diff --git a/mlir/include/mlir/IR/BuiltinAttributes.td b/mlir/include/mlir/IR/BuiltinAttributes.td
--- a/mlir/include/mlir/IR/BuiltinAttributes.td
+++ b/mlir/include/mlir/IR/BuiltinAttributes.td
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
     Examples:
 
     ```mlir
-    array<i8:>
+    array<i8>
     array<i32: 10, 42>
     array<f64: 42., 12.>
     ```
diff --git a/mlir/lib/AsmParser/AttributeParser.cpp b/mlir/lib/AsmParser/AttributeParser.cpp
--- a/mlir/lib/AsmParser/AttributeParser.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/AsmParser/AttributeParser.cpp
@@ -838,16 +838,16 @@
 Attribute Parser::parseDenseArrayAttr(Type type) {
   consumeToken(Token::kw_array);
   SMLoc typeLoc = getToken().getLoc();
-  if (parseToken(Token::less, "expected '<' after 'array'"))
-    return {};
-  if (!type &&
-      (!(type = parseType()) ||
-       parseToken(Token::colon, "expected ':' after dense array type")))
+  if (parseToken(Token::less, "expected '<' after 'array'") ||
+      (!type &&!(type = parseType())))
     return {};
   CustomAsmParser parser(*this);
   Attribute result;
   // Check for empty list.
   bool isEmptyList = getToken().is(Token::greater);
+  if (!isEmptyList &&
+       parseToken(Token::colon, "expected ':' after dense array type"))
+       return {};
 
   if (auto intType = type.dyn_cast<IntegerType>()) {
     switch (type.getIntOrFloatBitWidth()) {
diff --git a/mlir/lib/IR/AsmPrinter.cpp b/mlir/lib/IR/AsmPrinter.cpp
--- a/mlir/lib/IR/AsmPrinter.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/IR/AsmPrinter.cpp
@@ -1860,9 +1860,9 @@
     }
   } else if (auto denseArrayAttr = attr.dyn_cast<DenseArrayBaseAttr>()) {
     typeElision = AttrTypeElision::Must;
-    os << "array<" << denseArrayAttr.getType().getElementType() << ":";
+    os << "array<" << denseArrayAttr.getType().getElementType();
     if (denseArrayAttr.size())
-      os << " ";
+      os << ": ";
     denseArrayAttr.printWithoutBraces(os);
     os << ">";
   } else if (auto resourceAttr = attr.dyn_cast<DenseResourceElementsAttr>()) {
diff --git a/mlir/test/IR/attribute.mlir b/mlir/test/IR/attribute.mlir
--- a/mlir/test/IR/attribute.mlir
+++ b/mlir/test/IR/attribute.mlir
@@ -522,20 +522,20 @@
 
 // CHECK-LABEL: func @dense_array_attr
 func.func @dense_array_attr() attributes {
-// CHECK-SAME: emptyf32attr = array<f32:>,
-               emptyf32attr = array<f32:>,
-// CHECK-SAME: emptyf64attr = array<f64:>,
-               emptyf64attr = array<f64:>,
-// CHECK-SAME: emptyi16attr = array<i16:>,
-               emptyi16attr = array<i16:>,
-// CHECK-SAME: emptyi1attr = array<i1:>,
-               emptyi1attr = array<i1:>,
-// CHECK-SAME: emptyi32attr = array<i32:>,
-               emptyi32attr = array<i32:>,
-// CHECK-SAME: emptyi64attr = array<i64:>,
-               emptyi64attr = array<i64:>,
-// CHECK-SAME: emptyi8attr = array<i8:>,
-               emptyi8attr = array<i8:>,
+// CHECK-SAME: emptyf32attr = array<f32>,
+               emptyf32attr = array<f32>,
+// CHECK-SAME: emptyf64attr = array<f64>,
+               emptyf64attr = array<f64>,
+// CHECK-SAME: emptyi16attr = array<i16>,
+               emptyi16attr = array<i16>,
+// CHECK-SAME: emptyi1attr = array<i1>,
+               emptyi1attr = array<i1>,
+// CHECK-SAME: emptyi32attr = array<i32>,
+               emptyi32attr = array<i32>,
+// CHECK-SAME: emptyi64attr = array<i64>,
+               emptyi64attr = array<i64>,
+// CHECK-SAME: emptyi8attr = array<i8>,
+               emptyi8attr = array<i8>,
 // CHECK-SAME: f32attr = array<f32: 1.024000e+03, 4.530000e+02, -6.435000e+03>,
                f32attr = array<f32: 1024., 453., -6435.>,
 // CHECK-SAME: f64attr = array<f64: -1.420000e+02>,