diff --git a/meg_test.go b/meg_test.go
index f31dc0d..bfb6065 100644
--- a/meg_test.go
+++ b/meg_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func TestMatchAndCaptureMultiaddr(t *testing.T) {
 			meg.Val(P_IP4),
 			meg.Val(P_IP6),
 		),
-		meg.CaptureStringVal(P_UDP, &udpPort),
+		meg.CaptureString(P_UDP, &udpPort),
 		meg.Val(P_QUIC_V1),
 		meg.Val(P_WEBTRANSPORT),
 		meg.CaptureZeroOrMoreStrings(P_CERTHASH, &certhashes),
diff --git a/x/meg/bench_test.go b/x/meg/bench_test.go
index 6d05ba3..f9d4e9c 100644
--- a/x/meg/bench_test.go
+++ b/x/meg/bench_test.go
@@ -97,16 +97,16 @@ func isWebTransportMultiaddrPrealloc() *preallocatedCapture {
 	var sni string
 	p.matcher = meg.PatternToMatcher(
 		meg.Or(
-			meg.CaptureStringVal(multiaddr.P_IP4, &ip4Addr),
-			meg.CaptureStringVal(multiaddr.P_IP6, &ip6Addr),
-			meg.CaptureStringVal(multiaddr.P_DNS4, &dnsName),
-			meg.CaptureStringVal(multiaddr.P_DNS6, &dnsName),
-			meg.CaptureStringVal(multiaddr.P_DNS, &dnsName),
+			meg.CaptureString(multiaddr.P_IP4, &ip4Addr),
+			meg.CaptureString(multiaddr.P_IP6, &ip6Addr),
+			meg.CaptureString(multiaddr.P_DNS4, &dnsName),
+			meg.CaptureString(multiaddr.P_DNS6, &dnsName),
+			meg.CaptureString(multiaddr.P_DNS, &dnsName),
 		),
-		meg.CaptureStringVal(multiaddr.P_UDP, &udpPort),
+		meg.CaptureString(multiaddr.P_UDP, &udpPort),
 		meg.Val(multiaddr.P_QUIC_V1),
 		meg.Optional(
-			meg.CaptureStringVal(multiaddr.P_SNI, &sni),
+			meg.CaptureString(multiaddr.P_SNI, &sni),
 		),
 		meg.Val(multiaddr.P_WEBTRANSPORT),
 		meg.CaptureZeroOrMoreStrings(multiaddr.P_CERTHASH, &p.certHashes),
@@ -130,16 +130,16 @@ func IsWebTransportMultiaddr(m multiaddr.Multiaddr) (bool, int) {
 	var certHashesStr []string
 	matched, _ := m.Match(
 		meg.Or(
-			meg.CaptureStringVal(multiaddr.P_IP4, &ip4Addr),
-			meg.CaptureStringVal(multiaddr.P_IP6, &ip6Addr),
-			meg.CaptureStringVal(multiaddr.P_DNS4, &dnsName),
-			meg.CaptureStringVal(multiaddr.P_DNS6, &dnsName),
-			meg.CaptureStringVal(multiaddr.P_DNS, &dnsName),
+			meg.CaptureString(multiaddr.P_IP4, &ip4Addr),
+			meg.CaptureString(multiaddr.P_IP6, &ip6Addr),
+			meg.CaptureString(multiaddr.P_DNS4, &dnsName),
+			meg.CaptureString(multiaddr.P_DNS6, &dnsName),
+			meg.CaptureString(multiaddr.P_DNS, &dnsName),
 		),
-		meg.CaptureStringVal(multiaddr.P_UDP, &udpPort),
+		meg.CaptureString(multiaddr.P_UDP, &udpPort),
 		meg.Val(multiaddr.P_QUIC_V1),
 		meg.Optional(
-			meg.CaptureStringVal(multiaddr.P_SNI, &sni),
+			meg.CaptureString(multiaddr.P_SNI, &sni),
 		),
 		meg.Val(multiaddr.P_WEBTRANSPORT),
 		meg.CaptureZeroOrMoreStrings(multiaddr.P_CERTHASH, &certHashesStr),
diff --git a/x/meg/meg_test.go b/x/meg/meg_test.go
index 83c2718..ab63e47 100644
--- a/x/meg/meg_test.go
+++ b/x/meg/meg_test.go
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ func TestCapture(t *testing.T) {
 			{
 				setup: func() (Matcher, func()) {
 					var code0str string
-					return PatternToMatcher(CaptureStringVal(0, &code0str), Val(1)), func() {
+					return PatternToMatcher(CaptureString(0, &code0str), Val(1)), func() {
 						if code0str != "hello" {
 							panic("unexpected value")
 						}
diff --git a/x/meg/sugar.go b/x/meg/sugar.go
index e8ce539..b1885c9 100644
--- a/x/meg/sugar.go
+++ b/x/meg/sugar.go
@@ -156,13 +156,13 @@ func CaptureWithF(code int, f CaptureFunc) Pattern {
 }
 
 func Val(code int) Pattern {
-	return CaptureStringVal(code, nil)
+	return CaptureString(code, nil)
 }
 
 // Any is a special code that matches any value.
 var Any int = matchAny
 
-func CaptureStringVal(code int, val *string) Pattern {
+func CaptureString(code int, val *string) Pattern {
 	return CaptureWithF(code, captureOneStringValueOrErr(val))
 }