diff --git a/web/core/src/jsMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/web/DomApplier.kt b/web/core/src/jsMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/web/DomApplier.kt
index e14a1ccf20..c9cabdbf52 100644
--- a/web/core/src/jsMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/web/DomApplier.kt
+++ b/web/core/src/jsMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/web/DomApplier.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import androidx.compose.web.elements.setProperty
 import androidx.compose.web.elements.setVariable
 import kotlinx.browser.document
 import kotlinx.dom.clear
+import org.w3c.dom.Element
 import org.w3c.dom.HTMLElement
 import org.w3c.dom.Node
 import org.w3c.dom.get
@@ -38,20 +39,10 @@ class DomApplier(
     }
 }
 
-class DomNodeWrapper(val node: Node) {
-
+open class DomNodeWrapper(open val node: Node) {
     constructor(tag: String) : this(document.createElement(tag))
 
-    private var currentListeners: List<WrappedEventListener<*>> = emptyList()
-    private var currentAttrs: Map<String, String?> = emptyMap()
-
-    fun updateProperties(list: List<Pair<(HTMLElement, Any) -> Unit, Any>>) {
-        val htmlElement = node as? HTMLElement ?: return
-
-        if (node.className.isNotEmpty()) node.className = ""
-
-        list.forEach { it.first(htmlElement, it.second) }
-    }
+    private var currentListeners = emptyList<WrappedEventListener<*>>()
 
     fun updateEventListeners(list: List<WrappedEventListener<*>>) {
         val htmlElement = node as? HTMLElement ?: return
@@ -67,29 +58,6 @@ class DomNodeWrapper(val node: Node) {
         }
     }
 
-    fun updateAttrs(attrs: Map<String, String?>) {
-        val htmlElement = node as? HTMLElement ?: return
-        currentAttrs.forEach {
-            htmlElement.removeAttribute(it.key)
-        }
-        currentAttrs = attrs
-        currentAttrs.forEach {
-            if (it.value != null) htmlElement.setAttribute(it.key, it.value ?: "")
-        }
-    }
-
-    fun updateStyleDeclarations(style: StyleHolder?) {
-        val htmlElement = node as? HTMLElement ?: return
-        htmlElement.removeAttribute("style")
-
-        style?.properties?.forEach { (name, value) ->
-            setProperty(htmlElement.attributeStyleMap, name, value)
-        }
-        style?.variables?.forEach { (name, value) ->
-            setVariable(htmlElement.style, name, value)
-        }
-    }
-
     fun insert(index: Int, nodeWrapper: DomNodeWrapper) {
         val length = node.childNodes.length
         if (index < length) {
@@ -119,23 +87,36 @@ class DomNodeWrapper(val node: Node) {
             node.insertBefore(child, node.childNodes[toIndex]!!)
         }
     }
+}
+
 
-    companion object {
+class DomElementWrapper(override val node: HTMLElement): DomNodeWrapper(node) {
+    private var currentAttrs = emptyMap<String, String?>()
 
-        val UpdateAttrs: DomNodeWrapper.(Map<String, String?>) -> Unit = {
-            this.updateAttrs(it)
+    fun updateAttrs(attrs: Map<String, String?>) {
+        currentAttrs.forEach {
+            node.removeAttribute(it.key)
         }
-        val UpdateListeners: DomNodeWrapper.(List<WrappedEventListener<*>>) -> Unit = {
-            this.updateEventListeners(it)
+        currentAttrs = attrs
+        currentAttrs.forEach {
+            if (it.value != null) node.setAttribute(it.key, it.value ?: "")
         }
-        val UpdateProperties: DomNodePropertiesUpdater = {
-            this.updateProperties(it)
+    }
+
+    fun updateProperties(list: List<Pair<(Element, Any) -> Unit, Any>>) {
+        if (node.className.isNotEmpty()) node.className = ""
+
+        list.forEach { it.first(node, it.second) }
+    }
+
+    fun updateStyleDeclarations(style: StyleHolder?) {
+        node.removeAttribute("style")
+
+        style?.properties?.forEach { (name, value) ->
+            setProperty(node.attributeStyleMap, name, value)
         }
-        val UpdateStyleDeclarations: DomNodeWrapper.(StyleHolder?) -> Unit = {
-            this.updateStyleDeclarations(it)
+        style?.variables?.forEach { (name, value) ->
+            setVariable(node.style, name, value)
         }
     }
-}
-
-typealias DomNodePropertiesUpdater =
-    DomNodeWrapper.(List<Pair<(HTMLElement, Any) -> Unit, Any>>) -> Unit
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+}
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diff --git a/web/core/src/jsMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/web/RenderComposable.kt b/web/core/src/jsMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/web/RenderComposable.kt
index 44c60053e6..c014326b67 100644
--- a/web/core/src/jsMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/web/RenderComposable.kt
+++ b/web/core/src/jsMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/web/RenderComposable.kt
@@ -10,20 +10,20 @@ import kotlinx.browser.document
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineStart
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
+import org.w3c.dom.Element
 import org.w3c.dom.HTMLBodyElement
-import org.w3c.dom.HTMLElement
 import org.w3c.dom.get
 /**
  * Use this method to mount the composition at the certain [root]
  *
- * @param root - the [HTMLElement] that will be the root of the DOM tree managed by Compose
+ * @param root - the [Element] that will be the root of the DOM tree managed by Compose
  * @param content - the Composable lambda that defines the composition content
  *
  * @return the instance of the [Composition]
  */
-fun <THTMLElement : HTMLElement> renderComposable(
-    root: THTMLElement,
-    content: @Composable DOMScope<THTMLElement>.() -> Unit
+fun <TElement : Element> renderComposable(
+    root: TElement,
+    content: @Composable DOMScope<TElement>.() -> Unit
 ): Composition {
     GlobalSnapshotManager.ensureStarted()
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ fun <THTMLElement : HTMLElement> renderComposable(
         applier = DomApplier(DomNodeWrapper(root)),
         parent = recomposer
     )
-    val scope = object : DOMScope<THTMLElement> {}
+    val scope = object : DOMScope<TElement> {}
     composition.setContent @Composable {
         content(scope)
     }
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ fun <THTMLElement : HTMLElement> renderComposable(
 /**
  * Use this method to mount the composition at the element with id - [rootElementId].
  *
- * @param rootElementId - the id of the [HTMLElement] that will be the root of the DOM tree managed
+ * @param rootElementId - the id of the [Element] that will be the root of the DOM tree managed
  * by Compose
  * @param content - the Composable lambda that defines the composition content
  *
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ fun <THTMLElement : HTMLElement> renderComposable(
 @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
 fun renderComposable(
     rootElementId: String,
-    content: @Composable DOMScope<HTMLElement>.() -> Unit
+    content: @Composable DOMScope<Element>.() -> Unit
 ): Composition = renderComposable(
-    root = document.getElementById(rootElementId) as HTMLElement,
+    root = document.getElementById(rootElementId)!!,
     content = content
 )
 
diff --git a/web/core/src/jsMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/web/attributes/Attrs.kt b/web/core/src/jsMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/web/attributes/Attrs.kt
index d00e350d6e..82e85811dd 100644
--- a/web/core/src/jsMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/web/attributes/Attrs.kt
+++ b/web/core/src/jsMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/web/attributes/Attrs.kt
@@ -2,39 +2,39 @@ package androidx.compose.web.attributes
 
 import org.w3c.dom.HTMLInputElement
 
-open class Tag {
-    object Div : Tag()
-    object A : Tag()
-    object Button : Tag()
-    object Form : Tag()
-    object Input : Tag()
-    object Select : Tag()
-    object Option : Tag()
-    object OptGroup : Tag()
-    object H : Tag()
-    object Ul : Tag()
-    object Ol : Tag()
-    object Li : Tag()
-    object Img : Tag()
-    object TextArea : Tag()
-    object Nav : Tag()
-    object Span : Tag()
-    object P : Tag()
-    object Br : Tag()
-    object Style : Tag()
-    object Pre : Tag()
-    object Code : Tag()
-    object Label : Tag()
-    object Table : Tag()
-    object Caption : Tag()
-    object Col : Tag()
-    object Colgroup : Tag()
-    object Tr : Tag()
-    object Thead : Tag()
-    object Th : Tag()
-    object Td : Tag()
-    object Tbody : Tag()
-    object Tfoot : Tag()
+interface Tag {
+    object Div : Tag
+    object A : Tag
+    object Button : Tag
+    object Form : Tag
+    object Input : Tag
+    object Select : Tag
+    object Option : Tag
+    object OptGroup : Tag
+    object H : Tag
+    object Ul : Tag
+    object Ol : Tag
+    object Li : Tag
+    object Img : Tag
+    object TextArea : Tag
+    object Nav : Tag
+    object Span : Tag
+    object P : Tag
+    object Br : Tag
+    object Style : Tag
+    object Pre : Tag
+    object Code : Tag
+    object Label : Tag
+    object Table : Tag
+    object Caption : Tag
+    object Col : Tag
+    object Colgroup : Tag
+    object Tr : Tag
+    object Thead : Tag
+    object Th : Tag
+    object Td : Tag
+    object Tbody : Tag
+    object Tfoot : Tag
 }
 
 /* Anchor <a> attributes */
diff --git a/web/core/src/jsMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/web/attributes/AttrsBuilder.kt b/web/core/src/jsMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/web/attributes/AttrsBuilder.kt
index 52ab4d87c5..d143992a29 100644
--- a/web/core/src/jsMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/web/attributes/AttrsBuilder.kt
+++ b/web/core/src/jsMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/web/attributes/AttrsBuilder.kt
@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.DisposableEffectResult
 import androidx.compose.runtime.DisposableEffectScope
 import androidx.compose.web.css.StyleBuilder
 import androidx.compose.web.css.StyleBuilderImpl
+import org.w3c.dom.Element
 import org.w3c.dom.HTMLElement
 
 class AttrsBuilder<TTag : Tag> : EventsListenerBuilder() {
     private val attributesMap = mutableMapOf<String, String>()
     val styleBuilder = StyleBuilderImpl()
 
-    val propertyUpdates = mutableListOf<Pair<(HTMLElement, Any) -> Unit, Any>>()
-    var refEffect: (DisposableEffectScope.(HTMLElement) -> DisposableEffectResult)? = null
+    val propertyUpdates = mutableListOf<Pair<(Element, Any) -> Unit, Any>>()
+    var refEffect: (DisposableEffectScope.(Element) -> DisposableEffectResult)? = null
 
     fun style(builder: StyleBuilder.() -> Unit) {
         styleBuilder.apply(builder)
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ class AttrsBuilder<TTag : Tag> : EventsListenerBuilder() {
     fun tabIndex(value: Int) = attr(TAB_INDEX, value.toString())
     fun spellCheck(value: Boolean) = attr(SPELLCHECK, value.toString())
 
-    fun ref(effect: DisposableEffectScope.(HTMLElement) -> DisposableEffectResult) {
+    fun ref(effect: DisposableEffectScope.(Element) -> DisposableEffectResult) {
         this.refEffect = effect
     }
 
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ class AttrsBuilder<TTag : Tag> : EventsListenerBuilder() {
 
     @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
     fun <E : HTMLElement, V> prop(update: (E, V) -> Unit, value: V) {
-        propertyUpdates.add((update to value) as Pair<(HTMLElement, Any) -> Unit, Any>)
+        propertyUpdates.add((update to value) as Pair<(Element, Any) -> Unit, Any>)
     }
 
     fun collect(): Map<String, String> {
diff --git a/web/core/src/jsMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/web/elements/Base.kt b/web/core/src/jsMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/web/elements/Base.kt
index 2d4f4fed79..97a42ad322 100644
--- a/web/core/src/jsMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/web/elements/Base.kt
+++ b/web/core/src/jsMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/web/elements/Base.kt
@@ -11,12 +11,11 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.SkippableUpdater
 import androidx.compose.runtime.currentComposer
 import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
 import androidx.compose.web.DomApplier
-import androidx.compose.web.DomNodeWrapper
+import androidx.compose.web.DomElementWrapper
 import androidx.compose.web.attributes.AttrsBuilder
 import androidx.compose.web.attributes.Tag
-import androidx.compose.web.css.StyleBuilder
-import androidx.compose.web.css.StyleBuilderImpl
 import kotlinx.browser.document
+import org.w3c.dom.Element
 import org.w3c.dom.HTMLElement
 
 @OptIn(ComposeCompilerApi::class)
@@ -47,22 +46,22 @@ inline fun <TScope, T, reified E : Applier<*>> ComposeDomNode(
 }
 
 class DisposableEffectHolder(
-    var effect: (DisposableEffectScope.(HTMLElement) -> DisposableEffectResult)? = null
+    var effect: (DisposableEffectScope.(Element) -> DisposableEffectResult)? = null
 )
 
 @Composable
-inline fun <TTag : Tag, THTMLElement : HTMLElement> TagElement(
+inline fun <TTag : Tag, TElement : Element> TagElement(
     tagName: String,
     crossinline applyAttrs: AttrsBuilder<TTag>.() -> Unit,
-    content: @Composable ElementScope<THTMLElement>.() -> Unit
+    content: @Composable ElementScope<TElement>.() -> Unit
 ) {
-    val scope = remember { ElementScopeImpl<THTMLElement>() }
+    val scope = remember { ElementScopeImpl<TElement>() }
     val refEffect = remember { DisposableEffectHolder() }
 
-    ComposeDomNode<ElementScope<THTMLElement>, DomNodeWrapper, DomApplier>(
+    ComposeDomNode<ElementScope<TElement>, DomElementWrapper, DomApplier>(
         factory = {
-            DomNodeWrapper(document.createElement(tagName)).also {
-                scope.element = it.node.unsafeCast<THTMLElement>()
+            DomElementWrapper(document.createElement(tagName) as HTMLElement).also {
+                scope.element = it.node.unsafeCast<TElement>()
             }
         },
         attrsSkippableUpdate = {
@@ -72,10 +71,10 @@ inline fun <TTag : Tag, THTMLElement : HTMLElement> TagElement(
             val events = attrsApplied.collectListeners()
 
             update {
-                set(attrsCollected, DomNodeWrapper.UpdateAttrs)
-                set(events, DomNodeWrapper.UpdateListeners)
-                set(attrsApplied.propertyUpdates, DomNodeWrapper.UpdateProperties)
-                set(attrsApplied.styleBuilder, DomNodeWrapper.UpdateStyleDeclarations)
+                set(attrsCollected, DomElementWrapper::updateAttrs)
+                set(events, DomElementWrapper::updateEventListeners)
+                set(attrsApplied.propertyUpdates, DomElementWrapper::updateProperties)
+                set(attrsApplied.styleBuilder, DomElementWrapper::updateStyleDeclarations)
             }
         },
         elementScope = scope,
diff --git a/web/core/src/jsMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/web/elements/ElementScope.kt b/web/core/src/jsMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/web/elements/ElementScope.kt
index b3dac921ac..bca92bc67c 100644
--- a/web/core/src/jsMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/web/elements/ElementScope.kt
+++ b/web/core/src/jsMain/kotlin/androidx/compose/web/elements/ElementScope.kt
@@ -10,38 +10,39 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.RememberObserver
 import androidx.compose.runtime.SideEffect
 import androidx.compose.runtime.currentComposer
 import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
+import org.w3c.dom.Element
 import org.w3c.dom.HTMLElement
 
-interface DOMScope<out THTMLElement : HTMLElement>
+interface DOMScope<out TElement : Element>
 
-interface ElementScope<out THTMLElement : HTMLElement> : DOMScope<THTMLElement> {
+interface ElementScope<out TElement : Element> : DOMScope<TElement> {
 
     @Composable
     @NonRestartableComposable
     fun DisposableRefEffect(
         key: Any?,
-        effect: DisposableEffectScope.(THTMLElement) -> DisposableEffectResult
+        effect: DisposableEffectScope.(TElement) -> DisposableEffectResult
     )
 
     @Composable
     @NonRestartableComposable
     fun DisposableRefEffect(
-        effect: DisposableEffectScope.(THTMLElement) -> DisposableEffectResult
+        effect: DisposableEffectScope.(TElement) -> DisposableEffectResult
     ) {
         DisposableRefEffect(null, effect)
     }
 
     @Composable
     @NonRestartableComposable
-    fun DomSideEffect(key: Any?, effect: DomEffectScope.(THTMLElement) -> Unit)
+    fun DomSideEffect(key: Any?, effect: DomEffectScope.(TElement) -> Unit)
 
     @Composable
     @NonRestartableComposable
-    fun DomSideEffect(effect: DomEffectScope.(THTMLElement) -> Unit)
+    fun DomSideEffect(effect: DomEffectScope.(TElement) -> Unit)
 }
 
-abstract class ElementScopeBase<out THTMLElement : HTMLElement> : ElementScope<THTMLElement> {
-    abstract val element: THTMLElement
+abstract class ElementScopeBase<out TElement : Element> : ElementScope<TElement> {
+    abstract val element: TElement
 
     private var nextDisposableDomEffectKey = 0
 
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ abstract class ElementScopeBase<out THTMLElement : HTMLElement> : ElementScope<T
     @NonRestartableComposable
     override fun DisposableRefEffect(
         key: Any?,
-        effect: DisposableEffectScope.(THTMLElement) -> DisposableEffectResult
+        effect: DisposableEffectScope.(TElement) -> DisposableEffectResult
     ) {
         DisposableEffect(key) { effect(element) }
     }
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ abstract class ElementScopeBase<out THTMLElement : HTMLElement> : ElementScope<T
     @OptIn(ComposeCompilerApi::class)
     override fun DomSideEffect(
         key: Any?,
-        effect: DomEffectScope.(THTMLElement) -> Unit
+        effect: DomEffectScope.(TElement) -> Unit
     ) {
         val changed = currentComposer.changed(key)
         val effectHolder = remember(key) {
@@ -72,23 +73,23 @@ abstract class ElementScopeBase<out THTMLElement : HTMLElement> : ElementScope<T
 
     @Composable
     @NonRestartableComposable
-    override fun DomSideEffect(effect: DomEffectScope.(THTMLElement) -> Unit) {
+    override fun DomSideEffect(effect: DomEffectScope.(TElement) -> Unit) {
         DomSideEffect(nextDisposableDomEffectKey++, effect)
     }
 }
 
-open class ElementScopeImpl<THTMLElement : HTMLElement> : ElementScopeBase<THTMLElement>() {
-    public override lateinit var element: THTMLElement
+open class ElementScopeImpl<TElement : Element> : ElementScopeBase<TElement>() {
+    public override lateinit var element: TElement
 }
 
 interface DomEffectScope {
-    fun onDispose(disposeEffect: (HTMLElement) -> Unit)
+    fun onDispose(disposeEffect: (Element) -> Unit)
 }
 
 private class DomDisposableEffectHolder(
-    val elementScope: ElementScopeBase<HTMLElement>
+    val elementScope: ElementScopeBase<Element>
 ) : RememberObserver, DomEffectScope {
-    var onDispose: ((HTMLElement) -> Unit)? = null
+    var onDispose: ((Element) -> Unit)? = null
 
     override fun onRemembered() {}
 
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ private class DomDisposableEffectHolder(
 
     override fun onAbandoned() {}
 
-    override fun onDispose(disposeEffect: (HTMLElement) -> Unit) {
+    override fun onDispose(disposeEffect: (Element) -> Unit) {
         onDispose = disposeEffect
     }
 }
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