diff --git a/packages/core/pattern.mjs b/packages/core/pattern.mjs
index 6e8c36e1..ce49c537 100644
--- a/packages/core/pattern.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/pattern.mjs
@@ -647,6 +647,11 @@ export class Pattern {
     return sequence(this, ...pats);
   }
 
+  // shorthand for sequence
+  seq(...pats) {
+    return sequence(this, ...pats);
+  }
+
   cat(...pats) {
     return cat(this, ...pats);
   }
@@ -899,6 +904,11 @@ export function sequence(...pats) {
   return fastcat(...pats);
 }
 
+// shorthand for sequence
+export function seq(...pats) {
+  return fastcat(...pats);
+}
+
 function _sequenceCount(x) {
   if (Array.isArray(x)) {
     if (x.length == 0) {