diff --git a/src/_pytest/skipping.py b/src/_pytest/skipping.py
index e72eecccf..f7f085303 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/skipping.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/skipping.py
@@ -210,11 +210,8 @@ def _get_line_with_reprcrash_message(config, rep, termwidth):
     pos = _get_pos(config, rep)
 
     line = "%s %s" % (verbose_word, pos)
-
     len_line = len(line)
-    ellipsis = "..."
-    len_ellipsis = len(ellipsis)
-
+    ellipsis, len_ellipsis = "...", 3
     if len_line > termwidth - len_ellipsis:
         # No space for an additional message.
         return line
@@ -230,12 +227,11 @@ def _get_line_with_reprcrash_message(config, rep, termwidth):
             msg = msg[:i]
         len_msg = len(msg)
 
-        sep = ": "
-        len_sep = len(sep)
-        max_len = termwidth - len_line - len_sep
-        if max_len >= len_ellipsis:
-            if len_msg > max_len:
-                msg = msg[: (max_len - len_ellipsis)] + ellipsis
+        sep, len_sep = " - ", 3
+        max_len_msg = termwidth - len_line - len_sep
+        if max_len_msg >= len_ellipsis:
+            if len_msg > max_len_msg:
+                msg = msg[: (max_len_msg - len_ellipsis)] + ellipsis
             line += sep + msg
     return line
 
diff --git a/testing/test_skipping.py b/testing/test_skipping.py
index 93dd2a97d..4121f0c28 100644
--- a/testing/test_skipping.py
+++ b/testing/test_skipping.py
@@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ def test_summary_list_after_errors(testdir):
         [
             "=* FAILURES *=",
             "*= short test summary info =*",
-            "FAILED test_summary_list_after_errors.py::test_fail: assert 0",
+            "FAILED test_summary_list_after_errors.py::test_fail - assert 0",
         ]
     )
 
@@ -1240,18 +1240,18 @@ def test_line_with_reprcrash(monkeypatch):
             class reprcrash:
                 message = "msg"
 
-    assert f(config, rep, 80) == "FAILED some::nodeid: msg"
+    assert f(config, rep, 80) == "FAILED some::nodeid - msg"
     assert f(config, rep, 3) == "FAILED some::nodeid"
 
-    assert f(config, rep, 23) == "FAILED some::nodeid"
-    assert f(config, rep, 24) == "FAILED some::nodeid: msg"
+    assert f(config, rep, 24) == "FAILED some::nodeid"
+    assert f(config, rep, 25) == "FAILED some::nodeid - msg"
 
     rep.longrepr.reprcrash.message = "some longer message"
-    assert f(config, rep, 23) == "FAILED some::nodeid"
-    assert f(config, rep, 24) == "FAILED some::nodeid: ..."
-    assert f(config, rep, 25) == "FAILED some::nodeid: s..."
+    assert f(config, rep, 24) == "FAILED some::nodeid"
+    assert f(config, rep, 25) == "FAILED some::nodeid - ..."
+    assert f(config, rep, 26) == "FAILED some::nodeid - s..."
 
     rep.longrepr.reprcrash.message = "some\nmessage"
-    assert f(config, rep, 24) == "FAILED some::nodeid: ..."
-    assert f(config, rep, 25) == "FAILED some::nodeid: some"
-    assert f(config, rep, 80) == "FAILED some::nodeid: some"
+    assert f(config, rep, 25) == "FAILED some::nodeid - ..."
+    assert f(config, rep, 26) == "FAILED some::nodeid - some"
+    assert f(config, rep, 80) == "FAILED some::nodeid - some"
diff --git a/testing/test_terminal.py b/testing/test_terminal.py
index c465fc903..9664d9c7f 100644
--- a/testing/test_terminal.py
+++ b/testing/test_terminal.py
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ def test_fail_extra_reporting(testdir, monkeypatch):
     result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(
         [
             "*test summary*",
-            "FAILED test_fail_extra_reporting.py::test_this: AssertionError: this_failedth...",
+            "FAILED test_fail_extra_reporting.py::test_this - AssertionError: this_failedt...",
         ]
     )