diff --git a/pages/hotkey_mapper.html b/pages/hotkey_mapper.html
index 5315559..1b22f59 100644
--- a/pages/hotkey_mapper.html
+++ b/pages/hotkey_mapper.html
@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ <h1 id="app-name">Hotkey Code</h1>
 
   <script type="module">
     import {eventToHotkeyString} from '../dist/index.js'
-    import sequenceTracker from '../dist/sequence.js'
+    import {SEQUENCE_DELIMITER, SequenceTracker} from '../dist/sequence.js'
 
     const hotkeyCodeElement = document.getElementById('hotkey-code')
     const sequenceStatusElement = document.getElementById('sequence-status')
     const resetButtonElement = document.getElementById('reset-button')
 
-    const sequenceTracker = new sequenceTracker({
+    const SequenceTracker = new SequenceTracker({
       onReset() {
         sequenceStatusElement.hidden = true
       }
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ <h1 id="app-name">Hotkey Code</h1>
       event.stopPropagation();
 
       currentsequence = eventToHotkeyString(event)
-      event.currentTarget.value = [...sequenceTracker.path, currentsequence].join(' ');
+      event.currentTarget.value = [...sequenceTracker.path, currentsequence].join(SEQUENCE_DELIMITER);
     })
 
     hotkeyCodeElement.addEventListener('keyup', () => {
diff --git a/src/hotkey.ts b/src/hotkey.ts
index 4f0d6e8..9e4a893 100644
--- a/src/hotkey.ts
+++ b/src/hotkey.ts
@@ -1,30 +1,32 @@
-// # Returns a hotkey character string for keydown and keyup events.
-//
-// A full list of key names can be found here:
-// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEvent/key/Key_Values
-//
-// ## Code Example
-//
-// ```
-//   document.addEventListener('keydown', function(event) {
-//     if (hotkey(event) === 'h') ...
-//   })
-// ```
-// ## Hotkey examples
-//
-// "s"                  // Lowercase character for single letters
-// "S"                  // Uppercase character for shift plus a letter
-// "1"                  // Number character
-// "?"                  // Shift plus "/" symbol
-//
-// "Enter"              // Enter key
-// "ArrowUp"            // Up arrow
-//
-// "Control+s"          // Control modifier plus letter
-// "Control+Alt+Delete" // Multiple modifiers
-//
-// Returns key character String or null.
-export default function hotkey(event: KeyboardEvent): string {
+const normalizedHotkeyBrand = Symbol('normalizedHotkey')
+
+/**
+ * A hotkey string with modifier keys in standard order. Build one with `eventToHotkeyString` or normalize a string via
+ * `normalizeHotkey`.
+ *
+ * A full list of key names can be found here:
+ * https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEvent/key/Key_Values
+ *
+ * Examples:
+ * "s"                  // Lowercase character for single letters
+ * "S"                  // Uppercase character for shift plus a letter
+ * "1"                  // Number character
+ * "?"                  // Shift plus "/" symbol
+ * "Enter"              // Enter key
+ * "ArrowUp"            // Up arrow
+ * "Control+s"          // Control modifier plus letter
+ * "Control+Alt+Delete" // Multiple modifiers
+ */
+export type NormalizedHotkeyString = string & {[normalizedHotkeyBrand]: true}
+
+/**
+ * Returns a hotkey character string for keydown and keyup events.
+ * @example
+ * document.addEventListener('keydown', function(event) {
+ *   if (eventToHotkeyString(event) === 'h') ...
+ * })
+ */
+export function eventToHotkeyString(event: KeyboardEvent): NormalizedHotkeyString {
   const {ctrlKey, altKey, metaKey, key} = event
   const hotkeyString: string[] = []
   const modifiers: boolean[] = [ctrlKey, altKey, metaKey, showShift(event)]
@@ -37,13 +39,49 @@ export default function hotkey(event: KeyboardEvent): string {
     hotkeyString.push(key)
   }
 
-  return hotkeyString.join('+')
+  return hotkeyString.join('+') as NormalizedHotkeyString
 }
 
-const modifierKeyNames: string[] = [`Control`, 'Alt', 'Meta', 'Shift']
+const modifierKeyNames: string[] = ['Control', 'Alt', 'Meta', 'Shift']
 
 // We don't want to show `Shift` when `event.key` is capital
 function showShift(event: KeyboardEvent): boolean {
   const {shiftKey, code, key} = event
   return shiftKey && !(code.startsWith('Key') && key.toUpperCase() === key)
 }
+
+/**
+ * Normalizes a hotkey string before comparing it to the serialized event
+ * string produced by `eventToHotkeyString`.
+ * - Replaces the `Mod` modifier with `Meta` on mac, `Control` on other
+ *   platforms.
+ * - Ensures modifiers are sorted in a consistent order
+ * @param hotkey a hotkey string
+ * @param platform NOTE: this param is only intended to be used to mock `navigator.platform` in tests
+ * @returns {string} normalized representation of the given hotkey string
+ */
+export function normalizeHotkey(hotkey: string, platform?: string | undefined): NormalizedHotkeyString {
+  let result: string
+  result = localizeMod(hotkey, platform)
+  result = sortModifiers(result)
+  return result as NormalizedHotkeyString
+}
+
+const matchApplePlatform = /Mac|iPod|iPhone|iPad/i
+
+function localizeMod(hotkey: string, platform: string = navigator.platform): string {
+  const localModifier = matchApplePlatform.test(platform) ? 'Meta' : 'Control'
+  return hotkey.replace('Mod', localModifier)
+}
+
+function sortModifiers(hotkey: string): string {
+  const key = hotkey.split('+').pop()
+  const modifiers = []
+  for (const modifier of ['Control', 'Alt', 'Meta', 'Shift']) {
+    if (hotkey.includes(modifier)) {
+      modifiers.push(modifier)
+    }
+  }
+  modifiers.push(key)
+  return modifiers.join('+')
+}
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 9ef99e2..dffa559 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import {Leaf, RadixTrie} from './radix-trie'
 import {fireDeterminedAction, expandHotkeyToEdges, isFormField} from './utils'
-import eventToHotkeyString from './hotkey'
-import SequenceTracker from './sequence'
+import {SequenceTracker} from './sequence'
+import {eventToHotkeyString} from './hotkey'
 
-export * from './normalize-hotkey'
+export {eventToHotkeyString, normalizeHotkey, NormalizedHotkeyString} from './hotkey'
+export {SequenceTracker, normalizeSequence, NormalizedSequenceString} from './sequence'
+export {RadixTrie, Leaf} from './radix-trie'
 
 const hotkeyRadixTrie = new RadixTrie<HTMLElement>()
 const elementsLeaves = new WeakMap<HTMLElement, Array<Leaf<HTMLElement>>>()
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ function keyDownHandler(event: KeyboardEvent) {
     sequenceTracker.reset()
     return
   }
-  sequenceTracker.registerKeypress(eventToHotkeyString(event))
+  sequenceTracker.registerKeypress(event)
 
   currentTriePosition = newTriePosition
   if (newTriePosition instanceof Leaf) {
@@ -58,8 +60,6 @@ function keyDownHandler(event: KeyboardEvent) {
   }
 }
 
-export {RadixTrie, Leaf, eventToHotkeyString}
-
 export function install(element: HTMLElement, hotkey?: string): void {
   // Install the keydown handler if this is the first install
   if (Object.keys(hotkeyRadixTrie.children).length === 0) {
diff --git a/src/normalize-hotkey.ts b/src/normalize-hotkey.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 80bb017..0000000
--- a/src/normalize-hotkey.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * Normalizes a hotkey string before comparing it to the serialized event
- * string produced by `eventToHotkeyString`.
- * - Replaces the `Mod` modifier with `Meta` on mac, `Control` on other
- *   platforms.
- * - Ensures modifiers are sorted in a consistent order
- * @param hotkey a hotkey string
- * @param platform NOTE: this param is only intended to be used to mock `navigator.platform` in tests
- * @returns {string} normalized representation of the given hotkey string
- */
-export function normalizeHotkey(hotkey: string, platform?: string | undefined): string {
-  let result: string
-  result = localizeMod(hotkey, platform)
-  result = sortModifiers(result)
-  return result
-}
-
-const matchApplePlatform = /Mac|iPod|iPhone|iPad/i
-
-function localizeMod(hotkey: string, platform: string = navigator.platform): string {
-  const localModifier = matchApplePlatform.test(platform) ? 'Meta' : 'Control'
-  return hotkey.replace('Mod', localModifier)
-}
-
-function sortModifiers(hotkey: string): string {
-  const key = hotkey.split('+').pop()
-  const modifiers = []
-  for (const modifier of ['Control', 'Alt', 'Meta', 'Shift']) {
-    if (hotkey.includes(modifier)) {
-      modifiers.push(modifier)
-    }
-  }
-  modifiers.push(key)
-  return modifiers.join('+')
-}
diff --git a/src/sequence.ts b/src/sequence.ts
index a40d133..29f5a20 100644
--- a/src/sequence.ts
+++ b/src/sequence.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,23 @@
+import {NormalizedHotkeyString, eventToHotkeyString, normalizeHotkey} from './hotkey'
+
 interface SequenceTrackerOptions {
   onReset?: () => void
 }
 
-export default class SequenceTracker {
+export const SEQUENCE_DELIMITER = ' '
+
+const sequenceBrand = Symbol('sequence')
+
+/**
+ * Sequence of hotkeys, separated by spaces. For example, `Mod+m g`. Obtain one through the `SequenceTracker` class or
+ * by normalizing a string with `normalizeSequence`.
+ */
+export type NormalizedSequenceString = string & {[sequenceBrand]: true}
+
+export class SequenceTracker {
   static readonly CHORD_TIMEOUT = 1500
 
-  private _path: readonly string[] = []
+  private _path: readonly NormalizedHotkeyString[] = []
   private timer: number | null = null
   private onReset
 
@@ -13,12 +25,16 @@ export default class SequenceTracker {
     this.onReset = onReset
   }
 
-  get path(): readonly string[] {
+  get path(): readonly NormalizedHotkeyString[] {
     return this._path
   }
 
-  registerKeypress(hotkey: string): void {
-    this._path = [...this._path, hotkey]
+  get sequence(): NormalizedSequenceString {
+    return this._path.join(SEQUENCE_DELIMITER) as NormalizedSequenceString
+  }
+
+  registerKeypress(event: KeyboardEvent): void {
+    this._path = [...this._path, eventToHotkeyString(event)]
     this.startTimer()
   }
 
@@ -40,3 +56,10 @@ export default class SequenceTracker {
     this.timer = window.setTimeout(() => this.reset(), SequenceTracker.CHORD_TIMEOUT)
   }
 }
+
+export function normalizeSequence(sequence: string): NormalizedSequenceString {
+  return sequence
+    .split(SEQUENCE_DELIMITER)
+    .map(h => normalizeHotkey(h))
+    .join(SEQUENCE_DELIMITER) as NormalizedSequenceString
+}
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index b1e7660..e630144 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import {normalizeHotkey} from './normalize-hotkey'
+import {NormalizedHotkeyString, normalizeHotkey} from './hotkey'
+import {SEQUENCE_DELIMITER} from './sequence'
 
 export function isFormField(element: Node): boolean {
   if (!(element instanceof HTMLElement)) {
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ export function isFormField(element: Node): boolean {
   )
 }
 
-export function fireDeterminedAction(el: HTMLElement, path: readonly string[]): void {
+export function fireDeterminedAction(el: HTMLElement, path: readonly NormalizedHotkeyString[]): void {
   const delegateEvent = new CustomEvent('hotkey-fire', {cancelable: true, detail: {path}})
   const cancelled = !el.dispatchEvent(delegateEvent)
   if (cancelled) return
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ export function fireDeterminedAction(el: HTMLElement, path: readonly string[]):
   }
 }
 
-export function expandHotkeyToEdges(hotkey: string): string[][] {
+export function expandHotkeyToEdges(hotkey: string): NormalizedHotkeyString[][] {
   // NOTE: we can't just split by comma, since comma is a valid hotkey character!
   const output = []
   let acc = ['']
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ export function expandHotkeyToEdges(hotkey: string): string[][] {
       continue
     }
 
-    if (hotkey[i] === ' ') {
+    if (hotkey[i] === SEQUENCE_DELIMITER) {
       // Spaces are used to separate key sequences, so a following comma is
       // part of the sequence, not a separator.
       acc.push('')