diff --git a/lib/nodes.d.ts b/lib/nodes.d.ts
index 4d0e114..f054efd 100644
--- a/lib/nodes.d.ts
+++ b/lib/nodes.d.ts
@@ -1,22 +1,21 @@
-import { Nilable } from "./lang.js";
+import { Nil, Nilable } from "./lang.js";
 export declare type AnyNode = AnySyncNode | AnyAsyncNode;
 export declare type AnyAsyncNode = Promise<AnySyncNode>;
-export declare type AnySyncNode = TextNode | Elem | Frag;
+export declare type AnySyncNode = TextNode | Elem | Frag | Nil | false;
 export declare class TextNode extends String {
 }
-export declare function F(children: AnyNode[]): Frag;
+export declare function F(...children: AnyNode[]): Frag;
 export declare class Frag {
     #private;
     constructor();
     get children(): Nilable<AnyNode[]>;
     withText(text: string): this;
     addText(text: string): void;
-    maybeWithChildren(nodes?: Nilable<AnyNode[]>): this;
     withChildren(nodes: AnyNode[]): this;
     withChild(node: AnyNode): this;
     addChild(node: AnyNode): void;
 }
-export declare function E(tagName: string, attrs: ElemAttrs, children?: Nilable<AnyNode[]>): Elem;
+export declare function E(tagName: string, attrs: ElemAttrs, ...children: AnyNode[]): Elem;
 export declare type ElemAttrs = Record<string, unknown>;
 export declare class Elem extends Frag {
     #private;
diff --git a/lib/nodes.mjs b/lib/nodes.mjs
index 8c695bd..1492569 100644
--- a/lib/nodes.mjs
+++ b/lib/nodes.mjs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { isNil } from "./lang.mjs";
 export class TextNode extends String {
 }
-export function F(children) {
+export function F(...children) {
     return new Frag().withChildren(children);
 }
 export class Frag {
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ export class Frag {
     addText(text) {
         this.addChild(new TextNode(text));
     }
-    maybeWithChildren(nodes) {
-        if (isNil(nodes))
-            return this;
-        return this.withChildren(nodes);
-    }
     withChildren(nodes) {
         nodes.forEach((n) => this.addChild(n));
         return this;
@@ -38,8 +33,8 @@ export class Frag {
         this.#children.push(node);
     }
 }
-export function E(tagName, attrs, children) {
-    return new Elem(tagName).withAttrs(attrs).maybeWithChildren(children);
+export function E(tagName, attrs, ...children) {
+    return new Elem(tagName).withAttrs(attrs).withChildren(children);
 }
 export class Elem extends Frag {
     #tagName;
diff --git a/lib/str.mjs b/lib/str.mjs
index c39c0d7..11b2dda 100644
--- a/lib/str.mjs
+++ b/lib/str.mjs
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ export class StrRenderer {
 }
 async function encodeAnyNode(node) {
     const syncNode = await node;
-    return syncNode instanceof TextNode
-        ? encodeTextNode(syncNode)
-        : encodeNode(syncNode);
+    return !syncNode
+        ? null
+        : syncNode instanceof TextNode
+            ? encodeTextNode(syncNode)
+            : encodeNode(syncNode);
 }
 function encodeTextNode(node) {
     return String(node);
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ function encodeTextNode(node) {
 async function encodeNode(node) {
     const encodedChildren = isNil(node.children)
         ? undefined
-        : await Promise.all(node.children.map(encodeAnyNode));
+        : await Promise.all(node.children.map(encodeAnyNode)).then((children) => children.filter((c) => Boolean(c)));
     return node instanceof Elem
         ? encodeHtmlElement(node.tagName, node.attrs, encodedChildren)
         : encodeHtmlFragment(encodedChildren);
diff --git a/src/nodes.mts b/src/nodes.mts
index ec5ff8b..6ed2927 100644
--- a/src/nodes.mts
+++ b/src/nodes.mts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-import { isNil, Nilable } from "./lang.mjs";
+import { isNil, Nil, Nilable } from "./lang.mjs";
 
 export type AnyNode = AnySyncNode | AnyAsyncNode;
 export type AnyAsyncNode = Promise<AnySyncNode>;
-export type AnySyncNode = TextNode | Elem | Frag;
+export type AnySyncNode = TextNode | Elem | Frag | Nil | false;
 
 export class TextNode extends String {}
 
-export function F(children: AnyNode[]): Frag {
+export function F(...children: AnyNode[]): Frag {
   return new Frag().withChildren(children);
 }
 
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ export class Frag {
     this.addChild(new TextNode(text));
   }
 
-  maybeWithChildren(nodes?: Nilable<AnyNode[]>): this {
-    if (isNil(nodes)) return this;
-    return this.withChildren(nodes);
-  }
-
   withChildren(nodes: AnyNode[]): this {
     nodes.forEach((n) => this.addChild(n));
     return this;
@@ -54,9 +49,9 @@ export class Frag {
 export function E(
   tagName: string,
   attrs: ElemAttrs,
-  children?: Nilable<AnyNode[]>
+  ...children: AnyNode[]
 ): Elem {
-  return new Elem(tagName).withAttrs(attrs).maybeWithChildren(children);
+  return new Elem(tagName).withAttrs(attrs).withChildren(children);
 }
 
 export type ElemAttrs = Record<string, unknown>;
diff --git a/src/str.mts b/src/str.mts
index dd0a1c4..448f09c 100644
--- a/src/str.mts
+++ b/src/str.mts
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ export class StrRenderer implements Renderer<string> {
   }
 }
 
-async function encodeAnyNode(node: AnyNode): Promise<string> {
+async function encodeAnyNode(node: AnyNode): Promise<Nullable<string>> {
   const syncNode = await node;
-  return syncNode instanceof TextNode
+  return !syncNode
+    ? null
+    : syncNode instanceof TextNode
     ? encodeTextNode(syncNode)
     : encodeNode(syncNode);
 }
@@ -22,7 +24,9 @@ function encodeTextNode(node: TextNode): string {
 async function encodeNode(node: Elem | Frag): Promise<string> {
   const encodedChildren = isNil(node.children)
     ? undefined
-    : await Promise.all(node.children.map(encodeAnyNode));
+    : await Promise.all(node.children.map(encodeAnyNode)).then((children) =>
+        children.filter((c): c is string => Boolean(c))
+      );
   return node instanceof Elem
     ? encodeHtmlElement(node.tagName, node.attrs, encodedChildren)
     : encodeHtmlFragment(encodedChildren);