diff --git a/src/diagnostic.rs b/src/diagnostic.rs
index 03e4526..6efb8a3 100644
--- a/src/diagnostic.rs
+++ b/src/diagnostic.rs
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ impl Diagnostic {
     /// associated with.
     ///
     /// Identical to calling `self.span()` when the [`Diagnostic`] has no children.
-    pub fn merged_span(&self) -> Result<Span, SpanJoinError> {
+    pub fn merged_span(&self) -> core::result::Result<Span, SpanJoinError> {
         let mut merged_span = self.span.clone();
         for child in &self.children {
             merged_span = merged_span.join(&child.merged_span()?)?;
diff --git a/src/parsable.rs b/src/parsable.rs
index 1e269bf..cc1aaf8 100644
--- a/src/parsable.rs
+++ b/src/parsable.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//! Contains a menagerie of useful types that implement the [`Parsable`] trait.
+
 use super::*;
 
 mod everything;
diff --git a/src/parsable/everything.rs b/src/parsable/everything.rs
index 9ce296f..39aa905 100644
--- a/src/parsable/everything.rs
+++ b/src/parsable/everything.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ impl Spanned for Everything {
 }
 
 impl Parsable for Everything {
-    fn parse(stream: &mut ParseStream) -> ParseResult<Self> {
+    fn parse(stream: &mut ParseStream) -> Result<Self> {
         let span = Span::new(
             stream.source().clone(),
             stream.position..(stream.source().len()),
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ impl Parsable for Everything {
         Ok(Everything(span))
     }
 
-    fn parse_value(value: Self, stream: &mut ParseStream) -> ParseResult<Self> {
+    fn parse_value(value: Self, stream: &mut ParseStream) -> Result<Self> {
         let s = value.span();
         let text = s.source_text();
         if stream.remaining() == text {
diff --git a/src/parsable/exact.rs b/src/parsable/exact.rs
index 9883797..7d08a59 100644
--- a/src/parsable/exact.rs
+++ b/src/parsable/exact.rs
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ impl Spanned for Exact {
 make_parsable!(Exact);
 
 impl Parsable for Exact {
-    fn parse(stream: &mut ParseStream) -> ParseResult<Self> {
+    fn parse(stream: &mut ParseStream) -> Result<Self> {
         Ok(Exact(Span::new(
             stream.source().clone(),
             stream.position..stream.position,
         )))
     }
 
-    fn parse_value(value: Self, stream: &mut ParseStream) -> ParseResult<Self> {
+    fn parse_value(value: Self, stream: &mut ParseStream) -> Result<Self> {
         let s = value.0;
         let text = s.source_text();
         if stream.remaining().starts_with(text) {
diff --git a/src/parsable/nothing.rs b/src/parsable/nothing.rs
index ab0ab63..36cfd68 100644
--- a/src/parsable/nothing.rs
+++ b/src/parsable/nothing.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ impl Spanned for Nothing {
 }
 
 impl Parsable for Nothing {
-    fn parse(stream: &mut ParseStream) -> ParseResult<Self> {
+    fn parse(stream: &mut ParseStream) -> Result<Self> {
         if stream.position < stream.source().len() {
             return Err(Error::new(
                 stream.current_span(),
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ impl Parsable for Nothing {
         Ok(Nothing(stream.current_span()))
     }
 
-    fn parse_value(_value: Self, stream: &mut ParseStream) -> ParseResult<Self> {
+    fn parse_value(_value: Self, stream: &mut ParseStream) -> Result<Self> {
         stream.parse()
     }
 
diff --git a/src/parsable/numbers.rs b/src/parsable/numbers.rs
index 6a17da8..8892aed 100644
--- a/src/parsable/numbers.rs
+++ b/src/parsable/numbers.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ impl Spanned for U64 {
 }
 
 impl Parsable for U64 {
-    fn parse(stream: &mut ParseStream) -> ParseResult<Self> {
+    fn parse(stream: &mut ParseStream) -> Result<Self> {
         let mut digits = Vec::new();
         let start_position = stream.position;
         while let Ok(_) = stream.next_digit() {
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ impl Spanned for U128 {
 }
 
 impl Parsable for U128 {
-    fn parse(stream: &mut ParseStream) -> ParseResult<Self> {
+    fn parse(stream: &mut ParseStream) -> Result<Self> {
         let mut digits = Vec::new();
         let start_position = stream.position;
         while let Ok(_) = stream.next_digit() {
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ impl Spanned for I64 {
 }
 
 impl Parsable for I64 {
-    fn parse(stream: &mut ParseStream) -> ParseResult<Self> {
+    fn parse(stream: &mut ParseStream) -> Result<Self> {
         let mut digits = Vec::new();
         let start_position = stream.position;
         let mut sign = 1;
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ impl Spanned for I128 {
 }
 
 impl Parsable for I128 {
-    fn parse(stream: &mut ParseStream) -> ParseResult<Self> {
+    fn parse(stream: &mut ParseStream) -> Result<Self> {
         let mut digits = Vec::new();
         let start_position = stream.position;
         let mut sign = 1;
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ impl Spanned for Decimal {
 make_parsable!(Decimal);
 
 impl Parsable for Decimal {
-    fn parse(stream: &mut ParseStream) -> ParseResult<Self> {
+    fn parse(stream: &mut ParseStream) -> Result<Self> {
         let start_position = stream.position;
         if stream.next_char()? == '-' {
             stream.consume(1)?;
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ impl<const MIN: i64, const MAX: i64> Spanned for BoundedI64<MIN, MAX> {
 }
 
 impl<const MIN: i64, const MAX: i64> Parsable for BoundedI64<MIN, MAX> {
-    fn parse(stream: &mut ParseStream) -> ParseResult<Self> {
+    fn parse(stream: &mut ParseStream) -> Result<Self> {
         let i = stream.parse::<I64>()?;
         if i.0 < MIN {
             return Err(Error::new(
diff --git a/src/parsable/optional.rs b/src/parsable/optional.rs
index 253cad8..b2b5784 100644
--- a/src/parsable/optional.rs
+++ b/src/parsable/optional.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ impl<T: Parsable> Display for Optional<T> {
 impl<T: Parsable> FromStr for Optional<T> {
     type Err = T::Err;
 
-    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> core::result::Result<Self, Self::Err> {
         let Ok(val) = s.parse() else {
             return Ok(Optional::None);
         };
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ impl<T: Parsable> FromStr for Optional<T> {
 }
 
 impl<T: Parsable> Parsable for Optional<T> {
-    fn parse(stream: &mut ParseStream) -> ParseResult<Self> {
+    fn parse(stream: &mut ParseStream) -> Result<Self> {
         if stream.peek::<T>() {
             return Ok(Optional::Some(stream.parse::<T>()?));
         }
         Ok(Optional::None)
     }
 
-    fn parse_value(value: Self, stream: &mut ParseStream) -> ParseResult<Self> {
+    fn parse_value(value: Self, stream: &mut ParseStream) -> Result<Self> {
         match value {
             Optional::Some(val) => stream.parse_value(val).map(Optional::Some),
             Optional::None => Ok(Optional::None),
diff --git a/src/parsable/whitespace.rs b/src/parsable/whitespace.rs
index 7dbfd14..c469fb5 100644
--- a/src/parsable/whitespace.rs
+++ b/src/parsable/whitespace.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ impl Spanned for Whitespace {
 make_parsable!(Whitespace);
 
 impl Parsable for Whitespace {
-    fn parse(stream: &mut ParseStream) -> ParseResult<Self> {
+    fn parse(stream: &mut ParseStream) -> Result<Self> {
         let start_position = stream.position;
         while let Ok(c) = stream.next_char() {
             if !c.is_whitespace() {
diff --git a/src/parsing.rs b/src/parsing.rs
index b054146..a181508 100644
--- a/src/parsing.rs
+++ b/src/parsing.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use self::parsable::Exact;
 
 use super::*;
 
+/// Represents an error that occurred during parsing.
 #[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub struct Error(Diagnostic);
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ impl Debug for Error {
 }
 
 impl Error {
+    /// Creates a new [`Error`] with the given [`Span`] and message.
     pub fn new(span: Span, message: impl ToString) -> Error {
         Error(Diagnostic::new(
             DiagnosticLevel::Error,
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ impl Error {
         ))
     }
 
+    /// Creates a new [`Error`] expecting a certain value at the given [`Span`].
     pub fn expected(span: Span, expected: impl Display) -> Error {
         Error(Diagnostic::new(
             DiagnosticLevel::Error,
@@ -56,7 +59,8 @@ impl Error {
     }
 }
 
-pub type ParseResult<T> = core::result::Result<T, Error>;
+/// Represents the result of a parsing operation.
+pub type Result<T> = core::result::Result<T, Error>;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub struct ParseStream {
@@ -80,16 +84,16 @@ impl ParseStream {
         Span::new(self.source.clone(), self.position..self.source.len())
     }
 
-    pub fn parse<T: Parsable>(&mut self) -> ParseResult<T> {
+    pub fn parse<T: Parsable>(&mut self) -> Result<T> {
         T::parse(self)
     }
 
-    pub fn parse_value<T: Parsable>(&mut self, value: T) -> ParseResult<T> {
+    pub fn parse_value<T: Parsable>(&mut self, value: T) -> Result<T> {
         T::parse_value(value, self)
     }
 
     /// note: panics upon invalid regex syntax
-    pub fn parse_regex(&mut self, reg: impl Pattern) -> ParseResult<Exact> {
+    pub fn parse_regex(&mut self, reg: impl Pattern) -> Result<Exact> {
         let reg = reg.to_regex();
         match reg.find(self.remaining()) {
             Some(m) => {
@@ -117,11 +121,11 @@ impl ParseStream {
         self.fork().parse_regex(reg).is_ok()
     }
 
-    pub fn parse_str(&mut self, value: impl ToString) -> ParseResult<Exact> {
+    pub fn parse_str(&mut self, value: impl ToString) -> Result<Exact> {
         self.parse_value(Exact::from(value))
     }
 
-    pub fn parse_istr(&mut self, value: impl ToString) -> ParseResult<Exact> {
+    pub fn parse_istr(&mut self, value: impl ToString) -> Result<Exact> {
         let text = value.to_string().to_lowercase();
         let remaining_lower = self.remaining().to_lowercase();
         if remaining_lower.starts_with(&text) {
@@ -146,10 +150,7 @@ impl ParseStream {
             .starts_with(&s.to_string().to_lowercase())
     }
 
-    pub fn parse_any_value_of<T: Parsable, const N: usize>(
-        &mut self,
-        values: [T; N],
-    ) -> ParseResult<T> {
+    pub fn parse_any_value_of<T: Parsable, const N: usize>(&mut self, values: [T; N]) -> Result<T> {
         for i in 0..N {
             if self.peek_value(values[i].clone()) {
                 return self.parse_value(values[i].clone());
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ impl ParseStream {
     pub fn parse_any_str_of<const N: usize>(
         &mut self,
         values: [impl ToString; N],
-    ) -> ParseResult<(Exact, usize)> {
+    ) -> Result<(Exact, usize)> {
         for (i, s) in values.iter().enumerate() {
             let s = s.to_string();
             if self.peek_str(&s) {
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ impl ParseStream {
     pub fn parse_any_istr_of<const N: usize>(
         &mut self,
         values: [impl ToString; N],
-    ) -> ParseResult<(Exact, usize)> {
+    ) -> Result<(Exact, usize)> {
         for (i, s) in values.iter().enumerate() {
             let s = s.to_string();
             if self.peek_istr(&s) {
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ impl ParseStream {
         self.clone()
     }
 
-    pub fn consume(&mut self, num_chars: usize) -> ParseResult<Span> {
+    pub fn consume(&mut self, num_chars: usize) -> Result<Span> {
         if self.remaining().len() < num_chars {
             return Err(Error::new(
                 self.remaining_span(),
@@ -255,7 +256,7 @@ impl ParseStream {
         span
     }
 
-    pub fn next_char(&self) -> ParseResult<char> {
+    pub fn next_char(&self) -> Result<char> {
         if self.remaining().is_empty() {
             return Err(Error::new(self.current_span(), "unexpected end of input"));
         }
@@ -270,13 +271,13 @@ impl ParseStream {
         Ok(c)
     }
 
-    pub fn parse_char(&mut self) -> ParseResult<char> {
+    pub fn parse_char(&mut self) -> Result<char> {
         let c = self.next_char()?;
         self.position += 1;
         Ok(c)
     }
 
-    pub fn next_digit(&self) -> ParseResult<u8> {
+    pub fn next_digit(&self) -> Result<u8> {
         Ok(match self.next_char()? {
             '0' => 0,
             '1' => 1,
@@ -292,13 +293,13 @@ impl ParseStream {
         })
     }
 
-    pub fn parse_digit(&mut self) -> ParseResult<u8> {
+    pub fn parse_digit(&mut self) -> Result<u8> {
         let digit = self.next_digit()?;
         self.position += 1;
         Ok(digit)
     }
 
-    pub fn next_alpha(&self) -> ParseResult<char> {
+    pub fn next_alpha(&self) -> Result<char> {
         let c = self.next_char()?;
         if !c.is_ascii_alphabetic() {
             return Err(Error::new(
@@ -309,7 +310,7 @@ impl ParseStream {
         Ok(c)
     }
 
-    pub fn parse_alpha(&mut self) -> ParseResult<char> {
+    pub fn parse_alpha(&mut self) -> Result<char> {
         let c = self.next_alpha()?;
         self.position += 1;
         Ok(c)
@@ -333,7 +334,7 @@ impl<S: Into<Source>> From<S> for ParseStream {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn parse<T: Parsable>(stream: impl Into<ParseStream>) -> ParseResult<T> {
+pub fn parse<T: Parsable>(stream: impl Into<ParseStream>) -> Result<T> {
     T::parse(&mut stream.into())
 }
 
@@ -352,9 +353,9 @@ pub fn common_prefix(s1: &str, s2: &str) -> String {
 pub trait Parsable:
     Clone + Debug + PartialEq + Eq + Hash + Display + Spanned + FromStr + Peekable
 {
-    fn parse(stream: &mut ParseStream) -> ParseResult<Self>;
+    fn parse(stream: &mut ParseStream) -> Result<Self>;
 
-    fn parse_value(value: Self, stream: &mut ParseStream) -> ParseResult<Self> {
+    fn parse_value(value: Self, stream: &mut ParseStream) -> Result<Self> {
         let s = value.span();
         let text = s.source_text();
         if stream.remaining().starts_with(text) {
@@ -449,23 +450,23 @@ pub trait Pattern: Sized {
 
     /// Tries to derive a [`Regex`] from the underlying value, returning a [`regex::Error`] if
     /// the value is not a valid [`Regex`].
-    fn try_to_regex(self) -> Result<Regex, regex::Error>;
+    fn try_to_regex(self) -> core::result::Result<Regex, regex::Error>;
 }
 
 impl Pattern for Regex {
-    fn try_to_regex(self) -> Result<Regex, regex::Error> {
+    fn try_to_regex(self) -> core::result::Result<Regex, regex::Error> {
         Ok(self)
     }
 }
 
 impl Pattern for &str {
-    fn try_to_regex(self) -> Result<Regex, regex::Error> {
+    fn try_to_regex(self) -> core::result::Result<Regex, regex::Error> {
         Regex::new(self)
     }
 }
 
 impl Pattern for String {
-    fn try_to_regex(self) -> Result<Regex, regex::Error> {
+    fn try_to_regex(self) -> core::result::Result<Regex, regex::Error> {
         Regex::new(&self)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/span.rs b/src/span.rs
index 633b89b..c766b69 100644
--- a/src/span.rs
+++ b/src/span.rs
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ impl Span {
     ///
     /// If the two spans do not come from the same [`Source`], this method will return an error
     /// unless one or more of the spans is [`Span::blank()`].
-    pub fn join(&self, other: &Span) -> Result<Span, SpanJoinError> {
+    pub fn join(&self, other: &Span) -> core::result::Result<Span, SpanJoinError> {
         if self.source.is_empty() {
             return Ok(other.clone());
         }