diff --git a/source/Ox/js/DOM.js b/source/Ox/js/DOM.js
index f60befa5..ad8e8b35 100644
--- a/source/Ox/js/DOM.js
+++ b/source/Ox/js/DOM.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Ox.$ = Ox.element = function(val) {
     // fixme: remove click and mousedown,
     // add native css selector
     // take all matches of getElementsBy...
-    var element = Ox.isObject(val) ? val // window
+    var element = Ox.isObject(val) ? val // window or document
         : val[0] == '<' ? document.createElement(Ox.sub(val, 1, -1))
         : val[0] == '#' ? document.getElementById(Ox.sub(val, 1))
         : val[0] == '.' ? document.getElementsByClassName(Ox.sub(val, 1))[0]
@@ -187,8 +187,7 @@ Ox.$ = Ox.element = function(val) {
             return ret;
         },
         empty: function() {
-            this.html('');
-            return this;
+            return this.html('');
         },
         /*@
         hasClass <f> Returns true if the element has a given class
@@ -198,6 +197,12 @@ Ox.$ = Ox.element = function(val) {
         hasClass: function(str) {
             return this[0].className.split(' ').indexOf(str) > -1;
         },
+        height: function() {
+            return this[0].offsetHeight;
+        },
+        hide: function() {
+            return this.css({display: 'none'});
+        },
         /*@
         html <f> Gets or sets the inner HTML
             ()     -> <s> The inner HTML
@@ -250,9 +255,15 @@ Ox.$ = Ox.element = function(val) {
             ).join(' ');
             return this;
         },
+        show: function() {
+            return this.css({display: 'block'});
+        },
         unbind: function(event) {
             this[0]['on' + event] = null;
             return this;
+        },
+        width: function() {
+            return this[0].offsetWidth;            
         }
     } : null;
 };
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