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+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+import { computed, defineComponent, nextTick, ref, shallowRef } from 'vue';
+import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import { unrefElement } from '.';
+
+describe('unrefElement', () => {
+  it('returns a plain element when passed a raw element', () => {
+    const htmlEl = document.createElement('div');
+    const svgEl = document.createElementNS('http://www.w3.org/2000/svg', 'svg');
+
+    expect(unrefElement(htmlEl)).toBe(htmlEl);
+    expect(unrefElement(svgEl)).toBe(svgEl);
+  });
+
+  it('returns element when passed a ref or shallowRef to an element', () => {
+    const el = document.createElement('div');
+    const elRef = ref<HTMLElement | null>(el);
+    const shallowElRef = shallowRef<HTMLElement | null>(el);
+
+    expect(unrefElement(elRef)).toBe(el);
+    expect(unrefElement(shallowElRef)).toBe(el);
+  });
+
+  it('returns element when passed a computed ref or getter function', () => {
+    const el = document.createElement('div');
+    const computedElRef = computed(() => el);
+    const elGetter = () => el;
+
+    expect(unrefElement(computedElRef)).toBe(el);
+    expect(unrefElement(elGetter)).toBe(el);
+  });
+
+  it('returns component $el when passed a component instance', async () => {
+    const Child = defineComponent({
+        template: `<span class="child-el">child</span>`,
+    });
+
+    const Parent = defineComponent({
+        components: { Child },
+        template: `<Child ref="childRef" />`,
+    });
+
+    const wrapper = mount(Parent);
+    await nextTick();
+
+    const childInstance = (wrapper.vm as any).$refs.childRef;
+    const result = unrefElement(childInstance);
+
+    expect(result).toBe(childInstance.$el);
+    expect((result as HTMLElement).classList.contains('child-el')).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('handles null and undefined values', () => {
+    expect(unrefElement(undefined)).toBe(undefined);
+    expect(unrefElement(null)).toBe(null);
+    expect(unrefElement(ref(null))).toBe(null);
+    expect(unrefElement(ref(undefined))).toBe(undefined);
+    expect(unrefElement(() => null)).toBe(null);
+    expect(unrefElement(() => undefined)).toBe(undefined);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/web/vue/src/composables/unrefElement/index.ts b/web/vue/src/composables/unrefElement/index.ts
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+import type { ComponentPublicInstance, MaybeRef, MaybeRefOrGetter } from 'vue';
+import { toValue } from 'vue';
+
+export type VueInstance = ComponentPublicInstance;
+export type MaybeElement = HTMLElement | SVGElement | VueInstance | undefined | null;
+
+export type MaybeElementRef<El extends MaybeElement = MaybeElement> = MaybeRef<El>;
+export type MaybeComputedElementRef<El extends MaybeElement = MaybeElement> = MaybeRefOrGetter<El>;
+
+export type UnRefElementReturn<T extends MaybeElement = MaybeElement> = T extends VueInstance ? Exclude<MaybeElement, VueInstance> : T | undefined;
+
+export function unrefElement<El extends MaybeElement>(elRef: MaybeComputedElementRef<El>): UnRefElementReturn<El> {
+  const plain = toValue(elRef);
+  return (plain as VueInstance)?.$el ?? plain;
+}
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