
+
+---
+// Error: 6-18 type string does not contain field `from-unïcode`
+#str.from-unïcode(97)