puppeteer/docs/api/puppeteer.page._.md

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

Finds the first element that matches the selector. If no element matches the selector, the return value resolves to `null`.

#### Signature:

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

## Parameters

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Parameter

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Type

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Description

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selector

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Selector

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[selector](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#query-selectors) to query page for. [CSS selectors](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Selectors) can be passed as-is and a [Puppeteer-specific seletor syntax](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#p-selectors) allows quering by [text](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#text-selectors--p-text), [a11y role and name](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#aria-selectors--p-aria), and [xpath](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#xpath-selectors--p-xpath) and [combining these queries across shadow roots](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#-and--combinators). Alternatively, you can specify a selector type using a prefix [prefix](https://pptr.dev/guides/page-interactions#built-in-selectors).

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**Returns:**

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

## Remarks

Shortcut for [Page.mainFrame().$(selector)](./puppeteer.frame._.md).