diff --git a/common/components/core.py b/common/components/core.py
index 0e518e5..43763c1 100644
--- a/common/components/core.py
+++ b/common/components/core.py
@@ -235,6 +235,16 @@ class Element(Node):
             children = [children]
         self.children = children
 
+    def __getitem__(self, children: "Children | Node") -> "Element":
+        """htpy-style children: ``Div(class_="x")[child1, child2]``.
+
+        Returns an Element with the same tag/attributes/media and these
+        children, so the tree stays walkable (Media still bubbles)."""
+        items = children if isinstance(children, tuple) else (children,)
+        clone = Element(self.tag_name, self.attributes, list(items))
+        clone.media = self.media
+        return clone
+
     def collect_media(self) -> Media:
         media = self.media
         for child in self.children:
diff --git a/common/components/primitives.py b/common/components/primitives.py
index 46341f8..b43fa29 100644
--- a/common/components/primitives.py
+++ b/common/components/primitives.py
@@ -52,14 +52,31 @@ _SIZE_CLASSES = {
 # tag name is data, not a separate class/function body. Add a tag = one line.
 
 
+def _attrs_from_kwargs(attrs: dict[str, object]) -> list[HTMLAttribute]:
+    """Translate htpy-style attribute kwargs to (name, value) pairs.
+
+    ``class_`` -> ``class`` (trailing underscore stripped); ``hx_get`` ->
+    ``hx-get`` (inner underscores to hyphens); ``True`` -> bare attribute;
+    ``False`` / ``None`` -> omitted."""
+    result: list[HTMLAttribute] = []
+    for key, value in attrs.items():
+        if value is None or value is False:
+            continue
+        name = key.rstrip("_").replace("_", "-")
+        result.append((name, name if value is True else value))  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+    return result
+
+
 def _html_element(tag_name: str):
     """Build a generic element builder for ``tag_name`` (the whitelist factory)."""
 
     def element(
         attributes: Attributes | None = None,
         children: Children = None,
+        **attrs: object,
     ) -> Element:
-        return Element(tag_name, attributes, children)
+        merged = as_attributes(attributes) + _attrs_from_kwargs(attrs)
+        return Element(tag_name, merged, children)
 
     element.__name__ = element.__qualname__ = tag_name[:1].upper() + tag_name[1:]
     element.__doc__ = f"Builder for the <{tag_name}> element."
diff --git a/tests/test_node_tree.py b/tests/test_node_tree.py
index 27db6a2..fe137d5 100644
--- a/tests/test_node_tree.py
+++ b/tests/test_node_tree.py
@@ -174,5 +174,48 @@ class RealComponentMediaTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIn("range_slider.js", media.js)
 
 
+class HtpyStyleSugarTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_getitem_sets_children(self):
+        from common.components import Div, Span
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            render(Div(class_="card")[Span()["hi"]]),
+            '<div class="card"><span>hi</span></div>',
+        )
+
+    def test_getitem_multiple_children(self):
+        from common.components import Div
+
+        self.assertEqual(render(Div()["a", "b"]), "<div>a\nb</div>")
+
+    def test_kwargs_class_underscore_becomes_class(self):
+        from common.components import Div
+
+        self.assertIn('class="x"', render(Div(class_="x")))
+
+    def test_kwargs_inner_underscore_becomes_hyphen(self):
+        from common.components import Div
+
+        self.assertIn('hx-get="/y"', render(Div(hx_get="/y")))
+
+    def test_kwargs_true_renders_bare_attr(self):
+        from common.components import Div
+
+        self.assertIn('hidden="hidden"', render(Div(hidden=True)))
+
+    def test_kwargs_false_and_none_omitted(self):
+        from common.components import Div
+
+        html = render(Div(hidden=False, title=None))
+        self.assertNotIn("hidden", html)
+        self.assertNotIn("title", html)
+
+    def test_getitem_preserves_media(self):
+        from common.components import Div, Media, collect_media
+
+        node = Div(class_="x").with_media(Media(js=("a.js",)))["child"]
+        self.assertEqual(collect_media(node).js, ("a.js",))
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()