puppeteer/website/versioned_docs/version-18.0.5/api/puppeteer.elementhandle._.md

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sidebar_label: ElementHandle.$
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# ElementHandle.$() method

Queries the current element for an element matching the given selector.

**Signature:**

```typescript
class ElementHandle {
  $<Selector extends string>(
    selector: Selector
  ): Promise<ElementHandle<NodeFor<Selector>> | null>;
}
```

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type     | Description                |
| --------- | -------- | -------------------------- |
| selector  | Selector | The selector to query for. |

**Returns:**

Promise&lt;[ElementHandle](./puppeteer.elementhandle.md)&lt;[NodeFor](./puppeteer.nodefor.md)&lt;Selector&gt;&gt; \| null&gt;

A [element handle](./puppeteer.elementhandle.md) to the first element matching the given selector. Otherwise, `null`.