diff --git a/bindings/c/examples/sdl/hello_world.c b/bindings/c/examples/sdl/hello_world.c
index d218d246..b1431b53 100644
--- a/bindings/c/examples/sdl/hello_world.c
+++ b/bindings/c/examples/sdl/hello_world.c
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@
 
 const char WINDOW_TITLE[] = "Hello world";
 
-const accesskit_node_id WINDOW_ID = 1;
-const accesskit_node_id BUTTON_1_ID = 2;
-const accesskit_node_id BUTTON_2_ID = 3;
-const accesskit_node_id ANNOUNCEMENT_ID = 4;
+const accesskit_node_id WINDOW_ID = 0;
+const accesskit_node_id BUTTON_1_ID = 1;
+const accesskit_node_id BUTTON_2_ID = 2;
+const accesskit_node_id ANNOUNCEMENT_ID = 3;
 const accesskit_node_id INITIAL_FOCUS = BUTTON_1_ID;
 
 const accesskit_rect BUTTON_1_RECT = {20.0, 20.0, 100.0, 60.0};
diff --git a/bindings/c/examples/windows/hello_world.c b/bindings/c/examples/windows/hello_world.c
index 018cfca5..c79386f9 100644
--- a/bindings/c/examples/windows/hello_world.c
+++ b/bindings/c/examples/windows/hello_world.c
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ const WCHAR CLASS_NAME[] = L"AccessKitTest";
 
 const WCHAR WINDOW_TITLE[] = L"Hello world";
 
-const accesskit_node_id WINDOW_ID = 1;
-const accesskit_node_id BUTTON_1_ID = 2;
-const accesskit_node_id BUTTON_2_ID = 3;
-const accesskit_node_id ANNOUNCEMENT_ID = 4;
+const accesskit_node_id WINDOW_ID = 0;
+const accesskit_node_id BUTTON_1_ID = 1;
+const accesskit_node_id BUTTON_2_ID = 2;
+const accesskit_node_id ANNOUNCEMENT_ID = 3;
 const accesskit_node_id INITIAL_FOCUS = BUTTON_1_ID;
 
 const accesskit_rect BUTTON_1_RECT = {20.0, 20.0, 100.0, 60.0};
diff --git a/platforms/windows/examples/hello_world.rs b/platforms/windows/examples/hello_world.rs
index ff81b592..dd39d7b8 100644
--- a/platforms/windows/examples/hello_world.rs
+++ b/platforms/windows/examples/hello_world.rs
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ static WINDOW_CLASS_ATOM: Lazy<u16> = Lazy::new(|| {
 
 const WINDOW_TITLE: &str = "Hello world";
 
-const WINDOW_ID: NodeId = NodeId(1);
-const BUTTON_1_ID: NodeId = NodeId(2);
-const BUTTON_2_ID: NodeId = NodeId(3);
-const ANNOUNCEMENT_ID: NodeId = NodeId(4);
+const WINDOW_ID: NodeId = NodeId(0);
+const BUTTON_1_ID: NodeId = NodeId(1);
+const BUTTON_2_ID: NodeId = NodeId(2);
+const ANNOUNCEMENT_ID: NodeId = NodeId(3);
 const INITIAL_FOCUS: NodeId = BUTTON_1_ID;
 
 const BUTTON_1_RECT: Rect = Rect {
diff --git a/platforms/winit/examples/simple.rs b/platforms/winit/examples/simple.rs
index fcfc8ba0..0ff964b6 100644
--- a/platforms/winit/examples/simple.rs
+++ b/platforms/winit/examples/simple.rs
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ use winit::{
 
 const WINDOW_TITLE: &str = "Hello world";
 
-const WINDOW_ID: NodeId = NodeId(1);
-const BUTTON_1_ID: NodeId = NodeId(2);
-const BUTTON_2_ID: NodeId = NodeId(3);
-const ANNOUNCEMENT_ID: NodeId = NodeId(4);
+const WINDOW_ID: NodeId = NodeId(0);
+const BUTTON_1_ID: NodeId = NodeId(1);
+const BUTTON_2_ID: NodeId = NodeId(2);
+const ANNOUNCEMENT_ID: NodeId = NodeId(3);
 const INITIAL_FOCUS: NodeId = BUTTON_1_ID;
 
 const BUTTON_1_RECT: Rect = Rect {