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@@ -2,4 +2,36 @@
 title: $host
 ---
 
-Coming soon!
+When compiling a component as a custom element, the `$host` rune provides access to the host element, allowing you to (for example) dispatch custom events ([demo](/playground/untitled#H4sIAAAAAAAAE41Ry2rDMBD8FSECtqkTt1fHFpSSL-ix7sFRNkTEXglrnTYY_3uRlDgxTaEHIfYxs7szA9-rBizPPwZOZwM89wmecqxbF70as7InaMjltrWFR3mpkQDJ8pwXVnbKkKiwItUa3RGLVtk7gTHQXRDR2lXda4CY1D0SK9nCUk0QPyfrCovsRoNFe17aQOAwGncgO2gBqRzihJXiQrEs2csYOhQ-7HgKHaLIbpRhhBG-I2eD_8ciM4KnnOCbeE5dD2P6h0Dz0-Yi_arNhPLJXBtSGi2TvSXdbpqwdsXvjuYsC1veabvvUTog2ylrapKH2G2XsMFLS4uDthQnq2t1cwKkGOGLvYU5PvaQxLsxOkPmsm97Io1Mo2yUPF6VnOZFkw1RMoopKLKAE_9gmGxyDFMwMcwN-Bx_ABXQWmOtAgAA)):
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+```svelte
+/// file: Stepper.svelte
+<svelte:options customElement="my-stepper" />
+
+<script>
+	function dispatch(type) {
+		+++$host()+++.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent(type));
+	}
+</script>
+
+<button onclick={() => dispatch('decrement')}>decrement</button>
+<button onclick={() => dispatch('increment')}>increment</button>
+```
+
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+```svelte
+/// file: App.svelte
+<script>
+	import './Stepper.svelte';
+
+	let count = $state(0);
+</script>
+
+<my-stepper
+	ondecrement={() => count -= 1}
+	onincrement={() => count += 1}
+></my-stepper>
+
+<p>count: {count}</p>
+```