diff --git a/examples/home.sky b/examples/home.sky
index 5cfbaecab44..7580b5eb72a 100644
--- a/examples/home.sky
+++ b/examples/home.sky
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!mojo mojo:sky
-<sky>
+<div><!-- remove this element once Document can have multiple element children -->
 <style>
- h1 { font-size: 2em; margin: 1em; }
- p { margin: 0.5em 1em; color: #bcd8f5; font-weight: 900; }
+ .h1 { font-size: 2em; margin: 1em; }
+ .p { margin: 0.5em 1em; color: #bcd8f5; font-weight: 900; }
 </style>
-<h1>about:blank</h1>
-<p>Welcome to Sky!</p>
-</sky>
+<div class="h1">about:blank</div>
+<div class="p">Welcome to Sky!</div>
+</div>
diff --git a/specs/apis.md b/specs/apis.md
index 71d003ef04f..d2701756d78 100644
--- a/specs/apis.md
+++ b/specs/apis.md
@@ -142,18 +142,25 @@ module 'sky:core' {
     Array<Element> findAll(ParentNode root); // O(N*F()) where N is the number of descendants
   }
 
-  // Built-in Elements
+
+  // BUILT-IN ELEMENTS
+
   class ImportElement : Element {
     constructor (Dictionary attributes, ChildArguments... nodes); // O(M+N), M = number of attributes, N = number of nodes plus all their descendants
     constructor (ChildArguments... nodes); // shorthand
     constructor (Dictionary attributes); // shorthand
     constructor (); // shorthand
+    constructor attribute String tagName; // O(1) // "import"
+    constructor attribute Boolean shadow; // O(1) // false
   }
   class TemplateElement : Element {
     constructor (Dictionary attributes, ChildArguments... nodes); // O(M+N), M = number of attributes, N = number of nodes plus all their descendants
     constructor (ChildArguments... nodes); // shorthand
     constructor (Dictionary attributes); // shorthand
     constructor (); // shorthand
+    constructor attribute String tagName; // O(1) // "template"
+    constructor attribute Boolean shadow; // O(1) // false
+
     readonly attribute DocumentFragment content; // O(1)
   }
   class ScriptElement : Element {
@@ -161,18 +168,25 @@ module 'sky:core' {
     constructor (ChildArguments... nodes); // shorthand
     constructor (Dictionary attributes); // shorthand
     constructor (); // shorthand
+    constructor attribute String tagName; // O(1) // "script"
+    constructor attribute Boolean shadow; // O(1) // false
   }
   class StyleElement : Element {
     constructor (Dictionary attributes, ChildArguments... nodes); // O(M+N), M = number of attributes, N = number of nodes plus all their descendants
     constructor (ChildArguments... nodes); // shorthand
     constructor (Dictionary attributes); // shorthand
     constructor (); // shorthand
+    constructor attribute String tagName; // O(1) // "style"
+    constructor attribute Boolean shadow; // O(1) // false
   }
   class ContentElement : Element {
     constructor (Dictionary attributes, ChildArguments... nodes); // O(M+N), M = number of attributes, N = number of nodes plus all their descendants
     constructor (ChildArguments... nodes); // shorthand
     constructor (Dictionary attributes); // shorthand
     constructor (); // shorthand
+    constructor attribute String tagName; // O(1) // "content"
+    constructor attribute Boolean shadow; // O(1) // false
+
     Array<Node> getDistributedNodes(); // O(N) in distributed nodes
   }
   class ImgElement : Element {
@@ -180,34 +194,70 @@ module 'sky:core' {
     constructor (ChildArguments... nodes); // shorthand
     constructor (Dictionary attributes); // shorthand
     constructor (); // shorthand
+    constructor attribute String tagName; // O(1) // "img"
+    constructor attribute Boolean shadow; // O(1) // false
+  }
+  class DivElement : Element {
+    constructor (Dictionary attributes, ChildArguments... nodes); // O(M+N), M = number of attributes, N = number of nodes plus all their descendants
+    constructor (ChildArguments... nodes); // shorthand
+    constructor (Dictionary attributes); // shorthand
+    constructor (); // shorthand
+    constructor attribute String tagName; // O(1) // "div"
+    constructor attribute Boolean shadow; // O(1) // false
+  }
+  class SpanElement : Element {
+    constructor (Dictionary attributes, ChildArguments... nodes); // O(M+N), M = number of attributes, N = number of nodes plus all their descendants
+    constructor (ChildArguments... nodes); // shorthand
+    constructor (Dictionary attributes); // shorthand
+    constructor (); // shorthand
+    constructor attribute String tagName; // O(1) // "span"
+    constructor attribute Boolean shadow; // O(1) // false
   }
   class IframeElement : Element {
     constructor (Dictionary attributes, ChildArguments... nodes); // O(M+N), M = number of attributes, N = number of nodes plus all their descendants
     constructor (ChildArguments... nodes); // shorthand
     constructor (Dictionary attributes); // shorthand
     constructor (); // shorthand
+    constructor attribute String tagName; // O(1) // "iframe"
+    constructor attribute Boolean shadow; // O(1) // false
   }
   class TElement : Element {
     constructor (Dictionary attributes, ChildArguments... nodes); // O(M+N), M = number of attributes, N = number of nodes plus all their descendants
     constructor (ChildArguments... nodes); // shorthand
     constructor (Dictionary attributes); // shorthand
     constructor (); // shorthand
+    constructor attribute String tagName; // O(1) // "t"
+    constructor attribute Boolean shadow; // O(1) // false
   }
   class AElement : Element {
     constructor (Dictionary attributes, ChildArguments... nodes); // O(M+N), M = number of attributes, N = number of nodes plus all their descendants
     constructor (ChildArguments... nodes); // shorthand
     constructor (Dictionary attributes); // shorthand
     constructor (); // shorthand
+    constructor attribute String tagName; // O(1) // "a"
+    constructor attribute Boolean shadow; // O(1) // false
   }
   class TitleElement : Element {
     constructor (Dictionary attributes, ChildArguments... nodes); // O(M+N), M = number of attributes, N = number of nodes plus all their descendants
     constructor (ChildArguments... nodes); // shorthand
     constructor (Dictionary attributes); // shorthand
     constructor (); // shorthand
+    constructor attribute String tagName; // O(1) // "title"
+    constructor attribute Boolean shadow; // O(1) // false
+  }
+  class ErrorElement : Element {
+    constructor (Dictionary attributes, ChildArguments... nodes); // O(M+N), M = number of attributes, N = number of nodes plus all their descendants
+    constructor (ChildArguments... nodes); // shorthand
+    constructor (Dictionary attributes); // shorthand
+    constructor (); // shorthand
+    constructor attribute String tagName; // O(1) // "error"
+    constructor attribute Boolean shadow; // O(1) // false
   }
 
 
 
+  // MODULES
+
   dictionary ElementRegistration {
     String tagName;
     Boolean shadow = false;
@@ -224,20 +274,13 @@ module 'sky:core' {
     constructor attribute Boolean shadow;
   }
 
-  // MODULES
   abstract class AbstractModule : EventTarget {
     readonly attribute Document document; // O(1) // the Documentof the module or application
     Promise<any> import(String url); // O(Yikes) // returns the module's exports
 
     readonly attribute String url;
 
-    // createElement() lets you create elements that will be upgraded later when you register the element
-    Element createElement(String tagName, Dictionary attributes, ChildArguments... nodes); // O(M+N), M = number of attributes, N = number of nodes plus all their descendants
-    Element createElement(String tagName, Dictionary attributes); // shorthand
-    Element createElement(String tagName, ChildArguments... nodes); // shorthand
-    Element createElement(String tagName); // shorthand
-
-    ElementConstructor registerElement(ElementRegistration options); // O(N) in number of outstanding elements with that tag name to be upgraded
+    ElementConstructor registerElement(ElementRegistration options); // O(1)
     // if you call registerElement() with an object that was created by
     // registerElement(), it just returns the object after registering it,
     // rather than creating a new constructor
diff --git a/specs/markup.md b/specs/markup.md
index 7708c514c8c..29e92a4ac74 100644
--- a/specs/markup.md
+++ b/specs/markup.md
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ Sky Markup: Elements
 The Sky language consists of very few elements, since it is expected
 that everything of note would be provided by frameworks.
 
+The following elements are implicitly registered by default, even if
+you haven't imported anything. You can get to their constructors if
+you import sky:core (basically, sky:core is always imported by defaul;
+it's the runtime library). None of these elements have shadow trees.
+
 ``<import src="foo.sky">``
  - Downloads and imports foo.sky in the background.
 
@@ -176,6 +181,12 @@ that everything of note would be provided by frameworks.
  - Sky fetches the bits for foo.bin, looks for a decoder for those
    bits, and renders the bits that the decoder returns.
 
+``<div>``
+ - Element that does nothing.
+
+``<span>``
+ - Element that does nothing.
+
 ``<iframe src="foo.bin">``
  - Sky tells mojo to open an application for foo.bin, and hands that
    application a view so that the application can render appropriately.
@@ -195,6 +206,9 @@ that everything of note would be provided by frameworks.
    is mutated, theTitleElement.ownerScope.ownerDocument.title is set
    to the element's contents.)
 
+``<error>``
+ - Represents a parse error.
+
 
 Sky Markup: Global Attributes
 =============================
diff --git a/specs/modules.md b/specs/modules.md
index 86a1d1ff9c4..5629018a701 100644
--- a/specs/modules.md
+++ b/specs/modules.md
@@ -18,27 +18,18 @@ document's list of outstanding dependencies grows. When an imported
 module completes, it is removed from the document's list of
 outstanding dependencies.
 
-Before executing any ```script``` elements, the parser waits until the
-list of outstanding dependencies is empty. After the parser has
-finished parsing, the document waits until its list of outstanding
-dependencies is empty before the module it represents is marked
-complete.
+Before executing script or inserting an element that is not already
+registered, the parser waits until the list of outstanding
+dependencies is empty. After the parser has finished parsing, the
+document waits until its list of outstanding dependencies is empty
+before the module it represents is marked complete.
 
 
 Module API
 ----------
 
 Within a script in a module, the ```module``` identifier is bound to
-the ```Module``` object that represents the module:
-
-```javascript
-interface Module : EventTarget {
-  constructor (Application application, Document document); // O(1)
-  attribute any exports; // O(1) // defaults to the module's document
-  readonly attribute Document document; // O(1) // the module's document
-  readonly attribute Application application; // O(1)
-}
-```
+the [```Module``` object](apis.md) that represents the module.
 
 ### Exporting values ###
 
diff --git a/specs/parsing.md b/specs/parsing.md
index 7539db2caa4..4063379682a 100644
--- a/specs/parsing.md
+++ b/specs/parsing.md
@@ -798,11 +798,16 @@ _document_:
         the token.
      3. Append _node_ to the top node in the _stack of open nodes_.
    - If _token_ is a start tag token,
-     1. Create an element _node_ with tag name and attributes given by
-        the token.
-     2. Append _node_ to the top node in the _stack of open nodes_.
-     3. Push _node_ onto the top of the _stack of open nodes_.
-     4. If _node_ is a ``template`` element, then:
+     1. If the tag name isn't a registered tag name, then yield until
+        _imported modules_ contains no entries with unresolved
+        promises.
+     2. If the tag name is registered, create an element _node_ with
+        tag name and attributes given by the token. Otherwise, create
+        an element with the tag name "error" and the attributes given
+        by the token.
+     3. Append _node_ to the top node in the _stack of open nodes_.
+     4. Push _node_ onto the top of the _stack of open nodes_.
+     5. If _node_ is a ``template`` element, then:
         1. Let _fragment_ be the ``DocumentFragment`` object that the
            ``template`` element uses as its template contents container.
         2. Push _fragment_ onto the top of the _stack of open nodes_.
@@ -814,14 +819,16 @@ _document_:
            has an ``as`` attribute, associate the entry with that
            name.
    - If _token_ is an end tag token:
-     1. Let _node_ be the topmost node in the _stack of open nodes_
-        whose tag name is the same as the token's tag name, if any. If
-        there isn't one, skip this token.
-     2. If there's a ``template`` element in the _stack of open
+     1. If the tag name is registered, let _tag name_ be that tag
+        name. Otherwise, let _tag name_ be "error".
+     2. Let _node_ be the topmost node in the _stack of open nodes_
+        whose tag name is _tag name_, if any. If there isn't one, skip
+        this token.
+     3. If there's a ``template`` element in the _stack of open
         nodes_ above _node_, then skip this token.
-     3. Pop nodes from the _stack of open nodes_ until _node_ has been
+     4. Pop nodes from the _stack of open nodes_ until _node_ has been
         popped.
-     4. If _node_'s tag name is ``script``, then yield until _imported
+     5. If _node_'s tag name is ``script``, then yield until _imported
         modules_ contains no entries with unresolved promises, then
         execute the script given by the element's contents, using the
         associated names as appropriate.