diff --git a/urlpath.go b/urlpath.go
index 59552dc..d40fdd1 100644
--- a/urlpath.go
+++ b/urlpath.go
@@ -75,51 +75,45 @@ type Parser interface {
 	Parse(string) error
 }
 
-type stringParser struct {
-	destination *string
+type StringType interface {
+	~string
 }
 
-// String creates a parser that will parse a path element into s.
-func String(s *string) Parser {
-	return &stringParser{destination: s}
+type stringParser[T StringType] struct {
+	destination *T
 }
 
-func (p *stringParser) Parse(s string) error {
-	*p.destination = s
+func (p *stringParser[T]) Parse(s string) error {
+	*p.destination = T(s)
 	return nil
 }
 
-type intParser struct {
-	destination *int
+// String creates a parser that will parse a path element into s.
+func String[T StringType](s *T) Parser {
+	return &stringParser[T]{destination: s}
 }
 
-// Int creates a Parser that will parse a path element into i.
-func Int(i *int) Parser {
-	return &intParser{destination: i}
+// IntType represents any type compatible with the Go integer built-in types,
+// to be used as a destination for writing the value of an url path element.
+type IntType interface {
+	~int | ~int8 | ~int16 | ~int32 | ~int64 |
+		~uint | ~uint8 | ~uint16 | ~uint32 | ~uint64
 }
 
-func (p *intParser) Parse(s string) error {
+type intParser[T IntType] struct {
+	destination *T
+}
+
+func (p *intParser[T]) Parse(s string) error {
 	i, err := strconv.Atoi(s)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	*p.destination = i
+	*p.destination = T(i)
 	return nil
 }
 
-type uint64Parser struct {
-	destination *uint64
-}
-
-func UInt64(i *uint64) Parser {
-	return &uint64Parser{destination: i}
-}
-
-func (u uint64Parser) Parse(s string) error {
-	i, err := strconv.ParseUint(s, 10, 64)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	*u.destination = i
-	return nil
+// Int creates a Parser that will parse a path element into i.
+func Int[T IntType](i *T) Parser {
+	return &intParser[T]{destination: i}
 }
diff --git a/urlpath_test.go b/urlpath_test.go
index 6b91817..6cf2ef0 100644
--- a/urlpath_test.go
+++ b/urlpath_test.go
@@ -48,24 +48,20 @@ func Test_ParseValues(t *testing.T) {
 
 	var foo string
 	var bar int
-	var id uint64
 
 	values := map[string]string{
 		"foo": "blah",
 		"bar": "21",
-		"id":  "42",
 	}
 
 	err := ParseValues(values, Schema{
 		"foo": String(&foo),
 		"bar": Int(&bar),
-		"id":  UInt64(&id),
 	})
 
 	must.NoError(t, err)
 	must.EqOp(t, "blah", foo)
 	must.EqOp(t, 21, bar)
-	must.EqOp(t, 42, id)
 }
 
 func Test_ParseValues_incompatible(t *testing.T) {
@@ -112,3 +108,39 @@ func Test_Parameter_String(t *testing.T) {
 	s := p.String()
 	must.EqOp(t, "{foo}", s)
 }
+
+func Test_ParseValues_StringType_Parse(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	values := map[string]string{
+		"KEY": "value",
+	}
+
+	type ident string
+
+	var id ident
+
+	err := ParseValues(values, Schema{
+		"KEY": String(&id),
+	})
+	must.NoError(t, err)
+	must.Eq(t, "value", id)
+}
+
+func Test_ParseValues_IntType_Parse(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	type years int
+	var age years
+
+	values := map[string]string{
+		"age": "51",
+	}
+
+	err := ParseValues(values, Schema{
+		"age": Int(&age),
+	})
+
+	must.NoError(t, err)
+	must.Eq(t, 51, age)
+}