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   </div>
 </template>
 ```
+
+## Examples
+
+### Accessing HTML Elements
+
+Components inside `<ClientOnly>` are rendered only after being mounted. To access the rendered elements in the DOM, you can watch a template ref:
+
+```vue [pages/example.vue]
+<script setup lang="ts">
+const nuxtWelcomeRef = ref()
+
+// The watch will be triggered when the component is available
+watch(nuxtWelcomeRef, () => {
+ console.log('<NuxtWelcome /> mounted')
+}, { once: true })
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <ClientOnly>
+    <NuxtWelcome ref="nuxtWelcomeRef" />
+  </ClientOnly>
+</template>
+```