diff --git a/Sources/Elementary/Core/AttributeStorage.swift b/Sources/Elementary/Core/AttributeStorage.swift
index c638a6c..0f26c34 100644
--- a/Sources/Elementary/Core/AttributeStorage.swift
+++ b/Sources/Elementary/Core/AttributeStorage.swift
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ private func flattenAttributes(_ attributes: consuming [StoredAttribute]) -> [St
         guard attribute != blankedOut else { continue }
 
         for j in attributes.indices[(i + 1)...] where attributes[j].name == attribute.name {
-            switch attribute.mergeMode {
+            switch attributes[j].mergeMode {
             case let .appendValue(separator):
                 attribute.appending(value: attributes[j].value, separatedBy: separator)
             case .replaceValue:
diff --git a/Sources/Elementary/Core/Html+Attributes.swift b/Sources/Elementary/Core/Html+Attributes.swift
index 4390703..9e2043f 100644
--- a/Sources/Elementary/Core/Html+Attributes.swift
+++ b/Sources/Elementary/Core/Html+Attributes.swift
@@ -1,14 +1,28 @@
 public struct HTMLAttribute<Tag: HTMLTagDefinition> {
     var htmlAttribute: StoredAttribute
 
-    init(name: String, value: String?, mergeMode: StoredAttribute.MergeMode = .replaceValue) {
-        htmlAttribute = .init(name: name, value: value, mergeMode: mergeMode)
-    }
-
     public var name: String { htmlAttribute.name }
     public var value: String? { htmlAttribute.value }
 }
 
+public struct HTMLAttributeMergeAction {
+    var mergeMode: StoredAttribute.MergeMode
+
+    public static var replacing: Self { .init(mergeMode: .replaceValue) }
+    public static var ignoring: Self { .init(mergeMode: .ignoreIfSet) }
+    public static func appending(seperatedBy: String) -> Self { .init(mergeMode: .appendValue(seperatedBy)) }
+}
+
+public extension HTMLAttribute {
+    init(name: String, value: String?, mergedBy action: HTMLAttributeMergeAction = .replacing) {
+        htmlAttribute = .init(name: name, value: value, mergeMode: action.mergeMode)
+    }
+
+    consuming func mergedBy(_ action: HTMLAttributeMergeAction) -> HTMLAttribute {
+        .init(name: name, value: value, mergedBy: action)
+    }
+}
+
 public struct _AttributedElement<Content: HTML>: HTML {
     public var content: Content
 
diff --git a/Sources/Elementary/HtmlAttributes.swift b/Sources/Elementary/HtmlAttributes.swift
index d907e07..716e6ce 100644
--- a/Sources/Elementary/HtmlAttributes.swift
+++ b/Sources/Elementary/HtmlAttributes.swift
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public extension HTMLAttribute where Tag: HTMLTrait.Attributes.Global {
     }
 
     static func `class`(_ value: String) -> Self {
-        HTMLAttribute(name: "class", value: value, mergeMode: .appendValue(" "))
+        HTMLAttribute(name: "class", value: value, mergedBy: .appending(seperatedBy: " "))
     }
 
     static func data(_ key: String, value: String) -> Self {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public extension HTMLAttribute where Tag: HTMLTrait.Attributes.Global {
     }
 
     static func style(_ value: String) -> Self {
-        HTMLAttribute(name: "style", value: value, mergeMode: .appendValue(";"))
+        HTMLAttribute(name: "style", value: value, mergedBy: .appending(seperatedBy: ";"))
     }
 
     static func title(_ value: String) -> Self {
diff --git a/Tests/ElementaryTests/AttributeRenderingTests.swift b/Tests/ElementaryTests/AttributeRenderingTests.swift
index c315101..5cccd5d 100644
--- a/Tests/ElementaryTests/AttributeRenderingTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/ElementaryTests/AttributeRenderingTests.swift
@@ -57,4 +57,14 @@ final class AttributeRenderingTests: XCTestCase {
             #"<br id="baz" hidden>"#
         )
     }
+
+    func testRespectsCustomMergeMode() {
+        HTMLAssertEqual(
+            br(.id("1"), .data("bar", value: "baz"))
+                .attributes(.id("2").mergedBy(.appending(seperatedBy: "-")))
+                .attributes(.id("3").mergedBy(.ignoring))
+                .attributes(.data("bar", value: "baq").mergedBy(.appending(seperatedBy: ""))),
+            #"<br id="1-2" data-bar="bazbaq">"#
+        )
+    }
 }