diff --git a/src/ui/web/html.js b/src/ui/web/html.js
index 0335ca69..9946887d 100644
--- a/src/ui/web/html.js
+++ b/src/ui/web/html.js
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ export function el(elementName, attrs, children) {
     if (Array.isArray(children)) {
         // TODO: use fragment here?
         for (let c of children) {
+            if (typeof c === "string") {
+                c = text(c);
+            }
             e.appendChild(c);
         }
     }