diff --git a/src/browser/Page.zig b/src/browser/Page.zig
index 403c22b2..6fbd184a 100644
--- a/src/browser/Page.zig
+++ b/src/browser/Page.zig
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ pub fn scriptAddedCallback(self: *Page, comptime from_parser: bool, script: *Ele
     self._script_manager.addFromElement(from_parser, script, "parsing") catch |err| {
         log.err(.page, "page.scriptAddedCallback", .{
             .err = err,
-            .src = script.asElement().getAttributeSafe("src"),
+            .src = script.asElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("src")),
         });
     };
 }
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ pub fn getElementByIdFromNode(self: *Page, node: *Node, id: []const u8) ?*Elemen
     }
     var tw = @import("webapi/TreeWalker.zig").Full.Elements.init(node, .{});
     while (tw.next()) |el| {
-        const element_id = el.getAttributeSafe("id") orelse continue;
+        const element_id = el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("id")) orelse continue;
         if (std.mem.eql(u8, element_id, id)) {
             return el;
         }
@@ -1696,7 +1696,7 @@ pub fn createElementNS(self: *Page, namespace: Element.Namespace, name: []const
                         // If page's base url is not already set, fill it with the base
                         // tag.
                         if (self.base_url == null) {
-                            if (n.as(Element).getAttributeSafe("href")) |href| {
+                            if (n.as(Element).getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("href"))) |href| {
                                 self.base_url = try URL.resolve(self.arena, self.url, href, .{});
                             }
                         }
@@ -2307,7 +2307,7 @@ pub fn removeNode(self: *Page, parent: *Node, child: *Node, opts: RemoveNodeOpts
         if (parent.is(Element)) |parent_el| {
             if (self._element_shadow_roots.get(parent_el)) |shadow_root| {
                 // Signal slot changes for any affected slots
-                const slot_name = el.getAttributeSafe("slot") orelse "";
+                const slot_name = el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("slot")) orelse "";
                 var tw = @import("webapi/TreeWalker.zig").Full.Elements.init(shadow_root.asNode(), .{});
                 while (tw.next()) |slot_el| {
                     if (slot_el.is(Element.Html.Slot)) |slot| {
@@ -2346,7 +2346,7 @@ pub fn removeNode(self: *Page, parent: *Node, child: *Node, opts: RemoveNodeOpts
     // the ID map and invoking disconnectedCallback for custom elements
     var tw = @import("webapi/TreeWalker.zig").Full.Elements.init(child, .{});
     while (tw.next()) |el| {
-        if (el.getAttributeSafe("id")) |id| {
+        if (el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("id"))) |id| {
             self.removeElementIdWithMaps(id_maps.?, id);
         }
 
@@ -2480,7 +2480,7 @@ pub fn _insertNodeRelative(self: *Page, comptime from_parser: bool, parent: *Nod
             // For main document parsing, we know nodes are connected (fast path)
             // For fragment parsing (innerHTML), we need to check connectivity
             if (child.isConnected() or child.isInShadowTree()) {
-                if (el.getAttributeSafe("id")) |id| {
+                if (el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("id"))) |id| {
                     try self.addElementId(parent, el, id);
                 }
                 try Element.Html.Custom.invokeConnectedCallbackOnElement(true, el, self);
@@ -2519,7 +2519,7 @@ pub fn _insertNodeRelative(self: *Page, comptime from_parser: bool, parent: *Nod
 
     var tw = @import("webapi/TreeWalker.zig").Full.Elements.init(child, .{});
     while (tw.next()) |el| {
-        if (el.getAttributeSafe("id")) |id| {
+        if (el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("id"))) |id| {
             try self.addElementId(el.asNode()._parent.?, el, id);
         }
 
@@ -2622,7 +2622,7 @@ fn updateElementAssignedSlot(self: *Page, element: *Element) void {
     const parent_el = parent.is(Element) orelse return;
     const shadow_root = self._element_shadow_roots.get(parent_el) orelse return;
 
-    const slot_name = element.getAttributeSafe("slot") orelse "";
+    const slot_name = element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("slot")) orelse "";
 
     // Recursively search through the shadow root for a matching slot
     if (findMatchingSlot(shadow_root.asNode(), slot_name)) |slot| {
@@ -2919,7 +2919,7 @@ pub fn handleClick(self: *Page, target: *Node) !void {
 
     switch (html_element._type) {
         .anchor => |anchor| {
-            const href = element.getAttributeSafe("href") orelse return;
+            const href = element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("href")) orelse return;
             if (href.len == 0) {
                 return;
             }
@@ -3015,7 +3015,7 @@ pub fn submitForm(self: *Page, submitter_: ?*Element, form_: ?*Element.Html.Form
     const form = form_ orelse return;
 
     if (submitter_) |submitter| {
-        if (submitter.getAttributeSafe("disabled") != null) {
+        if (submitter.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("disabled")) != null) {
             return;
         }
     }
@@ -3028,13 +3028,13 @@ pub fn submitForm(self: *Page, submitter_: ?*Element, form_: ?*Element.Html.Form
 
     const transfer_arena = self._session.transfer_arena;
 
-    const encoding = form_element.getAttributeSafe("enctype");
+    const encoding = form_element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("enctype"));
 
     var buf = std.Io.Writer.Allocating.init(transfer_arena);
     try form_data.write(encoding, &buf.writer);
 
-    const method = form_element.getAttributeSafe("method") orelse "";
-    var action = form_element.getAttributeSafe("action") orelse self.url;
+    const method = form_element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("method")) orelse "";
+    var action = form_element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("action")) orelse self.url;
 
     var opts = NavigateOpts{
         .reason = .form,
diff --git a/src/browser/ScriptManager.zig b/src/browser/ScriptManager.zig
index b2b64b86..6a86324d 100644
--- a/src/browser/ScriptManager.zig
+++ b/src/browser/ScriptManager.zig
@@ -152,14 +152,14 @@ pub fn addFromElement(self: *ScriptManager, comptime from_parser: bool, script_e
     script_element._executed = true;
 
     const element = script_element.asElement();
-    if (element.getAttributeSafe("nomodule") != null) {
+    if (element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("nomodule")) != null) {
         // these scripts should only be loaded if we don't support modules
         // but since we do support modules, we can just skip them.
         return;
     }
 
     const kind: Script.Kind = blk: {
-        const script_type = element.getAttributeSafe("type") orelse break :blk .javascript;
+        const script_type = element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("type")) orelse break :blk .javascript;
         if (script_type.len == 0) {
             break :blk .javascript;
         }
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ pub fn addFromElement(self: *ScriptManager, comptime from_parser: bool, script_e
     var source: Script.Source = undefined;
     var remote_url: ?[:0]const u8 = null;
     const base_url = page.base();
-    if (element.getAttributeSafe("src")) |src| {
+    if (element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("src"))) |src| {
         if (try parseDataURI(page.arena, src)) |data_uri| {
             source = .{ .@"inline" = data_uri };
         } else {
@@ -217,12 +217,12 @@ pub fn addFromElement(self: *ScriptManager, comptime from_parser: bool, script_e
                 break :blk if (kind == .module) .@"defer" else .normal;
             }
 
-            if (element.getAttributeSafe("async") != null) {
+            if (element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("async")) != null) {
                 break :blk .async;
             }
 
             // Check for defer or module (before checking dynamic script default)
-            if (kind == .module or element.getAttributeSafe("defer") != null) {
+            if (kind == .module or element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("defer")) != null) {
                 break :blk .@"defer";
             }
 
diff --git a/src/browser/dump.zig b/src/browser/dump.zig
index ab863eef..3d852146 100644
--- a/src/browser/dump.zig
+++ b/src/browser/dump.zig
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ fn _deep(node: *Node, opts: Opts, comptime force_slot: bool, writer: *std.Io.Wri
             // to render that "active" content, so when we're trying to render
             // it, we don't want to skip it.
             if ((comptime force_slot == false) and opts.shadow == .rendered) {
-                if (el.getAttributeSafe("slot")) |_| {
+                if (el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("slot"))) |_| {
                     // Skip - will be rendered by the Slot if it's the active container
                     return;
                 }
@@ -253,12 +253,12 @@ fn shouldStripElement(el: *const Node.Element, opts: Opts) bool {
         if (std.mem.eql(u8, tag_name, "noscript")) return true;
 
         if (std.mem.eql(u8, tag_name, "link")) {
-            if (el.getAttributeSafe("as")) |as| {
+            if (el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("as"))) |as| {
                 if (std.mem.eql(u8, as, "script")) return true;
             }
-            if (el.getAttributeSafe("rel")) |rel| {
+            if (el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("rel"))) |rel| {
                 if (std.mem.eql(u8, rel, "modulepreload") or std.mem.eql(u8, rel, "preload")) {
-                    if (el.getAttributeSafe("as")) |as| {
+                    if (el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("as"))) |as| {
                         if (std.mem.eql(u8, as, "script")) return true;
                     }
                 }
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ fn shouldStripElement(el: *const Node.Element, opts: Opts) bool {
         if (std.mem.eql(u8, tag_name, "style")) return true;
 
         if (std.mem.eql(u8, tag_name, "link")) {
-            if (el.getAttributeSafe("rel")) |rel| {
+            if (el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("rel"))) |rel| {
                 if (std.mem.eql(u8, rel, "stylesheet")) return true;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/browser/js/Local.zig b/src/browser/js/Local.zig
index 4f294f17..ffb1876d 100644
--- a/src/browser/js/Local.zig
+++ b/src/browser/js/Local.zig
@@ -624,14 +624,14 @@ fn jsValueToStruct(self: *const Local, comptime T: type, js_val: js.Value) !?T {
             if (!js_val.isString()) {
                 return null;
             }
-            return try self.valueToStringSSO(js_val, .{.allocator = self.ctx.call_arena});
+            return try self.valueToStringSSO(js_val, .{ .allocator = self.ctx.call_arena });
         },
         string.Global => {
             if (!js_val.isString()) {
                 return null;
             }
             // Use arena for persistent strings
-            return .{.str = try self.valueToStringSSO(js_val, .{ .allocator = self.ctx.arena }) };
+            return .{ .str = try self.valueToStringSSO(js_val, .{ .allocator = self.ctx.arena }) };
         },
         else => {
             if (!js_val.isObject()) {
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/Document.zig b/src/browser/webapi/Document.zig
index fe61346f..e3b11987 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/Document.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/Document.zig
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ pub fn getElementById(self: *Document, id: []const u8, page: *Page) ?*Element {
     if (self._removed_ids.remove(id)) {
         var tw = @import("TreeWalker.zig").Full.Elements.init(self.asNode(), .{});
         while (tw.next()) |el| {
-            const element_id = el.getAttributeSafe("id") orelse continue;
+            const element_id = el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("id")) orelse continue;
             if (std.mem.eql(u8, element_id, id)) {
                 // we ignore this error to keep getElementById easy to call
                 // if it really failed, then we're out of memory and nothing's
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/DocumentFragment.zig b/src/browser/webapi/DocumentFragment.zig
index cbd77b4f..3f933fdc 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/DocumentFragment.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/DocumentFragment.zig
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ pub fn getElementById(self: *DocumentFragment, id: []const u8) ?*Element {
 
     var tw = @import("TreeWalker.zig").Full.Elements.init(self.asNode(), .{});
     while (tw.next()) |el| {
-        if (el.getAttributeSafe("id")) |element_id| {
+        if (el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("id"))) |element_id| {
             if (std.mem.eql(u8, element_id, id)) {
                 return el;
             }
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/Element.zig b/src/browser/webapi/Element.zig
index d73b5ab5..456369cf 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/Element.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/Element.zig
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ pub fn setInnerHTML(self: *Element, html: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getId(self: *const Element) []const u8 {
-    return self.getAttributeSafe("id") orelse "";
+    return self.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("id")) orelse "";
 }
 
 pub fn setId(self: *Element, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ pub fn setId(self: *Element, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getSlot(self: *const Element) []const u8 {
-    return self.getAttributeSafe("slot") orelse "";
+    return self.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("slot")) orelse "";
 }
 
 pub fn setSlot(self: *Element, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ pub fn setSlot(self: *Element, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getDir(self: *const Element) []const u8 {
-    return self.getAttributeSafe("dir") orelse "";
+    return self.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("dir")) orelse "";
 }
 
 pub fn setDir(self: *Element, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ pub fn setDir(self: *Element, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getClassName(self: *const Element) []const u8 {
-    return self.getAttributeSafe("class") orelse "";
+    return self.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("class")) orelse "";
 }
 
 pub fn setClassName(self: *Element, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ pub fn getAttributeNS(
     return self.getAttribute(local_name, page);
 }
 
-pub fn getAttributeSafe(self: *const Element, name: []const u8) ?[]const u8 {
+pub fn getAttributeSafe(self: *const Element, name: String) ?[]const u8 {
     const attributes = self._attributes orelse return null;
     return attributes.getSafe(name);
 }
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ pub fn hasAttribute(self: *const Element, name: []const u8, page: *Page) !bool {
     return value != null;
 }
 
-pub fn hasAttributeSafe(self: *const Element, name: []const u8) bool {
+pub fn hasAttributeSafe(self: *const Element, name: String) bool {
     const attributes = self._attributes orelse return false;
     return attributes.hasSafe(name);
 }
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ pub fn getClassList(self: *Element, page: *Page) !*collections.DOMTokenList {
     if (!gop.found_existing) {
         gop.value_ptr.* = try page._factory.create(collections.DOMTokenList{
             ._element = self,
-            ._attribute_name = "class",
+            ._attribute_name = comptime .literal("class"),
         });
     }
     return gop.value_ptr.*;
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ pub fn getRelList(self: *Element, page: *Page) !*collections.DOMTokenList {
     if (!gop.found_existing) {
         gop.value_ptr.* = try page._factory.create(collections.DOMTokenList{
             ._element = self,
-            ._attribute_name = "rel",
+            ._attribute_name = comptime .literal("rel"),
         });
     }
     return gop.value_ptr.*;
@@ -919,10 +919,10 @@ fn getElementDimensions(self: *Element, page: *Page) !struct { width: f64, heigh
             if (width == 5.0) width = 1920.0;
             if (height == 5.0) height = 100_000_000.0;
         } else if (tag == .img or tag == .iframe) {
-            if (self.getAttributeSafe("width")) |w| {
+            if (self.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("width"))) |w| {
                 width = std.fmt.parseFloat(f64, w) catch width;
             }
-            if (self.getAttributeSafe("height")) |h| {
+            if (self.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("height"))) |h| {
                 height = std.fmt.parseFloat(f64, h) catch height;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/ShadowRoot.zig b/src/browser/webapi/ShadowRoot.zig
index 796429c6..25048913 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/ShadowRoot.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/ShadowRoot.zig
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ pub fn getElementById(self: *ShadowRoot, id: []const u8, page: *Page) ?*Element
         // Do a tree walk to find another element with this ID
         var tw = @import("TreeWalker.zig").Full.Elements.init(self.asNode(), .{});
         while (tw.next()) |el| {
-            const element_id = el.getAttributeSafe("id") orelse continue;
+            const element_id = el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("id")) orelse continue;
             if (std.mem.eql(u8, element_id, id)) {
                 // we ignore this error to keep getElementById easy to call
                 // if it really failed, then we're out of memory and nothing's
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/collections/DOMTokenList.zig b/src/browser/webapi/collections/DOMTokenList.zig
index b6d7b45f..8506175a 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/collections/DOMTokenList.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/collections/DOMTokenList.zig
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@
 
 const std = @import("std");
 const log = @import("../../../log.zig");
-const js = @import("../../js/js.zig");
+const String = @import("../../../string.zig").String;
 
+const js = @import("../../js/js.zig");
 const Page = @import("../../Page.zig");
 const Element = @import("../Element.zig");
 const GenericIterator = @import("iterator.zig").Entry;
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ pub const DOMTokenList = @This();
 // is that lists tend to be very short (often just 1 item).
 
 _element: *Element,
-_attribute_name: []const u8,
+_attribute_name: String,
 
 pub const KeyIterator = GenericIterator(Iterator, "0");
 pub const ValueIterator = GenericIterator(Iterator, "1");
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ pub fn getValue(self: *const DOMTokenList) []const u8 {
 }
 
 pub fn setValue(self: *DOMTokenList, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
-    try self._element.setAttribute(self._attribute_name, value, page);
+    try self._element.setAttribute(self._attribute_name.str(), value, page);
 }
 
 pub fn keys(self: *DOMTokenList, page: *Page) !*KeyIterator {
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ fn validateToken(token: []const u8) !void {
 
 fn updateAttribute(self: *DOMTokenList, tokens: Lookup, page: *Page) !void {
     const joined = try std.mem.join(page.call_arena, " ", tokens.keys());
-    try self._element.setAttribute(self._attribute_name, joined, page);
+    try self._element.setAttribute(self._attribute_name.str(), joined, page);
 }
 
 const Iterator = struct {
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/collections/HTMLAllCollection.zig b/src/browser/webapi/collections/HTMLAllCollection.zig
index 8c362837..facb856a 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/collections/HTMLAllCollection.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/collections/HTMLAllCollection.zig
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ pub fn getByName(self: *HTMLAllCollection, name: []const u8, page: *Page) ?*Elem
 
     while (tw.next()) |node| {
         if (node.is(Element)) |el| {
-            if (el.getAttributeSafe("name")) |attr_name| {
+            if (el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("name"))) |attr_name| {
                 if (std.mem.eql(u8, attr_name, name)) {
                     return el;
                 }
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/collections/HTMLFormControlsCollection.zig b/src/browser/webapi/collections/HTMLFormControlsCollection.zig
index 600a1a69..e7f06a14 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/collections/HTMLFormControlsCollection.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/collections/HTMLFormControlsCollection.zig
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ pub fn namedItem(self: *HTMLFormControlsCollection, name: []const u8, page: *Pag
     var it = try self.iterator();
     while (it.next()) |element| {
         const is_match = blk: {
-            if (element.getAttributeSafe("id")) |id| {
+            if (element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("id"))) |id| {
                 if (std.mem.eql(u8, id, name)) {
                     break :blk true;
                 }
             }
-            if (element.getAttributeSafe("name")) |elem_name| {
+            if (element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("name"))) |elem_name| {
                 if (std.mem.eql(u8, elem_name, name)) {
                     break :blk true;
                 }
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/collections/RadioNodeList.zig b/src/browser/webapi/collections/RadioNodeList.zig
index b126b2a1..fc5347c3 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/collections/RadioNodeList.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/collections/RadioNodeList.zig
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ pub fn getValue(self: *RadioNodeList) ![]const u8 {
         if (!input.getChecked()) {
             continue;
         }
-        return element.getAttributeSafe("value") orelse "on";
+        return element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("value")) orelse "on";
     }
     return "";
 }
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ pub fn setValue(self: *RadioNodeList, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
             continue;
         }
 
-        const input_value = element.getAttributeSafe("value");
+        const input_value = element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("value"));
         const matches_value = blk: {
             if (std.mem.eql(u8, value, "on")) {
                 break :blk input_value == null or (input_value != null and std.mem.eql(u8, input_value.?, "on"));
@@ -99,12 +99,12 @@ pub fn setValue(self: *RadioNodeList, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 fn matches(self: *const RadioNodeList, element: *Element) bool {
-    if (element.getAttributeSafe("id")) |id| {
+    if (element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("id"))) |id| {
         if (std.mem.eql(u8, id, self._name)) {
             return true;
         }
     }
-    if (element.getAttributeSafe("name")) |elem_name| {
+    if (element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("name"))) |elem_name| {
         if (std.mem.eql(u8, elem_name, self._name)) {
             return true;
         }
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/collections/node_live.zig b/src/browser/webapi/collections/node_live.zig
index abb032cb..3d28ad07 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/collections/node_live.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/collections/node_live.zig
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ pub fn NodeLive(comptime mode: Mode) type {
             // (like length or getAtIndex)
             var tw = self._tw.clone();
             while (self.nextTw(&tw)) |element| {
-                const element_name = element.getAttributeSafe("name") orelse continue;
+                const element_name = element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("name")) orelse continue;
                 if (std.mem.eql(u8, element_name, name)) {
                     return element;
                 }
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ pub fn NodeLive(comptime mode: Mode) type {
                     }
 
                     const el = node.is(Element) orelse return false;
-                    const class_attr = el.getAttributeSafe("class") orelse return false;
+                    const class_attr = el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("class")) orelse return false;
                     for (self._filter) |class_name| {
                         if (!Selector.classAttributeContains(class_attr, class_name)) {
                             return false;
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ pub fn NodeLive(comptime mode: Mode) type {
                 },
                 .name => {
                     const el = node.is(Element) orelse return false;
-                    const name_attr = el.getAttributeSafe("name") orelse return false;
+                    const name_attr = el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("name")) orelse return false;
                     return std.mem.eql(u8, name_attr, self._filter);
                 },
                 .all_elements => return node._type == .element,
@@ -258,14 +258,14 @@ pub fn NodeLive(comptime mode: Mode) type {
                     const el = node.is(Element) orelse return false;
                     const Anchor = Element.Html.Anchor;
                     if (el.is(Anchor) == null) return false;
-                    return el.hasAttributeSafe("href");
+                    return el.hasAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("href"));
                 },
                 .anchors => {
                     // Anchors are <a> elements with name attribute
                     const el = node.is(Element) orelse return false;
                     const Anchor = Element.Html.Anchor;
                     if (el.is(Anchor) == null) return false;
-                    return el.hasAttributeSafe("name");
+                    return el.hasAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("name"));
                 },
                 .form => {
                     const el = node.is(Element) orelse return false;
@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ pub fn NodeLive(comptime mode: Mode) type {
                         return false;
                     }
 
-                    if (el.getAttributeSafe("form")) |form_attr| {
-                        const form_id = self._filter.asElement().getAttributeSafe("id") orelse return false;
+                    if (el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("form"))) |form_attr| {
+                        const form_id = self._filter.asElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("id")) orelse return false;
                         return std.mem.eql(u8, form_attr, form_id);
                     }
 
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/element/Attribute.zig b/src/browser/webapi/element/Attribute.zig
index a1327ef2..a913457a 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/element/Attribute.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/element/Attribute.zig
@@ -170,13 +170,13 @@ pub const List = struct {
     }
 
     // meant for internal usage, where the name is known to be properly cased
-    pub fn getSafe(self: *const List, name: []const u8) ?[]const u8 {
+    pub fn getSafe(self: *const List, name: String) ?[]const u8 {
         const entry = self.getEntryWithNormalizedName(name) orelse return null;
         return entry._value.str();
     }
 
     // meant for internal usage, where the name is known to be properly cased
-    pub fn hasSafe(self: *const List, name: []const u8) bool {
+    pub fn hasSafe(self: *const List, name: String) bool {
         return self.getEntryWithNormalizedName(name) != null;
     }
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ pub const List = struct {
     }
 
     pub fn putSafe(self: *List, name: []const u8, value: []const u8, element: *Element, page: *Page) !*Entry {
-        const entry = self.getEntryWithNormalizedName(name);
+        const entry = self.getEntryWithNormalizedNameOld(name);
         return self._put(.{ .entry = entry, .normalized = name }, value, element, page);
     }
 
@@ -331,11 +331,24 @@ pub const List = struct {
 
         return .{
             .normalized = normalized,
-            .entry = self.getEntryWithNormalizedName(normalized),
+            .entry = self.getEntryWithNormalizedNameOld(normalized),
         };
     }
 
-    fn getEntryWithNormalizedName(self: *const List, name: []const u8) ?*Entry {
+    fn getEntryWithNormalizedName(self: *const List, name: String) ?*Entry {
+        var node = self._list.first;
+        while (node) |n| {
+            var e = Entry.fromNode(n);
+            if (e._name.eql(name)) {
+                return e;
+            }
+            node = n.next;
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    // TODO remove when we're done making everything String-based
+    fn getEntryWithNormalizedNameOld(self: *const List, name: []const u8) ?*Entry {
         var node = self._list.first;
         while (node) |n| {
             var e = Entry.fromNode(n);
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Anchor.zig b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Anchor.zig
index 1c427ecd..ec216c39 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Anchor.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Anchor.zig
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub fn asNode(self: *Anchor) *Node {
 
 pub fn getHref(self: *Anchor, page: *Page) ![]const u8 {
     const element = self.asElement();
-    const href = element.getAttributeSafe("href") orelse return "";
+    const href = element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("href")) orelse return "";
     if (href.len == 0) {
         return "";
     }
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub fn setHref(self: *Anchor, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getTarget(self: *Anchor) []const u8 {
-    return self.asElement().getAttributeSafe("target") orelse "";
+    return self.asElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("target")) orelse "";
 }
 
 pub fn setTarget(self: *Anchor, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ pub fn setProtocol(self: *Anchor, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getType(self: *Anchor) []const u8 {
-    return self.asElement().getAttributeSafe("type") orelse "";
+    return self.asElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("type")) orelse "";
 }
 
 pub fn setType(self: *Anchor, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ pub fn setType(self: *Anchor, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getName(self: *const Anchor) []const u8 {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("name") orelse "";
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("name")) orelse "";
 }
 
 pub fn setName(self: *Anchor, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ pub fn setText(self: *Anchor, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 fn getResolvedHref(self: *Anchor, page: *Page) !?[:0]const u8 {
-    const href = self.asElement().getAttributeSafe("href") orelse return null;
+    const href = self.asElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("href")) orelse return null;
     if (href.len == 0) {
         return null;
     }
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Body.zig b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Body.zig
index 766ef1a3..f00b60d1 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Body.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Body.zig
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ pub const JsApi = struct {
 pub const Build = struct {
     pub fn complete(node: *Node, page: *Page) !void {
         const el = node.as(Element);
-        const on_load = el.getAttributeSafe("onload") orelse return;
+        const on_load = el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("onload")) orelse return;
         if (page.js.stringToPersistedFunction(on_load)) |func| {
             page.window._on_load = func;
         } else |err| {
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Button.zig b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Button.zig
index 6b093640..9c3d342e 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Button.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Button.zig
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub fn asNode(self: *Button) *Node {
 }
 
 pub fn getDisabled(self: *const Button) bool {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("disabled") != null;
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("disabled")) != null;
 }
 
 pub fn setDisabled(self: *Button, disabled: bool, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ pub fn setDisabled(self: *Button, disabled: bool, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getName(self: *const Button) []const u8 {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("name") orelse "";
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("name")) orelse "";
 }
 
 pub fn setName(self: *Button, name: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pub fn setName(self: *Button, name: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getType(self: *const Button) []const u8 {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("type") orelse "submit";
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("type")) orelse "submit";
 }
 
 pub fn setType(self: *Button, typ: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ pub fn setType(self: *Button, typ: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getValue(self: *const Button) []const u8 {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("value") orelse "";
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("value")) orelse "";
 }
 
 pub fn setValue(self: *Button, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ pub fn setValue(self: *Button, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getRequired(self: *const Button) bool {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("required") != null;
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("required")) != null;
 }
 
 pub fn setRequired(self: *Button, required: bool, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ pub fn getForm(self: *Button, page: *Page) ?*Form {
     const element = self.asElement();
 
     // If form attribute exists, ONLY use that (even if it references nothing)
-    if (element.getAttributeSafe("form")) |form_id| {
+    if (element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("form"))) |form_id| {
         if (page.document.getElementById(form_id, page)) |form_element| {
             return form_element.is(Form);
         }
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Canvas.zig b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Canvas.zig
index 8e973e09..1021eb35 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Canvas.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Canvas.zig
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub fn asNode(self: *Canvas) *Node {
 }
 
 pub fn getWidth(self: *const Canvas) u32 {
-    const attr = self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("width") orelse return 300;
+    const attr = self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("width")) orelse return 300;
     return std.fmt.parseUnsigned(u32, attr, 10) catch 300;
 }
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pub fn setWidth(self: *Canvas, value: u32, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getHeight(self: *const Canvas) u32 {
-    const attr = self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("height") orelse return 150;
+    const attr = self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("height")) orelse return 150;
     return std.fmt.parseUnsigned(u32, attr, 10) catch 150;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Custom.zig b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Custom.zig
index adf23149..9965be17 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Custom.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Custom.zig
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ fn invokeCallbackOnElement(element: *Element, definition: *CustomElementDefiniti
 
 // Check if element has "is" attribute and attach customized built-in definition
 pub fn checkAndAttachBuiltIn(element: *Element, page: *Page) !void {
-    const is_value = element.getAttributeSafe("is") orelse return;
+    const is_value = element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("is")) orelse return;
 
     const custom_elements = page.window.getCustomElements();
     const definition = custom_elements._definitions.get(is_value) orelse return;
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Data.zig b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Data.zig
index 08e779f8..818042c2 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Data.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Data.zig
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pub fn asNode(self: *Data) *Node {
 }
 
 pub fn getValue(self: *Data) []const u8 {
-    return self.asElement().getAttributeSafe("value") orelse "";
+    return self.asElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("value")) orelse "";
 }
 
 pub fn setValue(self: *Data, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Dialog.zig b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Dialog.zig
index bc610b9a..89049961 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Dialog.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Dialog.zig
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub fn asNode(self: *Dialog) *Node {
 }
 
 pub fn getOpen(self: *const Dialog) bool {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("open") != null;
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("open")) != null;
 }
 
 pub fn setOpen(self: *Dialog, open: bool, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub fn setOpen(self: *Dialog, open: bool, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getReturnValue(self: *const Dialog) []const u8 {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("returnvalue") orelse "";
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("returnvalue")) orelse "";
 }
 
 pub fn setReturnValue(self: *Dialog, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Form.zig b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Form.zig
index d654d2ee..71a98ea4 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Form.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Form.zig
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ pub fn asNode(self: *Form) *Node {
 }
 
 pub fn getName(self: *const Form) []const u8 {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("name") orelse "";
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("name")) orelse "";
 }
 
 pub fn setName(self: *Form, name: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ pub fn setName(self: *Form, name: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getMethod(self: *const Form) []const u8 {
-    const method = self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("method") orelse return "get";
+    const method = self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("method")) orelse return "get";
 
     if (std.ascii.eqlIgnoreCase(method, "post")) {
         return "post";
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ pub fn setMethod(self: *Form, method: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getElements(self: *Form, page: *Page) !*collections.HTMLFormControlsCollection {
-    const form_id = self.asElement().getAttributeSafe("id");
+    const form_id = self.asElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("id"));
     const root = if (form_id != null)
         self.asNode().getRootNode(null) // Has ID: walk entire document to find form=ID controls
     else
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Image.zig b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Image.zig
index 8846d0c6..c159fa97 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Image.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Image.zig
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pub fn asNode(self: *Image) *Node {
 
 pub fn getSrc(self: *const Image, page: *Page) ![]const u8 {
     const element = self.asConstElement();
-    const src = element.getAttributeSafe("src") orelse return "";
+    const src = element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("src")) orelse return "";
     if (src.len == 0) {
         return "";
     }
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pub fn setSrc(self: *Image, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getAlt(self: *const Image) []const u8 {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("alt") orelse "";
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("alt")) orelse "";
 }
 
 pub fn setAlt(self: *Image, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ pub fn setAlt(self: *Image, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getWidth(self: *const Image) u32 {
-    const attr = self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("width") orelse return 0;
+    const attr = self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("width")) orelse return 0;
     return std.fmt.parseUnsigned(u32, attr, 10) catch 0;
 }
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ pub fn setWidth(self: *Image, value: u32, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getHeight(self: *const Image) u32 {
-    const attr = self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("height") orelse return 0;
+    const attr = self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("height")) orelse return 0;
     return std.fmt.parseUnsigned(u32, attr, 10) catch 0;
 }
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ pub fn setHeight(self: *Image, value: u32, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getCrossOrigin(self: *const Image) ?[]const u8 {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("crossorigin");
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("crossorigin"));
 }
 
 pub fn setCrossOrigin(self: *Image, value: ?[]const u8, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ pub fn setCrossOrigin(self: *Image, value: ?[]const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getLoading(self: *const Image) []const u8 {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("loading") orelse "eager";
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("loading")) orelse "eager";
 }
 
 pub fn setLoading(self: *Image, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Input.zig b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Input.zig
index f3740073..15d8c1f8 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Input.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Input.zig
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ pub fn setDefaultChecked(self: *Input, checked: bool, page: *Page) !void {
 pub fn getDisabled(self: *const Input) bool {
     // TODO: Also check for disabled fieldset ancestors
     // (but not if we're inside a <legend> of that fieldset)
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("disabled") != null;
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("disabled")) != null;
 }
 
 pub fn setDisabled(self: *Input, disabled: bool, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ pub fn setDisabled(self: *Input, disabled: bool, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getName(self: *const Input) []const u8 {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("name") orelse "";
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("name")) orelse "";
 }
 
 pub fn setName(self: *Input, name: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ pub fn setName(self: *Input, name: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getAccept(self: *const Input) []const u8 {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("accept") orelse "";
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("accept")) orelse "";
 }
 
 pub fn setAccept(self: *Input, accept: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ pub fn setAccept(self: *Input, accept: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getAlt(self: *const Input) []const u8 {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("alt") orelse "";
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("alt")) orelse "";
 }
 
 pub fn setAlt(self: *Input, alt: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ pub fn setAlt(self: *Input, alt: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getMaxLength(self: *const Input) i32 {
-    const attr = self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("maxlength") orelse return -1;
+    const attr = self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("maxlength")) orelse return -1;
     return std.fmt.parseInt(i32, attr, 10) catch -1;
 }
 
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ pub fn setMaxLength(self: *Input, max_length: i32, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getSize(self: *const Input) i32 {
-    const attr = self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("size") orelse return 20;
+    const attr = self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("size")) orelse return 20;
     const parsed = std.fmt.parseInt(i32, attr, 10) catch return 20;
     return if (parsed == 0) 20 else parsed;
 }
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ pub fn setSize(self: *Input, size: i32, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getSrc(self: *const Input, page: *Page) ![]const u8 {
-    const src = self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("src") orelse return "";
+    const src = self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("src")) orelse return "";
     // If attribute is explicitly set (even if empty), resolve it against the base URL
     return @import("../../URL.zig").resolve(page.call_arena, page.base(), src, .{});
 }
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ pub fn setSrc(self: *Input, src: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getReadonly(self: *const Input) bool {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("readonly") != null;
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("readonly")) != null;
 }
 
 pub fn setReadonly(self: *Input, readonly: bool, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ pub fn setReadonly(self: *Input, readonly: bool, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getRequired(self: *const Input) bool {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("required") != null;
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("required")) != null;
 }
 
 pub fn setRequired(self: *Input, required: bool, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ pub fn getForm(self: *Input, page: *Page) ?*Form {
     const element = self.asElement();
 
     // If form attribute exists, ONLY use that (even if it references nothing)
-    if (element.getAttributeSafe("form")) |form_id| {
+    if (element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("form"))) |form_id| {
         if (page.document.getElementById(form_id, page)) |form_element| {
             return form_element.is(Form);
         }
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ pub fn getForm(self: *Input, page: *Page) ?*Form {
 fn uncheckRadioGroup(self: *Input, page: *Page) !void {
     const element = self.asElement();
 
-    const name = element.getAttributeSafe("name") orelse return;
+    const name = element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("name")) orelse return;
     if (name.len == 0) {
         return;
     }
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ fn uncheckRadioGroup(self: *Input, page: *Page) !void {
             continue;
         }
 
-        const other_name = other_element.getAttributeSafe("name") orelse continue;
+        const other_name = other_element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("name")) orelse continue;
         if (!std.mem.eql(u8, name, other_name)) {
             continue;
         }
@@ -481,14 +481,14 @@ pub const Build = struct {
         const element = self.asElement();
 
         // Store initial values from attributes
-        self._default_value = element.getAttributeSafe("value");
-        self._default_checked = element.getAttributeSafe("checked") != null;
+        self._default_value = element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("value"));
+        self._default_checked = element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("checked")) != null;
 
         // Current state starts equal to default
         self._value = self._default_value;
         self._checked = self._default_checked;
 
-        self._input_type = if (element.getAttributeSafe("type")) |type_attr|
+        self._input_type = if (element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("type"))) |type_attr|
             Type.fromString(type_attr)
         else
             .text;
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Link.zig b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Link.zig
index 6c4ca29a..8595ce82 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Link.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Link.zig
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pub fn asNode(self: *Link) *Node {
 
 pub fn getHref(self: *Link, page: *Page) ![]const u8 {
     const element = self.asElement();
-    const href = element.getAttributeSafe("href") orelse return "";
+    const href = element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("href")) orelse return "";
     if (href.len == 0) {
         return "";
     }
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pub fn setHref(self: *Link, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getRel(self: *Link) []const u8 {
-    return self.asElement().getAttributeSafe("rel") orelse return "";
+    return self.asElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("rel")) orelse return "";
 }
 
 pub fn setRel(self: *Link, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Media.zig b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Media.zig
index eca130d0..0d77506f 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Media.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Media.zig
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ pub fn setCurrentTime(self: *Media, value: f64) void {
 
 pub fn getSrc(self: *const Media, page: *Page) ![]const u8 {
     const element = self.asConstElement();
-    const src = element.getAttributeSafe("src") orelse return "";
+    const src = element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("src")) orelse return "";
     if (src.len == 0) {
         return "";
     }
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ pub fn setSrc(self: *Media, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getAutoplay(self: *const Media) bool {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("autoplay") != null;
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("autoplay")) != null;
 }
 
 pub fn setAutoplay(self: *Media, value: bool, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ pub fn setAutoplay(self: *Media, value: bool, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getControls(self: *const Media) bool {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("controls") != null;
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("controls")) != null;
 }
 
 pub fn setControls(self: *Media, value: bool, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ pub fn setControls(self: *Media, value: bool, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getLoop(self: *const Media) bool {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("loop") != null;
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("loop")) != null;
 }
 
 pub fn setLoop(self: *Media, value: bool, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ pub fn setLoop(self: *Media, value: bool, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getPreload(self: *const Media) []const u8 {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("preload") orelse "auto";
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("preload")) orelse "auto";
 }
 
 pub fn setPreload(self: *Media, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Meta.zig b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Meta.zig
index 9efddfbd..e4bb5eff 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Meta.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Meta.zig
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub fn asNode(self: *Meta) *Node {
 }
 
 pub fn getName(self: *Meta) []const u8 {
-    return self.asElement().getAttributeSafe("name") orelse return "";
+    return self.asElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("name")) orelse return "";
 }
 
 pub fn setName(self: *Meta, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pub fn setName(self: *Meta, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getHttpEquiv(self: *Meta) []const u8 {
-    return self.asElement().getAttributeSafe("http-equiv") orelse return "";
+    return self.asElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("http-equiv")) orelse return "";
 }
 
 pub fn setHttpEquiv(self: *Meta, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pub fn setHttpEquiv(self: *Meta, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getContent(self: *Meta) []const u8 {
-    return self.asElement().getAttributeSafe("content") orelse return "";
+    return self.asElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("content")) orelse return "";
 }
 
 pub fn setContent(self: *Meta, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ pub fn setContent(self: *Meta, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getMedia(self: *Meta) []const u8 {
-    return self.asElement().getAttributeSafe("media") orelse return "";
+    return self.asElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("media")) orelse return "";
 }
 
 pub fn setMedia(self: *Meta, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Option.zig b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Option.zig
index 207f4aaf..bf4d3c8d 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Option.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Option.zig
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ pub fn setDisabled(self: *Option, disabled: bool, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getName(self: *const Option) []const u8 {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("name") orelse "";
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("name")) orelse "";
 }
 
 pub fn setName(self: *Option, name: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -124,14 +124,14 @@ pub const Build = struct {
         const element = self.asElement();
 
         // Check for value attribute
-        self._value = element.getAttributeSafe("value");
+        self._value = element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("value"));
 
         // Check for selected attribute
-        self._default_selected = element.getAttributeSafe("selected") != null;
+        self._default_selected = element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("selected")) != null;
         self._selected = self._default_selected;
 
         // Check for disabled attribute
-        self._disabled = element.getAttributeSafe("disabled") != null;
+        self._disabled = element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("disabled")) != null;
     }
 
     pub fn attributeChange(element: *Element, name: []const u8, value: []const u8, _: *Page) !void {
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Script.zig b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Script.zig
index fa467fd9..60ff75e4 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Script.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Script.zig
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@ pub fn getSrc(self: *const Script, page: *Page) ![]const u8 {
 pub fn setSrc(self: *Script, src: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
     const element = self.asElement();
     try element.setAttributeSafe("src", src, page);
-    self._src = element.getAttributeSafe("src") orelse unreachable;
+    self._src = element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("src")) orelse unreachable;
     if (element.asNode().isConnected()) {
         try page.scriptAddedCallback(false, self);
     }
 }
 
 pub fn getType(self: *const Script) []const u8 {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("type") orelse "";
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("type")) orelse "";
 }
 
 pub fn setType(self: *Script, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ pub fn setType(self: *Script, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getNonce(self: *const Script) []const u8 {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("nonce") orelse "";
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("nonce")) orelse "";
 }
 
 pub fn setNonce(self: *Script, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ pub fn setOnError(self: *Script, cb: ?js.Function.Global) void {
 }
 
 pub fn getNoModule(self: *const Script) bool {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("nomodule") != null;
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("nomodule")) != null;
 }
 
 pub fn setInnerText(self: *Script, text: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ pub const Build = struct {
     pub fn complete(node: *Node, page: *Page) !void {
         const self = node.as(Script);
         const element = self.asElement();
-        self._src = element.getAttributeSafe("src") orelse "";
+        self._src = element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("src")) orelse "";
 
-        if (element.getAttributeSafe("onload")) |on_load| {
+        if (element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("onload"))) |on_load| {
             if (page.js.stringToPersistedFunction(on_load)) |func| {
                 self._on_load = func;
             } else |err| {
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ pub const Build = struct {
             }
         }
 
-        if (element.getAttributeSafe("onerror")) |on_error| {
+        if (element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("onerror"))) |on_error| {
             if (page.js.stringToPersistedFunction(on_error)) |func| {
                 self._on_error = func;
             } else |err| {
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Select.zig b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Select.zig
index 293d53dc..fe84321c 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Select.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Select.zig
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ pub fn setSelectedIndex(self: *Select, index: i32) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getMultiple(self: *const Select) bool {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("multiple") != null;
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("multiple")) != null;
 }
 
 pub fn setMultiple(self: *Select, multiple: bool, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ pub fn setMultiple(self: *Select, multiple: bool, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getDisabled(self: *const Select) bool {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("disabled") != null;
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("disabled")) != null;
 }
 
 pub fn setDisabled(self: *Select, disabled: bool, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ pub fn setDisabled(self: *Select, disabled: bool, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getName(self: *const Select) []const u8 {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("name") orelse "";
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("name")) orelse "";
 }
 
 pub fn setName(self: *Select, name: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ pub fn setName(self: *Select, name: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getSize(self: *const Select) u32 {
-    const s = self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("size") orelse return 0;
+    const s = self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("size")) orelse return 0;
 
     const trimmed = std.mem.trimLeft(u8, s, &std.ascii.whitespace);
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ pub fn setSize(self: *Select, size: u32, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getRequired(self: *const Select) bool {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("required") != null;
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("required")) != null;
 }
 
 pub fn setRequired(self: *Select, required: bool, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ pub fn getForm(self: *Select, page: *Page) ?*Form {
     const element = self.asElement();
 
     // If form attribute exists, ONLY use that (even if it references nothing)
-    if (element.getAttributeSafe("form")) |form_id| {
+    if (element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("form"))) |form_id| {
         if (page.document.getElementById(form_id, page)) |form_element| {
             return form_element.is(Form);
         }
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Slot.zig b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Slot.zig
index e3e59c6c..37d10a7a 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Slot.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Slot.zig
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ pub fn asNode(self: *Slot) *Node {
 }
 
 pub fn getName(self: *const Slot) []const u8 {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("name") orelse "";
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("name")) orelse "";
 }
 
 pub fn setName(self: *Slot, name: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ fn isAssignedToSlot(node: *Node, slot_name: []const u8) bool {
     // Check if a node should be assigned to a slot with the given name
     if (node.is(Element)) |element| {
         // Get the slot attribute from the element
-        const node_slot = element.getAttributeSafe("slot") orelse "";
+        const node_slot = element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("slot")) orelse "";
 
         // Match if:
         // - Both are empty (default slot)
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Style.zig b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Style.zig
index 7f385238..66489bea 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Style.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Style.zig
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ pub fn asNode(self: *Style) *Node {
 // Attribute-backed properties
 
 pub fn getBlocking(self: *const Style) []const u8 {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("blocking") orelse "";
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("blocking")) orelse "";
 }
 
 pub fn setBlocking(self: *Style, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ pub fn setBlocking(self: *Style, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getMedia(self: *const Style) []const u8 {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("media") orelse "";
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("media")) orelse "";
 }
 
 pub fn setMedia(self: *Style, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub fn setMedia(self: *Style, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getType(self: *const Style) []const u8 {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("type") orelse "text/css";
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("type")) orelse "text/css";
 }
 
 pub fn setType(self: *Style, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pub fn setType(self: *Style, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getDisabled(self: *const Style) bool {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("disabled") != null;
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("disabled")) != null;
 }
 
 pub fn setDisabled(self: *Style, disabled: bool, page: *Page) !void {
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/TextArea.zig b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/TextArea.zig
index bcac5cb2..f0197901 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/TextArea.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/TextArea.zig
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ pub fn setDefaultValue(self: *TextArea, value: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getDisabled(self: *const TextArea) bool {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("disabled") != null;
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("disabled")) != null;
 }
 
 pub fn setDisabled(self: *TextArea, disabled: bool, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ pub fn setDisabled(self: *TextArea, disabled: bool, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getName(self: *const TextArea) []const u8 {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("name") orelse "";
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("name")) orelse "";
 }
 
 pub fn setName(self: *TextArea, name: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ pub fn setName(self: *TextArea, name: []const u8, page: *Page) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn getRequired(self: *const TextArea) bool {
-    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe("required") != null;
+    return self.asConstElement().getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("required")) != null;
 }
 
 pub fn setRequired(self: *TextArea, required: bool, page: *Page) !void {
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ pub fn getForm(self: *TextArea, page: *Page) ?*Form {
     const element = self.asElement();
 
     // If form attribute exists, ONLY use that (even if it references nothing)
-    if (element.getAttributeSafe("form")) |form_id| {
+    if (element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("form"))) |form_id| {
         if (page.document.getElementById(form_id, page)) |form_element| {
             return form_element.is(Form);
         }
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Video.zig b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Video.zig
index dda22eb2..9774d1ca 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Video.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/element/html/Video.zig
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ pub fn getVideoHeight(_: *const Video) u32 {
 
 pub fn getPoster(self: *const Video, page: *Page) ![]const u8 {
     const element = self.asConstElement();
-    const poster = element.getAttributeSafe("poster") orelse return "";
+    const poster = element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("poster")) orelse return "";
     if (poster.len == 0) {
         return "";
     }
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/net/FormData.zig b/src/browser/webapi/net/FormData.zig
index edc4fd40..062e0af3 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/net/FormData.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/net/FormData.zig
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ fn collectForm(arena: Allocator, form_: ?*Form, submitter_: ?*Element, page: *Pa
     var elements = try form.getElements(page);
     var it = try elements.iterator();
     while (it.next()) |element| {
-        if (element.getAttributeSafe("disabled") != null) {
+        if (element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("disabled")) != null) {
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ fn collectForm(arena: Allocator, form_: ?*Form, submitter_: ?*Element, page: *Pa
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                const name = element.getAttributeSafe("name");
+                const name = element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("name"));
                 const x_key = if (name) |n| try std.fmt.allocPrint(arena, "{s}.x", .{n}) else "x";
                 const y_key = if (name) |n| try std.fmt.allocPrint(arena, "{s}.y", .{n}) else "y";
                 try list.append(arena, x_key, "0");
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ fn collectForm(arena: Allocator, form_: ?*Form, submitter_: ?*Element, page: *Pa
             }
         }
 
-        const name = element.getAttributeSafe("name") orelse continue;
+        const name = element.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("name")) orelse continue;
         const value = blk: {
             if (element.is(Form.Input)) |input| {
                 const input_type = input._input_type;
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/selector/List.zig b/src/browser/webapi/selector/List.zig
index 2cb986a2..0f7d3c9c 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/selector/List.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/selector/List.zig
@@ -412,11 +412,11 @@ fn matchesCompound(el: *Node.Element, compound: Selector.Compound, scope: *Node,
 fn matchesPart(el: *Node.Element, part: Part, scope: *Node, page: *Page) bool {
     switch (part) {
         .id => |id| {
-            const element_id = el.getAttributeSafe("id") orelse return false;
+            const element_id = el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("id")) orelse return false;
             return std.mem.eql(u8, element_id, id);
         },
         .class => |cls| {
-            const class_attr = el.getAttributeSafe("class") orelse return false;
+            const class_attr = el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("class")) orelse return false;
             return Selector.classAttributeContains(class_attr, cls);
         },
         .tag => |tag| {
@@ -526,10 +526,10 @@ fn matchesPseudoClass(el: *Node.Element, pseudo: Selector.PseudoClass, scope: *N
             return input.getChecked();
         },
         .disabled => {
-            return el.getAttributeSafe("disabled") != null;
+            return el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("disabled")) != null;
         },
         .enabled => {
-            return el.getAttributeSafe("disabled") == null;
+            return el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("disabled")) == null;
         },
         .indeterminate => return false,
 
@@ -537,19 +537,19 @@ fn matchesPseudoClass(el: *Node.Element, pseudo: Selector.PseudoClass, scope: *N
         .valid => return false,
         .invalid => return false,
         .required => {
-            return el.getAttributeSafe("required") != null;
+            return el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("required")) != null;
         },
         .optional => {
-            return el.getAttributeSafe("required") == null;
+            return el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("required")) == null;
         },
         .in_range => return false,
         .out_of_range => return false,
         .placeholder_shown => return false,
         .read_only => {
-            return el.getAttributeSafe("readonly") != null;
+            return el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("readonly")) != null;
         },
         .read_write => {
-            return el.getAttributeSafe("readonly") == null;
+            return el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("readonly")) == null;
         },
         .default => return false,
 
@@ -571,10 +571,10 @@ fn matchesPseudoClass(el: *Node.Element, pseudo: Selector.PseudoClass, scope: *N
         .visited => return false,
         .any_link => {
             if (el.getTag() != .anchor) return false;
-            return el.getAttributeSafe("href") != null;
+            return el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("href")) != null;
         },
         .target => {
-            const element_id = el.getAttributeSafe("id") orelse return false;
+            const element_id = el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("id")) orelse return false;
             const location = page.document._location orelse return false;
             const hash = location.getHash();
             if (hash.len <= 1) return false;
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/selector/Parser.zig b/src/browser/webapi/selector/Parser.zig
index 932d9adf..08281240 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/selector/Parser.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/selector/Parser.zig
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 const std = @import("std");
+const String = @import("../../../string.zig").String;
 
 const Page = @import("../../Page.zig");
 
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ const ParseError = error{
     UnknownPseudoClass,
     InvalidTagSelector,
     InvalidSelector,
+    StringTooLarge,
 };
 
 pub fn parseList(arena: Allocator, input: []const u8, page: *Page) ParseError![]const Selector.Selector {
@@ -846,7 +848,7 @@ fn attribute(self: *Parser, arena: Allocator, page: *Page) !Selector.Attribute {
     const attr_name = try self.attributeName();
     // Normalize the name to lowercase for fast matching (consistent with Attribute.normalizeNameForLookup)
     const normalized = try Attribute.normalizeNameForLookup(attr_name, page);
-    const name = try arena.dupe(u8, normalized);
+    const name = try String.init(arena, normalized, .{});
     var case_insensitive = false;
     _ = self.skipSpaces();
 
diff --git a/src/browser/webapi/selector/Selector.zig b/src/browser/webapi/selector/Selector.zig
index 1f1f1d53..0ac9793a 100644
--- a/src/browser/webapi/selector/Selector.zig
+++ b/src/browser/webapi/selector/Selector.zig
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 const std = @import("std");
 
+const String = @import("../../../string.zig").String;
+
 const Parser = @import("Parser.zig");
 const Node = @import("../Node.zig");
 const Page = @import("../../Page.zig");
@@ -117,7 +119,7 @@ pub const Part = union(enum) {
 };
 
 pub const Attribute = struct {
-    name: []const u8,
+    name: String,
     matcher: AttributeMatcher,
     case_insensitive: bool,
 };
diff --git a/src/cdp/AXNode.zig b/src/cdp/AXNode.zig
index e887d75e..a96a5f57 100644
--- a/src/cdp/AXNode.zig
+++ b/src/cdp/AXNode.zig
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ pub const Writer = struct {
                 },
                 .input => {
                     const input = el.as(DOMNode.Element.Html.Input);
-                    const is_disabled = el.hasAttributeSafe("disabled");
+                    const is_disabled = el.hasAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("disabled"));
 
                     switch (input._input_type) {
                         .text, .email, .tel, .url, .search, .password, .number => {
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ pub const Writer = struct {
                                 try self.writeAXProperty(.{ .name = .settable, .value = .{ .booleanOrUndefined = true } }, w);
                             }
                             try self.writeAXProperty(.{ .name = .multiline, .value = .{ .boolean = false } }, w);
-                            try self.writeAXProperty(.{ .name = .readonly, .value = .{ .boolean = el.hasAttributeSafe("readonly") } }, w);
-                            try self.writeAXProperty(.{ .name = .required, .value = .{ .boolean = el.hasAttributeSafe("required") } }, w);
+                            try self.writeAXProperty(.{ .name = .readonly, .value = .{ .boolean = el.hasAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("readonly")) } }, w);
+                            try self.writeAXProperty(.{ .name = .required, .value = .{ .boolean = el.hasAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("required")) } }, w);
                         },
                         .button, .submit, .reset, .image => {
                             try self.writeAXProperty(.{ .name = .invalid, .value = .{ .token = "false" } }, w);
@@ -319,14 +319,14 @@ pub const Writer = struct {
                             if (!is_disabled) {
                                 try self.writeAXProperty(.{ .name = .focusable, .value = .{ .booleanOrUndefined = true } }, w);
                             }
-                            const is_checked = el.hasAttributeSafe("checked");
+                            const is_checked = el.hasAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("checked"));
                             try self.writeAXProperty(.{ .name = .checked, .value = .{ .token = if (is_checked) "true" else "false" } }, w);
                         },
                         else => {},
                     }
                 },
                 .textarea => {
-                    const is_disabled = el.hasAttributeSafe("disabled");
+                    const is_disabled = el.hasAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("disabled"));
 
                     try self.writeAXProperty(.{ .name = .invalid, .value = .{ .token = "false" } }, w);
                     if (!is_disabled) {
@@ -337,11 +337,11 @@ pub const Writer = struct {
                         try self.writeAXProperty(.{ .name = .settable, .value = .{ .booleanOrUndefined = true } }, w);
                     }
                     try self.writeAXProperty(.{ .name = .multiline, .value = .{ .boolean = true } }, w);
-                    try self.writeAXProperty(.{ .name = .readonly, .value = .{ .boolean = el.hasAttributeSafe("readonly") } }, w);
-                    try self.writeAXProperty(.{ .name = .required, .value = .{ .boolean = el.hasAttributeSafe("required") } }, w);
+                    try self.writeAXProperty(.{ .name = .readonly, .value = .{ .boolean = el.hasAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("readonly")) } }, w);
+                    try self.writeAXProperty(.{ .name = .required, .value = .{ .boolean = el.hasAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("required")) } }, w);
                 },
                 .select => {
-                    const is_disabled = el.hasAttributeSafe("disabled");
+                    const is_disabled = el.hasAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("disabled"));
 
                     try self.writeAXProperty(.{ .name = .invalid, .value = .{ .token = "false" } }, w);
                     if (!is_disabled) {
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ pub const Writer = struct {
                     }
                 },
                 .button => {
-                    const is_disabled = el.hasAttributeSafe("disabled");
+                    const is_disabled = el.hasAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("disabled"));
                     try self.writeAXProperty(.{ .name = .invalid, .value = .{ .token = "false" } }, w);
                     if (!is_disabled) {
                         try self.writeAXProperty(.{ .name = .focusable, .value = .{ .booleanOrUndefined = true } }, w);
@@ -629,10 +629,10 @@ pub const AXRole = enum(u8) {
                 },
                 .textarea => .textbox,
                 .select => {
-                    if (el.getAttributeSafe("multiple") != null) {
+                    if (el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("multiple")) != null) {
                         return .listbox;
                     }
-                    if (el.getAttributeSafe("size")) |size| {
+                    if (el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("size"))) |size| {
                         if (!std.ascii.eqlIgnoreCase(size, "1")) {
                             return .listbox;
                         }
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ pub const AXRole = enum(u8) {
 
                 // Interactive Elements
                 .anchor, .area => {
-                    if (el.getAttributeSafe("href") == null) {
+                    if (el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("href")) == null) {
                         return .none;
                     }
 
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ pub const AXRole = enum(u8) {
                 .thead, .tbody, .tfoot => .rowgroup,
                 .tr => .row,
                 .th => {
-                    if (el.getAttributeSafe("scope")) |scope| {
+                    if (el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("scope"))) |scope| {
                         if (std.ascii.eqlIgnoreCase(scope, "row")) {
                             return .rowheader;
                         }
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ pub fn fromNode(dom: *DOMNode) AXNode {
                 break :blk null;
             }
             const elt = dom.as(DOMNode.Element);
-            break :blk elt.getAttributeSafe("role");
+            break :blk elt.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("role"));
         },
     };
 }
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ fn writeName(axnode: AXNode, w: anytype, page: *Page) !?AXSource {
         },
         .element => |el| {
             // Handle aria-labelledby attribute (highest priority)
-            if (el.getAttributeSafe("aria-labelledby")) |labelledby| {
+            if (el.getAttributeSafe(.literal("aria-labelledby"))) |labelledby| {
                 // Get the document to look up elements by ID
                 const doc = node.ownerDocument(page) orelse return null;
 
@@ -786,12 +786,12 @@ fn writeName(axnode: AXNode, w: anytype, page: *Page) !?AXSource {
                 }
             }
 
-            if (el.getAttributeSafe("aria-label")) |aria_label| {
+            if (el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("aria-label"))) |aria_label| {
                 try w.write(aria_label);
                 return .aria_label;
             }
 
-            if (el.getAttributeSafe("alt")) |alt| {
+            if (el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("alt"))) |alt| {
                 try w.write(alt);
                 return .alt;
             }
@@ -836,12 +836,12 @@ fn writeName(axnode: AXNode, w: anytype, page: *Page) !?AXSource {
                 },
             }
 
-            if (el.getAttributeSafe("title")) |title| {
+            if (el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("title"))) |title| {
                 try w.write(title);
                 return .title;
             }
 
-            if (el.getAttributeSafe("placeholder")) |placeholder| {
+            if (el.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("placeholder"))) |placeholder| {
                 try w.write(placeholder);
                 return .placeholder;
             }
@@ -857,17 +857,17 @@ fn writeName(axnode: AXNode, w: anytype, page: *Page) !?AXSource {
 }
 
 fn isHidden(elt: *DOMNode.Element) bool {
-    if (elt.getAttributeSafe("aria-hidden")) |value| {
+    if (elt.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("aria-hidden"))) |value| {
         if (std.mem.eql(u8, value, "true")) {
             return true;
         }
     }
 
-    if (elt.hasAttributeSafe("hidden")) {
+    if (elt.hasAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("hidden"))) {
         return true;
     }
 
-    if (elt.hasAttributeSafe("inert")) {
+    if (elt.hasAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("inert"))) {
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ fn isIgnore(self: AXNode, page: *Page) bool {
         // zig fmt: on
         .img => {
             // Check for empty decorative images
-            const alt_ = elt.getAttributeSafe("alt");
+            const alt_ = elt.getAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("alt"));
             if (alt_ == null or alt_.?.len == 0) {
                 return true;
             }
@@ -967,9 +967,9 @@ fn isIgnore(self: AXNode, page: *Page) bool {
 
     // Generic containers with no semantic value
     if (tag == .div or tag == .span) {
-        const has_role = elt.hasAttributeSafe("role");
-        const has_aria_label = elt.hasAttributeSafe("aria-label");
-        const has_aria_labelledby = elt.hasAttributeSafe("aria-labelledby");
+        const has_role = elt.hasAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("role"));
+        const has_aria_label = elt.hasAttributeSafe(comptime .literal("aria-label"));
+        const has_aria_labelledby = elt.hasAttributeSafe(.literal("aria-labelledby"));
 
         if (!has_role and !has_aria_label and !has_aria_labelledby) {
             // Check if it has any non-ignored children
diff --git a/src/string.zig b/src/string.zig
index f2f5c3c5..234144f1 100644
--- a/src/string.zig
+++ b/src/string.zig
@@ -34,6 +34,44 @@ pub const String = packed struct {
     pub const empty = String{ .len = 0, .payload = .{ .content = @splat(0) } };
     pub const deleted = String{ .len = tombstone, .payload = .{ .content = @splat(0) } };
 
+    // Create a String from a string literal. For strings with len <= 12, the
+    // this can be done at comptime: comptime String.literal("id");
+    // For strings with len > 12, this must be done at runtime. This is because,
+    // at comptime, we do not have a ptr for data and thus can't store it.
+    pub fn literal(input: anytype) String {
+        if (@inComptime()) {
+            const l = input.len;
+            if (l > 12) {
+                @compileError("Comptime string must be <= 12 bytes (SSO only): " ++ input);
+            }
+
+            var content: [12]u8 = @splat(0);
+            @memcpy(content[0..l], input);
+            return .{ .len = @intCast(l), .payload = .{ .content = content } };
+        }
+
+        // Runtime path - handle both String and []const u8
+        if (@TypeOf(input) == String) {
+            return input;
+        }
+
+        const l = input.len;
+
+        if (l <= 12) {
+            var content: [12]u8 = @splat(0);
+            @memcpy(content[0..l], input);
+            return .{ .len = @intCast(l), .payload = .{ .content = content } };
+        }
+
+        return .{
+            .len = @intCast(l),
+            .payload = .{ .heap = .{
+                .prefix = input[0..4].*,
+                .ptr = input.ptr,
+            } },
+        };
+    }
+
     pub const InitOpts = struct {
         dupe: bool = true,
     };
@@ -47,13 +85,11 @@ pub const String = packed struct {
             @memcpy(content[0..l], input);
             return .{ .len = @intCast(l), .payload = .{ .content = content } };
         }
-        var prefix: [4]u8 = @splat(0);
-        @memcpy(&prefix, input[0..4]);
 
         return .{
             .len = @intCast(l),
             .payload = .{ .heap = .{
-                .prefix = prefix,
+                .prefix = input[0..4].*,
                 .ptr = (intern(input) orelse (if (opts.dupe) (try allocator.dupe(u8, input)) else input)).ptr,
             } },
         };