diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index cd76851..8f24f21 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,24 @@
+import type {StrictlyParseSelector} from 'typed-query-selector/parser.js';
 import reservedNames from 'github-reserved-names/reserved-names.json' with {type: 'json'};
 import {addTests} from './collector.ts';
 
-const $ = <E extends Element>(selector: string) => document.querySelector<E>(selector);
-const exists = (selector: string) => Boolean($(selector));
+function $<Selector extends string, Selected extends Element = StrictlyParseSelector<Selector>>(
+	selector: Selector,
+): Selected | undefined;
+function $<Selected extends Element = HTMLElement>(
+	selector: string,
+): Selected | undefined;
+function $<Selected extends Element>(selector: string): Selected | undefined {
+	return document.querySelector<Selected>(selector) ?? undefined;
+}
+
+function exists<Selector extends string, Selected extends Element = StrictlyParseSelector<Selector>>(
+	selector: Selector,
+): Selected extends never ? never : boolean;
+function exists(selector: string): boolean;
+function exists(selector: string): boolean {
+	return Boolean(document.querySelector(selector));
+}
 
 /**
  * Waits for a detection to return true by repeatedly checking it on each animation frame.
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b546a13..29f7a58 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 				"svelte-check": "^4.3.5",
 				"ts-morph": "^27.0.2",
 				"tsx": "^4.21.0",
+				"typed-query-selector": "^2.12.0",
 				"typescript": "5.9.3",
 				"vite": "^7.3.1",
 				"vitest": "^4.0.17",
@@ -820,19 +821,6 @@
 				"node": ">=6.0.0"
 			}
 		},
-		"node_modules/@jridgewell/source-map": {
-			"version": "0.3.11",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jridgewell/source-map/-/source-map-0.3.11.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-ZMp1V8ZFcPG5dIWnQLr3NSI1MiCU7UETdS/A0G8V/XWHvJv3ZsFqutJn1Y5RPmAPX6F3BiE397OqveU/9NCuIA==",
-			"dev": true,
-			"license": "MIT",
-			"optional": true,
-			"peer": true,
-			"dependencies": {
-				"@jridgewell/gen-mapping": "^0.3.5",
-				"@jridgewell/trace-mapping": "^0.3.25"
-			}
-		},
 		"node_modules/@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec": {
 			"version": "1.5.5",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec/-/sourcemap-codec-1.5.5.tgz",
@@ -2496,15 +2484,6 @@
 				"node": "^6 || ^7 || ^8 || ^9 || ^10 || ^11 || ^12 || >=13.7"
 			}
 		},
-		"node_modules/buffer-from": {
-			"version": "1.1.2",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/buffer-from/-/buffer-from-1.1.2.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-E+XQCRwSbaaiChtv6k6Dwgc+bx+Bs6vuKJHHl5kox/BaKbhiXzqQOwK4cO22yElGp2OCmjwVhT3HmxgyPGnJfQ==",
-			"dev": true,
-			"license": "MIT",
-			"optional": true,
-			"peer": true
-		},
 		"node_modules/builtin-modules": {
 			"version": "5.0.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/builtin-modules/-/builtin-modules-5.0.0.tgz",
@@ -2719,15 +2698,6 @@
 			"dev": true,
 			"license": "MIT"
 		},
-		"node_modules/commander": {
-			"version": "2.20.3",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/commander/-/commander-2.20.3.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-GpVkmM8vF2vQUkj2LvZmD35JxeJOLCwJ9cUkugyk2nuhbv3+mJvpLYYt+0+USMxE+oj+ey/lJEnhZw75x/OMcQ==",
-			"dev": true,
-			"license": "MIT",
-			"optional": true,
-			"peer": true
-		},
 		"node_modules/comment-parser": {
 			"version": "1.4.1",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/comment-parser/-/comment-parser-1.4.1.tgz",
@@ -7489,18 +7459,6 @@
 				"url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
 			}
 		},
-		"node_modules/source-map": {
-			"version": "0.6.1",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/source-map/-/source-map-0.6.1.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-UjgapumWlbMhkBgzT7Ykc5YXUT46F0iKu8SGXq0bcwP5dz/h0Plj6enJqjz1Zbq2l5WaqYnrVbwWOWMyF3F47g==",
-			"dev": true,
-			"license": "BSD-3-Clause",
-			"optional": true,
-			"peer": true,
-			"engines": {
-				"node": ">=0.10.0"
-			}
-		},
 		"node_modules/source-map-js": {
 			"version": "1.2.1",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/source-map-js/-/source-map-js-1.2.1.tgz",
@@ -7511,19 +7469,6 @@
 				"node": ">=0.10.0"
 			}
 		},
-		"node_modules/source-map-support": {
-			"version": "0.5.21",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/source-map-support/-/source-map-support-0.5.21.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-uBHU3L3czsIyYXKX88fdrGovxdSCoTGDRZ6SYXtSRxLZUzHg5P/66Ht6uoUlHu9EZod+inXhKo3qQgwXUT/y1w==",
-			"dev": true,
-			"license": "MIT",
-			"optional": true,
-			"peer": true,
-			"dependencies": {
-				"buffer-from": "^1.0.0",
-				"source-map": "^0.6.0"
-			}
-		},
 		"node_modules/spdx-correct": {
 			"version": "3.2.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/spdx-correct/-/spdx-correct-3.2.0.tgz",
@@ -7944,27 +7889,6 @@
 				"url": "https://opencollective.com/synckit"
 			}
 		},
-		"node_modules/terser": {
-			"version": "5.44.1",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/terser/-/terser-5.44.1.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-t/R3R/n0MSwnnazuPpPNVO60LX0SKL45pyl9YlvxIdkH0Of7D5qM2EVe+yASRIlY5pZ73nclYJfNANGWPwFDZw==",
-			"dev": true,
-			"license": "BSD-2-Clause",
-			"optional": true,
-			"peer": true,
-			"dependencies": {
-				"@jridgewell/source-map": "^0.3.3",
-				"acorn": "^8.15.0",
-				"commander": "^2.20.0",
-				"source-map-support": "~0.5.20"
-			},
-			"bin": {
-				"terser": "bin/terser"
-			},
-			"engines": {
-				"node": ">=10"
-			}
-		},
 		"node_modules/tinybench": {
 			"version": "2.9.0",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tinybench/-/tinybench-2.9.0.tgz",
@@ -8201,6 +8125,13 @@
 				"url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
 			}
 		},
+		"node_modules/typed-query-selector": {
+			"version": "2.12.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typed-query-selector/-/typed-query-selector-2.12.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-SbklCd1F0EiZOyPiW192rrHZzZ5sBijB6xM+cpmrwDqObvdtunOHHIk9fCGsoK5JVIYXoyEp4iEdE3upFH3PAg==",
+			"dev": true,
+			"license": "MIT"
+		},
 		"node_modules/typescript": {
 			"version": "5.9.3",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-5.9.3.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b0ba380..b2590b0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 		"svelte-check": "^4.3.5",
 		"ts-morph": "^27.0.2",
 		"tsx": "^4.21.0",
+		"typed-query-selector": "^2.12.0",
 		"typescript": "5.9.3",
 		"vite": "^7.3.1",
 		"vitest": "^4.0.17",