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Online Unique ID Generator — 20+ Formats

Generate UUID, ULID, KSUID, Nano ID, CUID2, Snowflake, and more. Free developer tools with specs, code snippets, and side-by-side comparisons.

All Formats Comparison

FormatSortableTier
cuid2NoRecommended
nanoidNoRecommended
scru128YesRecommended
timeflakeYesRecommended
tsidYesRecommended
ulidYesRecommended
ulidxYesRecommended
uuidv7YesRecommended
ksuidYesSituational
pushidYesSituational
snowflakeYesSituational
sqidsNoSituational
uuidNoSituational
xidYesSituational
cuidNoLegacy
objectidYesLegacy
shortidNoLegacy
slugidNoLegacy
short-uuidNoLegacy
uniqidYesLegacy

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Time-Sortable IDs

ksuidSituational

A "ksuid" (K-Sortable Unique IDentifier) is a type of unique identifier designed to be sortable by generation time.

objectidLegacy

ObjectId is MongoDB's 12-byte unique identifier with an embedded timestamp, represented as a 24-character hexadecimal string.

pushidSituational

Push ID is a lexicographically sortable, unique identifier inspired by Firebase push keys, combining a timestamp with randomness for chronological ordering.

scru128Recommended

SCRU128 is a 128-bit, sortable, globally unique identifier encoded as a 25-digit case-insensitive Base36 string, inspired by ULID and KSUID.

snowflakeSituational

Snowflake ID is a 64-bit time-sortable identifier originally designed by Twitter, combining a timestamp, worker ID, and sequence number for distributed uniqueness.

timeflakeRecommended

Timeflake is a 128-bit, roughly-ordered, URL-safe UUID combining a 48-bit millisecond timestamp with 80 bits of cryptographic randomness.

tsidRecommended

TSID (Time-Sorted ID) is a compact, time-sortable identifier inspired by Snowflake and ULID, producing 13-character Crockford base32 strings.

ulidRecommended

ULID (Universally Unique Lexicographically Sortable Identifier) is a type of identifier designed to be both globally unique and sortable in a lexicographically manner.

ulidxRecommended

ULID (Universally Unique Lexicographically Sortable Identifier) is a type of identifier designed to be both globally unique and sortable in a lexicographically manner.

uniqidLegacy

`uniqid` is a PHP function for generating unique identifiers based on the current time in microseconds. It's commonly used for generating temporary filenames.

uuidv7Recommended

UUID v7 is a time-sortable UUID defined by RFC 9562, embedding a millisecond Unix timestamp with cryptographic randomness for global uniqueness.

xidSituational

XID is a globally unique, sortable, 20-character identifier using base32hex encoding, inspired by MongoDB ObjectId but designed for broader use.

Random & Compact IDs

Legacy & Specialized

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