Generate ULID

Generate a 26-character ULID with a sortable millisecond timestamp prefix.

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ToolULID Generator
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How it works

A ULID encodes a 48-bit millisecond timestamp followed by 80 random bits in Crockford Base32. Monotonic mode increments the random portion for multiple IDs in one millisecond.

  • The timestamp prefix gives broad lexical chronology.
  • The random suffix supports distributed generation.

Worked example

Single ULID
Generate one lexicographically sortable ULID
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											1
Output
												01M0WF84H4ANFVR25MZ9845S82

When to use this

Event stores, distributed keys, and log viewers generate ULIDs.

Edge cases

  • The 48-bit timestamp range can overflow.
  • Monotonic mode can exhaust its suffix within one millisecond.
  • Crockford Base32 omits ambiguous I, L, O, and U.

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