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v4 · v7

UUID generator

Generate UUID v4 or time-ordered v7 values in bulk, with your choice of case and hyphens — from the browser's cryptographic random source.

1 to 1,000 per batch.

UUIDs come from crypto.getRandomValues in this tab. Nothing is requested from a server, so the values are not visible to anyone but you.

Short answer: pick v4 for unpredictable identifiers, v7 when the UUID is a database key that should sort by creation time. Set the count, choose case and hyphens, and the list is generated in this tab — copy it or download it as a .txt file.

v4 versus v7 in one paragraph each

v4 spends 122 of its 128 bits on randomness. It is the safest choice when an identifier must not be guessable, such as a public share link. The cost is that inserts land all over a B-tree index, which fragments it once the table is large.

v7 starts with the Unix time in milliseconds (48 bits), then a version nibble, 12 more random bits, the variant and 62 more random bits. Because the prefix grows with time, new rows append to the end of an index instead of splitting it. The trade-off is that the creation time is readable from the identifier — which is fine for a database key and not fine for a secret token.

What this page does not do

Working with identifiers in a payload? The JSON formatter will pretty-print the document, and the text diff shows what changed between two fixtures.

UUID questions

What is the difference between UUID v4 and v7?

v4 is 122 random bits with no ordering. v7 puts a 48-bit Unix millisecond timestamp first, then random bits, so values created later sort after earlier ones — which keeps B-tree indexes compact when the UUID is a primary key. Use v4 when you want unpredictability, v7 when you want sortable keys.

Are these UUIDs random enough to use as keys?

Yes. The random bits come from the browser's cryptographic generator, not Math.random. A v4 UUID has 122 random bits, so a collision needs roughly 2^61 values before it becomes likely. The v7 values here keep 74 random bits per value and are not guaranteed monotonically increasing within the same millisecond.

Why do v7 values in one batch look sequential but not sortable?

The timestamp prefix increases by one millisecond per value in the batch, so the list is ordered by time. The remaining bits are freshly random, so two values that share a millisecond still sort by their random tail. If you need strictly increasing ids, let your database add the counter bits or use a sequence.

What does "no hyphens" produce?

The same 128 bits without the five grouping hyphens — the 32-character form used by many APIs, databases and older libraries. It is the same value, not a different identifier, so either spelling works wherever a UUID is accepted as text.

Is the UUID generated on a server?

No. The page uses crypto.getRandomValues in your browser and never transmits anything. The list exists only in this tab until you copy or download it.

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